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

Both Sides of the Table

By definition, you read blogs. If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. People often ask me why I started blogging.

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Should You Blog? (yes, and here’s how …)

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I recently wrote a piece for Mashable on how to create a company blog. Since it’s already written (and since I promised not to republish on my blog other than a summary) if you’re interested please have a read over there. Summary notes and then I’ll extend: Should you blog? What should you blog about?

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Why Startups Need a Well Articulated Strategy (And How to Think About Yours)

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I recommend you read Fred Wilson’s recent blog post about the need for a well articulated business strategy before pushing a particular business model. I guess this is the ultimate definition of implementing a business model when you’re not clear on strategy! My take on his argument is this: 1. Spend it wisely.

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Indeed.com's Exit: A billion reasons to focus on one thing early and do it ridiculously well

This is going to be BIG.

Back in 2005, I was a lowly analyst at Union Square Ventures with a million product ideas that I'd blog about all the time. It put all the jobs in one place. Instead of flashy partnerships or lots of features, they focused on things like search quality and site speed. Indeed did one thing. That was it. Congrats guys.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

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Bolten does a really good job on why, what, and how to present numbers, just as in his subtitle, so people will understand you. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Entrepreneurs: Don’t Quit Your Real Job Too Early.

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Strategic Casting: How to Fish For Your Ideal Clients and Employees

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In the high-stakes adventure of entrepreneurship, the search for your ideal clients and employees can become a thrilling quest. CEOs may resonate with a higher-end content strategy such as white papers, books, or even a branded podcast. Smaller businesses may be attracted to blogs, social media posts, and email marketing.

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Three Words Entrepreneurs (and VC’s) Should Take to Heart

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What is the right organizational strategy for a large UK conglomerate to operate more effectively? What would the right technology strategy for Telecom Italia be in 5 years. But then we must go in search of teams who are passionate about solving these problems and going to battle every day in their respective fields.