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Fertile Ground for Startups – BusinessWeek

Nov

30

2009

History shows that great companies are often built during bad times. In 1939, at the tail end of the Great Depression, two engineers started Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) in a garage in Northern California. Silicon Valley itself was largely created during the nasty recession of the mid-1970s. During that decade, entrepreneurs laid the groundwork for the boom ...
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TOPICAL

entrepreneur · recession · startup · vc

The Startup MBA – Venture Hacks

May

7

2009

Here is list of startup blogs written by people who teach and practice, so the advice is practical. Nineteen blogs are mentioned with links to each.
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Blogs

blog · startup

10 lessons from a failed startup — VentureBeat

Apr

30

2009

A year and a half ago, my co-founder Dev Nag and I started an internet TV network for games called PlayCafe. Our ambitious plan was to run highly interactive game shows in which everyone was a contestant. Players could watch our hosts, answer questions, win prizes, form teams, call our studio, live chat, and run ...
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Common Mistakes

mistakes · startup

What do you need to do before you quit your job to form a startup company? : Startup Company Lawyer

Apr

28

2009

There are various things a potential founder of a new startup company needs to do before quitting their job. The article recommends:** Review all agreements with your current employer** Return confidential information to your employer** Limit pre-resignation activities** Prepare for the exit interview** Stay on good terms** Don’t forget about stock options and benefits** Consult ...
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General Primers

legal · startup

Startup valuations come back down to earth – BusinessWeek

Jan

4

2009

It’s no surprise that the value of tech startups is falling. With the deepening recession, even the stocks of highfliers such as Google (GOOG) and Apple (AAPL) have tumbled more than 50%. Still, this is a sharp reversal for a generation of companies that seemed poised to inherit the mantle of leadership in the tech ...
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startup · valuation

Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy — Paul Graham

Dec

18

2008

The economic situation is apparently so grim that some experts fear we may be in for a stretch as bad as the mid seventies. When Microsoft and Apple were founded. As those examples suggest, a recession may not be such a bad time to start a startup. I’m not claiming it’s a particularly good time ...
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Texas Startup Blog

Oct

23

2008

The Texas Startup Blog has been published by Alexander Muse since 2005. With more than 2000 articles on startups, entrepreneurship and venture capital; the blog has garnered international attention with more than 70,000 monthly readers around the globe. The Texas Startup blog is part of the SpringStage startup blog network launching in early 2009.
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Blogs

blog · startup

Altgate – A Blog On Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between

Sep

28

2008

Algate is the blog of Furqan Nazeeri. He is currently President & CEO of Virid.us, an online community focused on green issues at work. Previously he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence with Softbank Capital where he evaluated and sourced investment opportunities while working with Softbank portfolio companies and developing Virid.us. Furqan previously founded Pivot, Inc. in 2004 ...
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Blogs

startup

Startup Funding — Friends and Family Round — Legal Requirements | Startup Financing

Sep

24

2008

At the early startup phase, when the money from friends and family is being invested, entrepreneurs usually can’t afford good lawyers and may not have found experienced mentors. As a result, many entrepreneurs miss some of the legal requirements of the ‘Friends and Family’ financing.
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Family and Friends

legal · startup

7 Teeth-Gnashing Mistakes I Made as an Entrepreneur

Sep

4

2008

Like many new young entrepreneurs, three years ago I thought I was pretty hot stuff. I had a few employees, raised some angel money… and then proceeded to make huge mistake after huge mistake. Of all my business blunders, these 7 are the ones that still make me gnash my teeth.
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Common Mistakes

fundraising · startup

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