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I’m not really in a position to share ” advice ,” but I will share my experience as a fellow entrepreneur . When I am sitting on an airplane reading my book, “Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research,” and the man across the aisle asks if I ‘m … I’ve had a few other instances like that, some literally while I am on a date–again, no pitch, no business plan–Angels show up in strange places. And, I do attend entrepreneurial educational/leadership events from time to time. …

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Choose Your Investors Wisely

Catherine Kaputa, author of The Female Brand: Using the Female Mindset to Succeed in Business , writes: “Men are much more likely to help anyone, even someone they barely know,” Kaputa says. “Women think they need to know someone fairly well in … Michael Arrington is the founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, a blog covering the Silicon Valley start-ups and technology news in the United States. He is also the co-founder of Achex, a internet payment company, and of Zip.ca. …

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Arrington: "Women Entrepreneurs — Stop Blaming Men For Your …

Google Inc. is a multinational Internet search technologies corporation. Google hosts and develops numerous Internet -based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising. The company was founded by Larry Page and … Bing’s marketing is out of hand. Consumer marketers gone wild. This month’s Instyle Magazine has two full page Bing ads disguised as style advise . The Bing logo appears at the bottom but I can’t even imagine a single search resulting …

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Ex-Microsoft Employee: Here's 5 Ways Microsoft Can Improve Bing

Jason Fried: “One of the best books about design, business , invention, and entrepreneurship I’ve ever read. Highly recommended. It’s really inspirational. His persistence is otherworldly. You won’t believe what he went through to get this ….. An amazing guide to using guerilla marketing to overcome stronger competition. Also happens to be the blueprint used to save Apple from having no formal marketing strategy, let alone budget long before the 2nd coming of Jobs. …

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15 More Books Every Entrepreneur Must Read

Consumer internet companies cost millions to get off the ground, until they didn’t. I believe this last massive structural shift has changed “co-founder” from “critical” to “nice to have” on the checklist for aspiring consumer internet entrepreneurs. “One builds, one sells” is the maxim for … Today, Twitter and Facebook make marketing cheap or free, every VC you want to meet has an accessible online presence, and business development deals can be locked down via Skype. …

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Entrepreneurs, Listen Up: You Don't Need A Co-Founder Anymore

But not having any consultants in the beginning is the stupidest piece of advice in this article. Listen, there is a good rule of thumb that no one should build a business in an industry they don’t understand and understand well. … I will admit that I’m biased on this front, since I run a small marketing agency that specializes in startups. I agree on the PR front to a point. We recommend that our clients engage a PR agency 2-3 months before their product ships. …

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Three Things Your Startup Should Put Off As Long As Possible