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Tag Archives: TechCrunch
Competing for competition’s sake
I don’t agree with Vivek Wadhwa that losing a business plan competition is better than winning it. However, I do think that business plan competitions force many teams to aim for the wrong target. Here is the comment I left … Continue reading
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Tagged business plan competition, entrepreneurship, MIT 100K, startups, TechCrunch, Vivek Wadhwa
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Hats off to Arrington
Well, it seems that the Mike Arrington’s pointed critique of social marketing practices is getting even the very large players to move quickly. Today, we’re adding a fifth principle that clarifies a specific use case that we feel is particularly … Continue reading
Techcrunch Party in NYC
I’ll be at the Techcrunch party in NYC on Thursday. Polaris is a sponsor (MikeA doesn’t make it out East that often, so let’s celebrate ;-). The party is so over-booked (450 person waiting list) that they will have to … Continue reading
