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A vote for me is a vote for dipshit businesses everywhere
Let's get the self-aggrandizing plea for attention out of the way: Please vote for my SxSW panel entitled "A Bootstrapped Geek Sifts Through the Bullshit." It answers questions like "How do I get the courage to just start…
August 16 2010, 8:51am | Comments »
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Yes, but who said they'd actually BUY the damn thing?
This is Part 3 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches. Of hundreds of startup pitches at Capital Factory, almost none had unearthed 10 people willing to say, "If you build this product, I'll give you…
August 9 2010, 6:45am | Comments »
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No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage
This is part 1 of the series: 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches. Listening to first-time entrepreneurs talk about their competitive advantages is as predictably invalid as the local weatherman's 10-day forecast. Between this blog and reviewing applications…
July 12 2010, 6:20am | Comments »
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What do these have in common? "This pitcher has retired 5 of the last 7 batters." "We tried 10 AdWord variants and combination D is the clear winner." "The Bible Code predicted the Sept 11 attacks 5,000 years…
June 14 2010, 7:25am | Comments »
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You probably think of "tech support" as the bottom of the food chain. "Shit flows downhill" and all that. After all: Tech support deals with insane customers. Tech support answers the phone; a job even salesmen don't want.…
May 17 2010, 6:30am | Comments »
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It's time to retire the following phrases. They should no longer be used, ever, in any context except derisive mocking: Fast and easy Putting customers first The Holy Grail of The leading provider of Legendary customer support Also…
May 3 2010, 6:30am | Comments »
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Not disruptive, and proud of it
I remember "disruptive" when it was called "paradigm shift." That phrase died during the tech-bubble along with "portal" and "think outside the box," yet the concept has returned. Don't follow along. When I get pitched — usually by…
April 12 2010, 6:30am | Comments »
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Avoiding common data-interpretation errors
They say "statistics lie," but they don't. People do. Well, that's a little harsh. Sure some people intentionally skew numbers and selectively pull data, but most folks misinterpret data by accident. Why do you care if you're not…
March 29 2010, 7:00am | Comments »
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This is a guest post by Mike Schoeffler, founder of iPhone running application Roadbud. He writes a refreshingly approachable fitness blog. I hesitate to take issue with Jason’s Sacrifice your health for your startup — particularly after his…
March 5 2010, 6:30am | Comments »
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