Google First, Then Ask

February 26, 2013

At lunch yesterday, a friend mentioned that his rarely seen uncle had just called to ask him to come over and fix his computer. His favorite Facebook game is not working. Anyone with a technical background gets those requests and puts up with them smiling since they are friends and family. The same problem can […]

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Equity Businesses

February 25, 2013

“Is Your Startup A Cash or Equity Business?,” post by Elad Gil Elad’s post makes the point that there are two kinds of startups: Equity Business – the stock value will grow significantly with time. Cash Business – the company will generate a lot of cash on an annual basis, but the value of the stock will […]

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How to Handle Startup Advice

February 24, 2013

“Spend just as much time weeding out [advice] as you do listening and applying,” by Charlie O’Donnell I’m convinced that for every decision you can find credible sources advising opposite courses of action. This is especially true for what I’ve experienced with startups. Charlie O’Donnell wrote a nice post on this topic entitled, “The Problem […]

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Culture of Onsite vs Remote Employees

February 23, 2013

Today, an internal Yahoo! memo was leaked in which all employees were told that working from home is no longer an option. The reasons for this change as listed in the memo include: Onsite employees participate in the company culture and contribute to the positive momentum Some of the best decisions and insights happen impromptu […]

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The Inspiring Story of BrightWhistle

February 22, 2013

At last night’s ATDC Entrepreneur meeting, Greg Foster shared the inspiring story of BrightWhistle. Here are the highlights of the story: Started in April 2010, moved into ATDC in August 2010 Now at 20 people; with dozens of clients A year ago, he was having trouble with strength in his left arm. Doctor’s found a […]

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Fish with Multiple Lines

February 21, 2013

One of the most important things a startup CEO can do in the early days is fish with multiple lines. Keeping money in the bank is a primary objective and you don’t want to depend on a single crapshoot. The single biggest thing you can do is develop as many personal relationships with customers as […]

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Startup Riot 2013 Recap

February 20, 2013

Startup Riot today was excellent. I took notes on the companies that presented. Very impressive all round.

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Founders Fables Recap

February 19, 2013

Founders Fables today was awesome. This is my recap. Well it’s going to be a lame recap, because I swore an oath not to share much. But it was awesome. Founders shared great information about how they overcame (or are overcoming) the hardest obstacles. Details about things not typically shared were more forthcoming than at […]

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Programming Languages to Study

February 18, 2013

Frank Moyer put up an interesting post this morning entitled, “Are We Teaching The Wrong Programming Languages?” I like Frank’s posts because he uses data and makes charts. Today’s post was particularly interesting to me since we are in the middle of hiring many developers at AccelerEyes and have trouble finding ace developers, even out […]

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Startup Details from the Invention of Morse Code

February 17, 2013

In the early 1800s, Morse Code was developed for communicating over the electric telegraph. Everyone associates this invention with Samuel Morse, but the invention is more involved than that. Here are some startup details from this story: Samuel Morse came up with the original idea to have a code, but lacked technical skills Morse found […]

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