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Why They Were Able To Raise Money | Jason L. Baptiste
If you have a reputation amongst the tech community it’s going to be easier to get past the point of social proof, get introductions, and have an audience to launch your product to. Kevin Rose is a ... Read more
http://jasonlbaptiste.com/venture-capital/why-they-were-able-to-raise-money/
Tags: entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, funding, startup, startups, vc, venture, capital, business/entrepreneur, developers Saved by: admin at 13 Aug 2010

The Accidental Launch - Rapportive
interesting post on the Rapportive blog about launching accidentally and scaling quickly: http://is.gd/edqWU tip @techmeme – Mathew Ingram (mathewi) http://twitter.com/mathewi/statuses/20912568095
http://blog.rapportive.com/the-accidental-launch
Tags: startup, entrepreneurship, launch, app, marketing, via:packrati.us, lessons, blogposts, bootstrapping, hacknews Saved by: admin at 12 Aug 2010

SEO Strategy that Works | Ginzametrics
Part of the problem is that discussions around SEO are rarely focused on the business models they are supposed to be supporting. As a result, they are usually discussions about how to use various tool... Read more
http://ginzametrics.com/seo-strategy-that-works.html
Tags: seo, marketing, strategy, entrepreneurship, toread, startup, businessmodel, website, bestpractices, business Saved by: admin at 11 Aug 2010

Yes, but who said they’d actually BUY the damn thing?
Remember it’s NOT 10 who say they WOULD pay $10, but 10 who say they WILL pay when you build it. "I'm scratching my own itch. Since I'm my own target customer, I already know what to build." - is a... Read more
http://blog.asmartbear.com/customer-validation.html
Tags: startup, advice, business, development, customer, entrepreneurship, product, sales, marketing, productmanagement Saved by: admin at 10 Aug 2010

The Future of Startup Funding
Two years ago I wrote about what I called "a huge, unexploited opportunity in startup funding:" the growing disconnect between VCs, whose current business model requires them to invest large amounts, ... Read more
http://www.paulgraham.com/future.html
Tags: startup, vc, funding, startups, entrepreneurship, paulgraham, business, investing, future, via:packrati.us Saved by: admin at 07 Aug 2010

Build What Had Previously Not Been Possible | Jason L. Baptiste
The crucial part to changing the world as an entrepreneur is to use these new building blocks to build what had previously not been possible. When looking at an idea it’s useful to ask yourself: ... Read more
http://jasonlbaptiste.com/featured-articles/build-what-had-previously-not-been-possible/
Tags: ideas, business, startup, entrepreneurship, inspiration, future, build, marketing, programming, design Saved by: admin at 07 Aug 2010

Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: GitHub - (37signals)
The real cost was supporting ourselves as we grew the site and the business. PJ and I did consulting to pay the bills while Tom worked a full time job. As the business grew, we came up with a system t... Read more
http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2486-bootstrapped-profitable-proud-github
Tags: github, startup, entrepreneurship, business, 37signals, toread, development, git, bootstrapping, interview Saved by: admin at 04 Aug 2010

Ten Steps To Ten Thousand Sign Ups Before We Even Launch Our Startup - Sachin Agarwal's blog
We run every single e-mail we get through Flowtown so we know a bit about who’s coming in through the open door. Doing this, we can stagger who we let in when and we can have better content for our... Read more
http://www.sachinagarwal.com/ten-steps-to-ten-thousand-sign-ups-before-we
Tags: startup, marketing, business, strategy, launch, beta, tips, entrepreneurship, startups, interesting Saved by: admin at 04 Aug 2010

Taking the Mystery out of Scaling a Company // ben's blog
Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: 1. Get a mentor 2. Find some “been there, done that” executives who already know how to scale. First, if you don’t know... Read more
http://bhorowitz.com/2010/08/02/taking-the-mystery-out-of-scaling-a-company/
Tags: startup, leadership, management, entrepreneurship, benhorowitz, ceo, organization, scaling, advice, startups Saved by: admin at 03 Aug 2010

HOW TO: Legally Structure your Startup
Whether you're the next big thing in social gaming or organic knitwear, each startup eventually faces the same gnawing question: How should I legally structure my business?
http://mashable.com/2010/08/02/legal-structure-startup/
Tags: business, legal, startup, entrepreneurship, startups, howto, law, smallbusiness, article, entrepreneur Saved by: admin at 03 Aug 2010