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Startup Success 2006

Posted by Ryan Walker on August 26th, 2006

A (good, but long) video of the Churchill Club’s annual look at what it takes to build a successful startup. This panel of five Silicon Valley entrepreneurs discussed the challenges and critical success factors necessary to reach the promised land. Moderator: Guy Kawasaki, Speakers: Lauren Elliott (Third Rock Mining), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Joe Kraus (JotSpot), […]

4 Ways to Create Meaning With Your Venture

Posted by Aaron Forgue on August 24th, 2006

Guy Kawasaki asks: Do you want to make meaning with your company?
Kawasaki believes the essense of entrepreneurship is about making meaning; changing the world in a positive way should be the core of any new start up. In The Art of the Start, he defines four ways to create meaning:

Make the world a better place
Increase […]

The Fortune 5,000,000

Posted by Aaron Forgue on August 3rd, 2006

Spotted over on the Signal vs. Noise blog:
When you think small business, think 1-10 people not 50-100. There’s an endless supply of 1-10 person companies. Who cares about the Fortune 500? It’s time to care about the Fortune 5,000,000. Forget the enterprise market. Forget the mid-sized company market. Build for the smallest of small companies […]

Insights for Startup Founders

Posted by Aaron Forgue on July 27th, 2006

OnStartups.com provides us with this great list of 17 Pithy Insights for Startup Founders. The first five are listed below, make sure to visit the site and see the entire list:

Seek transparency and understanding with your partners early. Issues get harder as time passes

Startup founders work long hours for a reason. There’s more […]