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The bowling pin strategy cdixon.org – chris dixon's blog
A huge challenge for user-generated websites is overcoming the chicken-and-egg problem: attracting users and contributors when you are starting with zero content. One way to approach this challenge i... Read more
http://cdixon.org/2010/08/21/the-bowling-pin-strategy/
Tags: business, startup, strategy, marketing, startups, facebook, howto, socialnetworking, social, dev Saved by: admin at 22 Aug 2010

The Secret To Getting Really Good Press | Daniel R. Odio - Thoughts From A Technology Entrepreneur
ocal press. Local press is very key. By getting small, local papers to write about what you’re up to, you give the big news outlets a reason to listen to you, and when you get a “big fish” in... Read more
http://www.danielodio.com/2007/06/12/the-secret-to-getting-really-good-press/
Tags: marketing, pr, press, media, howto, startup, advice, entrepreneurship, branding, business Saved by: admin at 18 Aug 2010

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

The Startup Diet: How I Lost 35 Pounds — PaulStamatiou.com
That led me to some great food sites: BBC Food – Recipe Finder Cook to Bang Cooking for Engineers Just Hungry Recipe Source Epicurious Multiply Delicious
http://paulstamatiou.com/programmers-startup-diet-how-i-lost-35-pounds
Tags: diet, health, food, exercise, toread, startup, todo, advice, nutrition, programming Saved by: admin at 10 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

日本社会で起業するため本当に必要だと感じた30のコト|ホットココア社長日記
"1/3はなんだかんだで、事務作業があります。経理関係、人事関係、請求関係とかあとは書類作成とか"
http://blog.livedoor.jp/ikiradio/archives/51513713.html
Tags: business, startup, company, 起業, biz, neta, via:twitter, work Saved by: admin at 09 Aug 2010

Why We Need To Abolish Software Patents
During my tech days, I co-authored four software patents. Each cost my startup about $15,000—which seemed like a fortune in those days. I didn’t really expect these to give me any advantage; after... Read more
http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/07/why-we-need-to-abolish-software-patents/
Tags: patents, software, startup, opensource, via:packrati.us, blog, business, ip, articles, interesting Saved by: admin at 08 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