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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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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. By 2005 I had moved back to the US and we started hiring US employees (The first two employees we hired had both grown up in India! So BuildOnline kept the employees on their books and they did subcontracting work for our company, Koral.

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What’s it Like Being a VC?

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Since I answer this all the time anyway I thought it might make an interesting blog post. Here’s why: 1. Once my company got to more than 100 employees I felt like I became “chief psychologist.&# That was fine but I prefer the earlier days. Here’s what VCs don’t get fulfilled now: 1.

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Can You Build a Business with $100 or Less? Yes … and Here’s How

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Event planning Dropshipping Handmade crafts selling Pet sitting Social media management Repair service Blogging/vlogging Alternatively, consider more revolutionary business ideas like AI automation consulting or podcast-editing services. Lessons Learned: Lesson #1. Lessons Learned : Lesson #1. Lessons Learned: Lesson #1.

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First Round Funding Terms and Founder Vesting

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That prompted Fred Wilson’s blog post appealing to the industry to make these simplified term sheets standard. Last to weigh in was Brad Feld whose blog post argues that the only 2 terms that should be negotiated are amount raised & valuation. The best series was done by Brad Feld on his blog here.

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Some Tips to Improve the Civility on Hacker News

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Starts with “what a f ing pompous blowhard … F you, you are not my Mother or my Father & I resent that implication.&# Or this one from earl that starts with, “The reason Mark is an a**hole is that he’s trying to create / exploit cultural norms to prevent employees acting in their own self interest.&#.

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From Chaos to Control: How to Create Effective Systems and Processes in Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A few of the most impactful benefits I’ve realized are: 1. We love using labels, tags and colors—the more organization and filtering, the better. and more articles from the EO blog. The post From Chaos to Control: How to Create Effective Systems and Processes in Business first appeared on The EO Blog.

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