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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

Both Sides of the Table

We all read them to get a sense of what is going on in the world, peeling back layers of the old world in which media was too scripted. By definition, you read blogs. People often ask me why I started blogging. GRP Partners last fund is the single best performing VC fund in the US (prequin data) for its vintage year).

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

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But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group. They had a viral promotional technique that encouraged your friends to download their app to watch a video they posted and a channel (Facebook) that was trying to grow its video audience. It’s worth a quick read. Underbelly.

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In Defense of Uber: An Unbiased Opinion

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It is perhaps the best new product of the past 5 years in terms of improving my professional life. Clamping down on app ecosystems. It ain’t pretty – but it’s all around us. So the only thing that can be driving this all is that Uber has become un-liked for a period of time amongst the press.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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Even after Fowler’s article came to the forefront and investors Freada and Mitch Kapor broke ranks with their silent co-investors in their now-famous open letter , things didn’t get better. She was threatened by the company, yet her call for change and her callout of top investors went largely ignored. They got worse. I have my doubts.

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The 4 best online whiteboards in 2025

The Zapier Blog

Visualize, plan, and automate business-critical processes Try Zapier Canvas For the past few years, I've tested dozens of online whiteboards to find the best ones for a variety of needs. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Collaboration features.

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Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem

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Despite over 15 plus years of progress, little has changed about the way we consume articles on the web since the internet started. The best hope you have for sending me an article that I read is to e-mail it to me or DM me on Twitter—and to hope that wherever I’m reading the web, I’m also checking messaging services.

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The best mind mapping software in 2025

The Zapier Blog

Done right, it's a great way to come up with new ideas and solutions to tricky problems, outline an article or presentation, and generally just get your thoughts in order. Pen and paper set a very high bar to clear, but these are the six best mind mapping apps that manage to clear it. What makes the best mind map software?