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Why Is This News – Live NYE Spotify US Launch Countdown Edition!

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Why Is This News – Live NYE Spotify US Launch Countdown Edition!

Sell it before you build it

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:10:50 PDT

Fliggo does it right:

Fliggo Pro is a minimum viable product in action. MVPs reduce time to market. It’s a good sign when people sign up to be notified. And if nobody signs up, you…

Risk Aversion And The Perils Of Selling Too Early (Israeli Startups, Part II)

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:10:50 PDT

Risk Aversion And The Perils Of Selling Too Early (Israeli Startups, Part II):

Right now I’m at an un-conference called KinnerNet. It’s hosted by famed Israel entrepreneur Yossi Vardi and set near the Sea of Galilee. Funny thing: There are a few hundred entrepreneurs…

10 Business Models to Monetize Web Applications

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:10:50 PDT

10 Business Models to Monetize Web Applications:

By Rob Diana of Regular Geek (Twitter/FriendFeed)

During my morning reading, The Long Tail had a link to a survey of Web app business models. If you take a look at the charts listing…

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Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:58:13 PDT

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The Art of the Self-Imposed Deadline

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:53:44 PDT

The Art of the Self-Imposed Deadline:

For people who work for themselves, the self-imposed deadline is a fact of life. Whether you’re starting a business, writing a dissertation, or consulting for a dozen clients, paying attention only…

How to build companies that matter

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:12:32 PDT

How to build companies that matter:

Eric Ries, a serial entrepreneur, most recently was co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of IMVU, his third startup. He’s the author of the blog Lessons Learned, co-author of several books…

Community by the Numbers, Part III: Power Laws

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:10:33 PDT

Community by the Numbers, Part III: Power Laws:

In my first article in this series I talked about community numbers: how the sizes of groups ultimately affect their success (or failure). However what I discussed only offers up the most…

The High Priests of IT — And the Heretics

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:22:38 PDT

The High Priests of IT — And the Heretics:

Though I’ve done time in corporate IT — and have even born the CIO title more than once — I’ve always had more sympathy for the firewall-breaking, virus-toting, data-leaking users than I…

How to: Work on Stuff That Matters

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:45:57 PDT

How to: Work on Stuff That Matters:

Tim O’Reilly spoke tonight at ETech in San Jose, on a theme he has been talking about for the past 6 months or so: working on things that matter in the web world. In this talk though he went…

OAuth Core 1.0 Reborn

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:45:57 PDT

OAuth Core 1.0 Reborn:

First, a few disclaimers. This is the unofficial work of a single individual (me), not a community endorsed specification. While it is a significant improvement over the official OAuth…

Multiple File Upload Plugin with jQuery and Flash

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:18:32 PDT

Multiple File Upload Plugin with jQuery and Flash:

Uploadify is a jQuery multiple file upload plugin which allows you to change any element with an ID on your page into a single or multiple file upload tool. The plugin uses a mix of JQuery,…

Mooter cuts all staff, changes tact - Digital Media - Australasia

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:18:32 PDT

Mooter cuts all staff, changes tact - Digital Media - Australasia:

Mooter cuts all staff, changes tact
Digital Media - Australasia, Australia
Less than a year later Fairfax tipped in another $1 million and Fairfax Digital CEO Jack…

Long term future still bright for online advertising

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:18:31 PDT

Long term future still bright for online advertising:

James Mitchell, lead internet analyst for Goldman Sachs, presented to a group of around 100 internet and mobile media company CEOs that Lightspeed pulled together last week.

There is clearly near…

Great Entrepreneurs' Secret: Smarts, Guts, and Luck

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:18:31 PDT

Great Entrepreneurs' Secret: Smarts, Guts, and Luck:

As venture capitalists, my partners and I meet dozens upon dozens of entrepreneurs pitching their ideas and dreams. We love them - especially when their passion comes with capabilities and a…

Fairfax cuts as classies fall

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:18:15 PDT

Fairfax cuts as classies fall:

THE number of pages in Fairfax Media’s major metropolitan newspapers continued to fall last month, broker Goldman Sachs JBWere has revealed.

There is no depression in NZ (yet)

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:17:45 PDT

There is no depression in NZ (yet):

I wonder: how far into what we now call the Great Depression did they start to call it a Great Depression as opposed to a regular old recession?

The US stock markets just recorded their worst…

Things Fall Apart: Edge Economics And Crisis

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:17:23 PST

Things Fall Apart: Edge Economics And Crisis:

[cross posted at /Ground]

There are a lot of folks suggesting that the Econolypse might lead to something more than a recession and a rebound. Jeff Jarvis suggests that we are headed to a ‘great…

What Digital Experience Does Your CEO Need?

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:16:46 PST

What Digital Experience Does Your CEO Need?:

Posted by willcritchlow

One of my strategic objectives this year is to get closer to the boards of some of our large clients. It should be clear to all of us in search that the companies winning…

Fantastic Advice for Angel Investors

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:16:46 PST

Fantastic Advice for Angel Investors:

I had the good fortune of participating in the first (hopefully of many) AngelConf today. AngleConf was the brainchild of Paul Graham of YCombinator fame (although, you never know, it may well…

Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn

eldon@slideshare.net (eldon) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:58:52 PDT

Sequoia Capital recently made a presentation to its portfolio companies about how to try to survive an economic downturn. Here’s the presentation

Going Fast on the Mobile Web

grigs@slideshare.net (grigs) — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:50:35 PDT

Web Visions presentation on developing fast-loading web pages for mobile devices.

Brain Rules for Presenters

garr@slideshare.net (garr) — Mon, 19 May 2008 07:06:13 PDT

One of the best books I have read this year is Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. The applications for presentation are many. This is a book review of sorts, though I do not highlight all aspects of the book. I focus on the three rules that relate most directly, though all the rules have lessons. Just a fantastic book.

Best Strategy Is Speed (Startup2Startup May 2008)

dmc500hats@slideshare.net (dmc500hats) — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:21:26 PDT

"SPEED: The Ultimate Startup Weapon", presented by Mike Cassidy to Startup2Startup entrepreneur dinner (May 2008)

Startup Metrics 101: a Product & Marketing Workshop

dmc500hats@slideshare.net (dmc500hats) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:14:19 PDT

This presentation demonstrates a simple, actionable 5-step model for measuring startup metrics. The 5 steps are: Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, & Revenue (AARRR!). The presentation also explains how to use the model to make better product & marketing decisions for your startup. Created by Dave McClure & Hiten Shah, presented at Web 2.0 Expo SF on Tue 4/22/08.

Startup Metrics for Pirates

dmc500hats@slideshare.net (dmc500hats) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:03:16 PDT

This is a 5-step model for creating a metrics framework for your business & customers, and how to apply it to your product & marketing efforts. The "pirate" part comes from the 5 steps: Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, & Revenue (AARRR!)

Innovation Strategy

nusantara99@slideshare.net (nusantara99) — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:58:09 PDT

Excellenr presentation slides on managing innovation strategy

Business Model Design and Innovation for Competitive Advantage

Alex.Osterwalder@slideshare.net (Alex.Osterwalder) — Thu, 31 May 2007 12:56:02 PDT

These are the slides I will be using for an executive workshop in Mexico on the topic of "Competitive Advantage through Business Model Design and Innovation"

New Product Development Strategy

nusantara99@slideshare.net (nusantara99) — Tue, 29 May 2007 22:24:06 PDT

Excellent presentation slides on new product development strategies

Blue Ocean Strategy

nusantara99@slideshare.net (nusantara99) — Fri, 18 May 2007 22:43:22 PDT

Slides about blue ocean strategy

Improving Interface Design

garrettdimon@slideshare.net (garrettdimon) — Tue, 15 May 2007 09:38:00 PDT

Web Visions 2007 Improving Interface Design Workshop

Business Plan

vinaya.hs@slideshare.net (vinaya.hs) — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 03:17:32 PST

This presentation describes the structure of a business plan and the contents to put in each section.

Perfecting the Product Launch

sjhaines@slideshare.net (sjhaines) — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:56:24 PST

Most product launches seem to be troubled. Either we don’t hit the market window, we don’t take the right steps, or we don’t work with the right people. This presentation provides snapshot to help you perfect your product launches.