February 2010
17 posts
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Upcoming Deadlines for Incubator Applications →
Click the link (brown box, white type above) to see more, but here are immediate deadlines:
SproutBox - March 1 i/o Ventures - March 1 YCombinator - March 3 Startl - March 15 Tech Wildcatters - March 19 Techstars, Boulder - March 22 Dreamit Ventures - March 22 Betaspring - March 22
*Thanks to David Weisburd for showing me the link
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WatchOverview of the Lean Startup method from the methods biggest evangelist Eric Ries. Presentation came from 6 Essential Startup Decks
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6 Essential Startup Decks and More →
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WatchBRILLIANT! talk by Jesse Schell on the future of the world (okay, technically it’s the future of game design but everyone creating anything ever should watch this)
This video came from this GigaOM post Video: Reality TV, the iPhone & the Future of Technology — Why It’s All a Game
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How Could Someone “Thoroughly Unqualified” Raise... →
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Running More Effective Board Meetings at Startups →
Very unique and tangible advice on running better board meetings.
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Seed Funding Best Practices →
More very concise, immediately useful advice on raising a seed round from Angels or even VC’s.
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In VC Deals, the Promote, Not the Price, Matters →
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“Anything that won’t sell, I don’t want to invent. Its sale is proof...”
– Thomas Edison from Google Books
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WatchStartup Usability Testing presentation from Cindy Alvarez. See a collection of usability resources from Carter Cleveland.
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WatchLean Startup Usability Testing presentation from Meetup.com’s Andres Glusman. See a collection of usability resources from Carter Cleveland.
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The Old Rusty Pivots Upon Which Startups Turn
Last week, my partner Yaw Aning and I were preparing information to file our taxes. Like an old couple that’s been married so long they hardly notice the passing of time, we suddenly realized that very day was our one year anniversary for forming Pocket Tales.
(I’ll pause for gratuitous congratulations)
I didn’t attach any significance to the anniversary until I read a startup...
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How To Get Press in the WSJ →
Here’s a great tactic for getting press. I’m sure this isn’t the only tool you’ll want to have in your belt but it’s a good place to start.
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Watch“Startup Metrics for Pirates: AARRR!” by Dave McClure
What is it: A very THOROUGH framework for marketing a consumer internet product Who needs it: Founders of consumer internet products When you’re going to need this: Writing your business plan and executing your marketing strategy (that means, you need this to plan, and you’re going to need to revisit it to execute)
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Entrepreneurs: Beware of Vanity Metrics →
Great advice for internet startups on how to use metrics to make REAL decisions.
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“Laziness in a white collar job has nothing to do with avoiding hard physical...”
– Seth Godin, “Modern Procrastination”
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Why I Think of Myself as an Inventor, Not an...
I rarely think of entrepreneurs as inventors, which is a shift in perception compared to just 20 years ago. I suppose it has something to do with how much innovation today comes from a semi-intangible realm - the realm of software, the internet, and information - compared to the more tangible realm of lightbulbs and bifocals. Edison and Franklin were thought of as inventors first and entrepreneurs...