7 month ago
nelson : Startups and acquisition - Well known VC points out that startups almost always suffer after an acquisition. Is a liquid private equity market the solution?
deusx : A VC: We Need A New Path To Liquidity - "But who am I to complain? We got paid right? So sit down and shut up. Except I am also a user of these services. I see what happens when a company gets purchased."
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19 month ago
deusx : Photo Matt » Meaningful Overnight Relationship - "I’m not a millionaire, and may never be, but there are now hundreds of people making their living using WordPress, and I expect that number to grow to tens of thousands. That’s what gets me out of bed in the morning, not the prospect of becoming
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32 month ago
deusx : How To Be A Successful Evil Overlord - "no matter whether they are barbarian lords, deranged wizards, mad scientists, or alien invaders, they always seem to make the same basic mistakes every single time."
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37 month ago
plasticbag : The 11-Year Quest to Create Disappearing Colored Bubbles - Popular Science must have the most aggravating pagination scheme of all time, but the story - about the project to find a way to create multi-coloured bubbles for kids - is weirdly amazing and the picture is beautiful...
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39 month ago
deusx : Double Plus Darwin - "Paul Graham has a theory. He believes that, given $10,000 and 3-6 months, two or three entrepreneurs can create a start up worth investing in, and ultimately (within a few years), worth buying for at least $1,000,000."
Wayne Burkett : Double Plus Darwin - "My goal is to create a profitable startup over the next 6 months worth further investment. I have just quit my corporate job." #
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40 month ago
WillPate : 10 Steps to a Hugely Successful Web 2.0 Company - Glib, but there are some good points in there
gleuschk : 10 Steps to a Hugely Successful Web 2.0 Company - this is actually insightful, in a kottke kind of way
jkottke : Ten steps to a successful Web 2.0 company - This list of ten steps to building a successful Web 2.0 company is really quite insightful. #3 is a favorite: "Launch. Now. Tomorrow. Everyday."
ricmac : 10 Steps to a Hugely Successful Web 2.0 Company - I wish the bits about not having walled gardens was true for Web 2.0 companies - but it's still a rarity amongst the bigco's.
deusx : This is going to be BIG! - 10 Steps to a Hugely Successful Web 2.0 Company - "Create your own Web 2.0 company NOW!!"
veen : This is going to be BIG! - 10 Steps to a Hugely Successful Web 2.0 Company - "Just follow these 10 simple steps and you, too, can be seen in fine dining establishments like Jamba Juice and speaking on panels for conferences like Distribucate 2.0, Fred, Bloggerstock and Elfdex."
jimray : This is going to be BIG! - 10 Steps to a Hugely Successful Web 2.0 Company
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40 month ago
erikbenson : Bum-vertising! - The homeless are an untapped labor force that can be used to advertise your blog.
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