Nesheim vs. Cowan on Bootstrap Economics
This post contrasts two views of bootstrap economics. John Nesheim is unabashedly anti-bootstrapping, David Cowan is more positive.
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Quotes for Thanksgiving
Here are a set of quotes for Thanksgiving to reflect on over the holidays.
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Nusym De-cloaks 3
Nusym De-cloaks part three in a five part series on Nusym, an EDA startup that over promised, under delivered, and ultimately sank.
Custom Centric Marketing Means Shifting to “Resolution Messages”
Mary Sullivan addressed “Customer Centric Marketing” last Monday, providing a number of examples of marketing messages based on the customer’s operating reality. Mary highlighted the need for marketing campaigns to recognize that the customer is in charge of the buying process today. The example messages cut through the noise (Mary provided an estimate that every
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Stirr Mixer 1.8
Notes on three interesting people I met at Stirr Mixer 1.8 and some of the follow up I did: one introduction and an email conversation.
Bruce Mau’s Incomplete Manifesto for Growth
Bruce Mau wrote 43 statements in 1998 to articulate his beliefs, motivations, and strategies in what he called “An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth.” His focus is on “growth” in the sense of increasing both craftsmanship and artisanship. I have selected eight that I think are the most applicable to folks in software startups. I kept the
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Mary Sullivan on Customer-Centric Marketing at SDForum Marketing SIG Tonight
Mary Sullivan has prepared a great presentation on “It’s All About Them: Customer-Focused Messaging” for the tonight’s SDForum Marketing SIG at DLA Piper Silicon Valley. Mary offers a messaging framework for moving beyond product-centric features and product-centric benefits to demonstrating your understanding of a prospect’s problems, needs, and wants. If you want to see more samples of her thinking for
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KMWorld 2006 Wrap-up
Here is my KMWorld 2006 Wrap-up that covers some good talks and some interesting conversations I had at the conference.
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Blogging From KMWorld 2006
My notes from blogging from KMWorld 2006, more of a time capsule post now that also mentions Techdirt Greenhouse and Office 2.0
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JotSpot Dissolves Into Google Business Model
Jotspot dissolves into Google, shutting down their wiki service. Tipoff was shutting down new account creation after merger finalized.
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Carole Edman, HR Manager To Go
Carole Edman was an extremely helpful HR consultant from 1986 to 2017, assisting many folks I know. She is now retired.
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Administrivia in Startups
I had lunch with Sylvia Nessan, a veteran of Synopsys, CoWare, and several high tech startups and she made an observation that I thought was worth writing down: the founding team, and CEO in particular, don’t pay enough attention to how much time they waste on administrivia. Hiring an admin or other outside service providers
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Nancy Blachman’s Google Guide
Nancy Blachman drafted, updated, and extended a fantastic guide to using Google she called “Google Guide.”
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Silicon Valley Meeting Locations
Here are a couple of our favorite places to meet clients in Silicon Valley: : coffee shops, restaurants, and conference rooms. (October 2006)
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Nusym De-cloaks 2
Nusym De-Cloaks part 2 offers lessons on stealth mode and how to describe the problem you are working for the customer’s benefit and not the investor’s.
Nusym De-cloaks
Nusym de-cloaks from stealth mode, promising an astonishing breakthrough before ultimately sinking without a trace.
Diane Greene’s Fireside Chat at TiE Oct 19
Diane Greene, VMware’s CEO, gave a fireside chat at TiE Silicon Valley tonight. It was outstanding. I had never heard her speak before. I was encouraged by two folks who knew her and she did not disappoint. She was the founding CEO of VMware, which was acquired by EMC in January 2004, and still runs
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A WACI Track at DAC
From the Call for Papers for the WACI track Wild and Crazy Ideas (WACI) at DAC 2007 Submit a paper to the new WACI track at DAC and demonstrate your long-term vision! The WACI track will feature novel (and even unproven) technical ideas that create a buzz and get people talking. The aim of WACI
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Quotes on Foresight (Understanding the Future)
As entrepreneurs we are concerned with anticipating the future as much as creating it. Here are sixteen quotes on foresight and understanding the future.
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Born with a Face Made for Podcasting
I was selected as a celebrity spokesmodel by Techdirt for their Insight Community. They put me–as part of a group–on the cover of their brochure for the Insight Community. I always knew I had a voice made for blogging but seeing the picture made me realize that I was born with a face made for
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