Monthly Archives: March 2009

Nantucket Conference Nearly Sold Out

The Nantucket Conference has always offered great conversations with top-notch people. This year’s agenda and attendees are not exception. Several topics are very relevant to the current environment. Bob Metcalfe will be giving his favorite talk on selling and I … Continue reading

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TechStars deadline approaching

I joined TechStars as a mentor recently. We are rapidly approaching the application deadline, which is this Saturday March 21st at midnight. Help spread the word to entrepreneurs and startups who you think might benefit from a startup bootcamp. .

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If you don’t want to think about IRS on Tax Day…

 …then come to the cloud computing event I’m putting together with the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge. Stay tuned for more.This post was done through Drafty. You want to check out the cool image editing features.

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Drafty comes alive

This is my first post from Drafty, the newest creation from my teammates at Plinky. Drafty is a quick + easy way to post to multiple blogs + send status updates to multiple services (Twitter, FB, etc.) from one place. … Continue reading

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Should GM fund mobile startups?

My friend Marc Theermann, a veteran of the mobile space, has a tongue-in-cheek post about GM funding 10,000+ mobile startups as perhaps a better approach than shipping blah cars. There would be no talent or exits to make this work … Continue reading

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Dogfooding vs. maintaining perspective

I’m all for dogfooding but not at the expense of deep competitive research. Sometimes you just have to live with your competitors’ products in order to understand them the way their customers do. I guess now that Bill Gates is … Continue reading

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The responsibility of an entrepreneur: when to shut down early?

Jason Calacanis has written a lengthy post with a lot of good advice for entrepreneurs who are facing the potential failure of their business. It has good tips for extending the runway and making do with less. It also has … Continue reading

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