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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 found myself in violent agreement with Fred’s blog post(s). What are their alternatives? My take on his argument is this: 1. 65 million monthly actives.

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4 Steps to Launch Your Startup’s First Product on a Shoestring Budget

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In the rocky economic climate of 2024, creativity fuels entrepreneurial success more than deep pockets. Engaging in a transparent dialogue with potential manufacturers about your budget and production needs can uncover cost-saving measures, such as using alternative materials or adjusting the design for easier assembly.

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The Parent Trap: A Response to Bill Keller (@nytkeller) on Twitter and Social Media

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When you take kids off the streets and out of the playgrounds, locking them… err… protecting them from the dangers of the outside world, you force them to turn to the computer in their room and now, the one in their pocket. They'd rather just talk to their suitemates--and their online social networking behavior reflects this.

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Fighting Back Against Mobile Phones in the Bedroom

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But the debate rages on and we know the last eight years drove computing from the confined time & space of our desktops and into our pockets and now wrists. And for what it’s worth blogging has always been a creative outlet for me and never felt like an obligation or work. A few weeks in and I have no regret.

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

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Product is simply about defining a physical good or service that would be valued by consumers of the product more than existing alternatives based on functionality, quality and/or price. When I first started blogging Digg was still at its peak. So What is This Underbelly of Which You Speak? Mea culpa and get right back into line.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs.

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How to find a job as a scout for a VC firm

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We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media, blog posts, etc. Alternatively, some firms pay a fixed percentage of total fund carry per deal sourced, i.e., if you source one company out of a planned 30 companies in a fund, you might get 10%*(1/30) = 0.333% of the carry pool. We list all of them below.

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