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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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Will Price , October 11, 2010 Georgians Should Vote No - Force of Good: a blog by Lance Weatherby , October 28, 2010 Free Software for Managing a Lean Startup - Platforms and Networks , January 17, 2010 Purpose Driven Life - Journey of a Serial Entrepreneur , July 26, 2010 Two Decade-Defining Acquisitions?

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Don’t Cede Control: Why You Need to Cut out Middle Men in Negotiations

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They outsource the critical negotiations and “trust their advisors to handle the details.&# We had the final terms of our agreement fairly well boxed in within a range of about 5-7% on price and within 30 days on move-in date. I obviously preferred the lowest price and I wanted the latest move-in date. You name it.

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7 Success Factors When Your People Are The Solution

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Indeed, there are some success factors that are common to both environments.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#. I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight.

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Understanding the Herd Mentality of VCs and How not to Let it Psyche You Out

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Nobody commits, nobody wants to set a price, nobody wants to stick their neck out then BOOM! It’s like the entire industry wants to outsource its brain to the smartest person they know and then follow that person. And in a later post I’ll write about why you want them to fall of the fence even if it means “no.” I’m in for $500k.

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

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Now, he ‘outsources’ his investments through John Frankel of Frankel Asset Management. I appreciate the write-up and your continued support of this blog. We will white label the system, and not only that, we’ll allow you to set your own pricing.” He is also an active angel investor in companies like Klout and Meetup.

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Why The Growth Of The Internet Is Driving EdgeCast's Revenues

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Instead, they outsource to an expert like Edegcast. Software-as-a-service companies write good software, and network companies build good networks, but rarely do you find both that do that well as the same time. Those two typically don't go together well.

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