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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:54:06 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Working at a startup sucks]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/working-at-a-startup-sucks/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:54:06 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ok, excuse the alluring post title. But it seems in this world we live in, that there are two types of entrepreneurship blog posts. People giving startup lessons to other people (we did it), and startups guys bragging about how well their startup is doing (we did it too).<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Venture Capitalists See Tough Road Ahead]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/venture-capitalists-see-tough-road-ahead/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:33:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Confidence among Silicon Valley venture capitalists declined in the second quarter, suggesting a tougher road ahead for initial public offerings. That's according to a survey of 32 venture capitalists in Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area, which blamed the drop to worries about the global economy and uncertainty about how new financial rules will affect their industry, according to the Sil<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Startup Country]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/startup-country/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/startup-country/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:43:12 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My idea for today is that established nations could launch startup countries within their own borders, free of all the legacy restrictions in the parent country. The startup country, let's say the size of modern day Israel, would be designed from the ground up for efficiency. Buildings and cars would be so energy efficient that the startup country could generate all the power it needed from sun a<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greylock Partners on Why You Shouldn't Start a Company in... Boston]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/greylock-partners-on-why-you-shouldnt-start-a-company-in--boston/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/greylock-partners-on-why-you-shouldnt-start-a-company-in--boston/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:27:37 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA["It will take time to change, but Boston must have its Google," said Henry McCance in an interview with Xconomy. McCance is chairman emeritus of Greylock Partners, one of the world's leading venture capital firms, with investments that include Facebook, LinkedIn, Red Hat, and Zipcar, to name just a few. Last May, the firm moved its headquarters from Boston to Silicon Valley; today, McCance finall<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 Most Active VC Firms of 2010 (so far…)]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/10-most-active-vc-firms-of-2010-so-far%E2%80%A6/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/10-most-active-vc-firms-of-2010-so-far%E2%80%A6/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:19:54 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[We're well into the second half of 2010, so I figured it was time to see which VC firms had been the most active so far this year. No big surprises, except perhaps that Intel Capital nearly fell out of the Top 10. Or maybe that Redpoint Ventures, which ranked fourth when we did a similar post back in March, has dropped to #28.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Startups: Welcome to the lost decade]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/startups-welcome-to-the-lost-decade/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:51:49 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn't the decade to do it. The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Do you really want to be rich?]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/do-you-really-want-to-be-rich/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/do-you-really-want-to-be-rich/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:55:42 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[But when we spoke to these men, they never mentioned how much money they had. They never tried to impress me, in spite of me doing all this. That's why we're going to do business with these men. They want to make money, and I like people who want to make money.You see, there are three types of people who want to make money: <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Startup Cup]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/the-startup-cup/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/the-startup-cup/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:23:49 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The first ever "Startup Cup" is right around the corner.We will gather several of the Bay Area's most awesome web startups for a<br />fun day of soccer and mingling!It will be a great way to meet other startup techies, get to know their company, do some team bonding, and raise money for a great cause.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why I’m giving up on Europe and moving my startup to China]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/why-i%E2%80%99m-giving-up-on-europe-and-moving-my-startup-to-china/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/why-i%E2%80%99m-giving-up-on-europe-and-moving-my-startup-to-china/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:22:34 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Because life in China is like living in a startup and life in Europe is like being in a big company. Europe, and in particular Germany is a very controlled place. There is a ministry that is responsible for everything - from registering your company through declaring your profits, there are a large number of rules and regulations that you need to know about, and they will come down hard on you if<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US Immigration System Sucks, if you are a Founder]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/us-immigration-system-sucks-if-you-are-a-founder/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/us-immigration-system-sucks-if-you-are-a-founder/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:21:10 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As a "non 'US citizen Co-Founder" with a US startup, I'm facing a lot of problems with immigration policies. I'm thinking, why I have to do this? Why I have to spend all this time on stupid bureaucracy instead of focusing on my startup? Well because I think that if you work into the technology area, and you want to succeed, there is no other place better than San Francisco.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Weekend Experiment with The Lean Startup – Part 2: “We did more of a jumpstep than a pivot”]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/a-weekend-experiment-with-the-lean-startup-%E2%80%93-part-2-%E2%80%9Cwe-did-more-of-a-jumpstep-than-a-pivot%E2%80%9D/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/a-weekend-experiment-with-the-lean-startup-%E2%80%93-part-2-%E2%80%9Cwe-did-more-of-a-jumpstep-than-a-pivot%E2%80%9D/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:39:02 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[And a note for anyone that's considering customer development. A minimum Viable Product should be extremely minimum. Imagine something that embarrasses you to show to customers, then show customers that. Draw sketches (even ugly sketches) of what you want the product to do and explain it to customers. Before you build anything, test out the most basic ideas and assumptions on your target consumer<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greylock’s Henry McCance on Why the Firm Moved its HQ to Silicon Valley and How Boston Must Find Its Google]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/greylock%E2%80%99s-henry-mccance-on-why-the-firm-moved-its-hq-to-silicon-valley-and-how-boston-must-find-its-google/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/greylock%E2%80%99s-henry-mccance-on-why-the-firm-moved-its-hq-to-silicon-valley-and-how-boston-must-find-its-google/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:35:09 CDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/greylock%E2%80%99s-henry-mccance-on-why-the-firm-moved-its-hq-to-silicon-valley-and-how-boston-must-find-its-google/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Greylock Partners is one of the world's premier venture firms and a hallmark here in New England, so it was no small news in May 2009 when the storied firm announced it was moving its headquarters from the Boston area to Silicon Valley-giving New England yet another reason for Valley envy.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wannabe entrepreneur symptoms and cures]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/wannabe-entrepreneur-symptoms-and-cures/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/wannabe-entrepreneur-symptoms-and-cures/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:34:28 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I was once a wannabe entrepreneur. Fresh out of college and a summer internship at a VC firm, I thought I knew what I was doing. Though this was 2000, and all startup & VC blogs we've grown to love didn't exist yet, I did have mentors available. I should have leaned on them a lot more, but I didn't, or at least not in the right ways.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wisconsin: Land of Beer, Cheese, and…Startups]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/wisconsin-land-of-beer-cheese-and%E2%80%A6startups/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/wisconsin-land-of-beer-cheese-and%E2%80%A6startups/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:33:03 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Most people associate Wisconsin with cheese and beer, but you should think about adding startups to that list. Led by a tidal wave of mostly young entrepreneurs, Madison, Wisconsin is staking a claim as the startup capital of the Midwest. Madison was recently ranked as the 7th most innovative city in the country by Forbes magazine - just above perennial powerhouse Boston, MA. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In a Startup: It’s About The People]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/in-a-startup-it%E2%80%99s-about-the-people/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/in-a-startup-it%E2%80%99s-about-the-people/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:12:14 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ˈstärt-ˌəp-əst Noun. A person who pursues new business ventures. Since founding Reputely, I've thought about my own personal values and motivations for doing a startup and what I'd like to see the culture of Reputely evolve into one day. What people often don't realize is that the single hardest part of any startup is: people. This presents itself in a number of different ways, whether it be bu<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Build a Data-Driven Startup]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/how-to-build-a-data-driven-startup/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/how-to-build-a-data-driven-startup/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:47:04 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Optimize your startup for learning by using this data-driven startup framework. These are my slides from my Data-Driven Startup presentation at the Lean Startup Circle in Cambridge, MA on July 22, 2010. Had a great time geeking out on Lean Startup, Customer Development and A/B Testing.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why software startups decide to patent ... or not]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/why-software-startups-decide-to-patent---or-not/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/why-software-startups-decide-to-patent---or-not/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:25:06 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers Pamela Samuelson and Stuart J. H. Graham discuss key results from the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey, including how software startups perceive, use and are affected by the patent system. Of particular note, startups find that first-mover advantage and complementary assets are more important than patents.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Elad Blog: Bootstrapping:  Raise Debt From Your Employees]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/elad-blog-bootstrapping-raise-debt-from-your-employees/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/elad-blog-bootstrapping-raise-debt-from-your-employees/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:16:29 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When we started Mixer Labs (acquired by Twitter in December) we were not paying ourselves and did not have any cash to pay others.  There were a number of people who worked for us part time while we were still figuring out what product to build.  We structured things with them creatively, and this ended up being a win on both sides.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Secret of Successful Entrepreneurs]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/the-secret-of-successful-entrepreneurs/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/the-secret-of-successful-entrepreneurs/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:15:16 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The obvious rejoinder to any critique of meritocracy is that, like democracy, it's the worst system except for all the others that have been tried. Nevertheless, I think it's still worth considering ways in which our meritocratic institutions - I'm looking at you, Harvard - can improve their outcomes and help mitigate the very real problem of social homogenization.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An entrepreneur should be fair to all participants in the ecosystem]]></title>
<link>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/an-entrepreneur-should-be-fair-to-all-participants-in-the-ecosystem/</link>
<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/Startingup/an-entrepreneur-should-be-fair-to-all-participants-in-the-ecosystem/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:14:40 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Most people would say that entrepreneurship is selfish and creates value only for the entrepreneur. I totally disagree and I believe that sound entrepreneurship should create value for and be respectful of all participants in the ecosystem. An enterprise has an important social role, as it affects the lives of many people and can provide an example to follow.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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