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What Startups Are Really Like

I wasn't sure what to talk about at Startup School, so I decided to ask the founders of the startups we'd funded. What hadn't I written about yet? I'm in the unusual position of being able to test the essays I write about startups.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/18/technology/business2_startup_whatvcwants/index.htm

Business 2.0: What a VC wants to see in you - Jun. 5, 2006

Here is how you too can woo even the fussiest venture capitalists. SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - Most venture capitalists will tell you that they invest in people, not business plans. They like experienced entrepreneurs they've worked with before.

October 2006 In the Q & A period after a recent talk, someone asked what made startups fail.

http://www.paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html

The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups

On Startups by Dharmesh Shah

This is the third post in my Microsoft partnership, and it’s all about numbers.

How to Change the World

http://blog.guykawasaki.com/#axzz0ZCkTQIgx

Video of the Week ’How to Find your #Startup’s Addressable Market’ by @jkonowe - In this talk, Josh Konowe, founder and CEO of Uppidy.com, discusses an approach to search for the right businesses in a way that will make you different enough to not just survive but thrive. He explains an ideation process, researching the competitive landscape, and the importance of identifying the actual addressable submarket.

TheFunded.com: The Resource for Entrepreneurs.

Y Combinator: Startup Library

http://www.paulgraham.com/startuplessons.html

The Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn

The startups we've funded so far are pretty quick, but they seem quicker to learn some lessons than others.

Now is the time to start hiring the staff that can help you perfect your company's product. If a prototype is the first manifestation of your big idea, the beta transforms it into a product you might actually sell. The focus here is on usability and design.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/17/technology/business2_bulletproof_phasethree/index.htm

Phase three: Develop the beta product - May. 24, 2006

36 Startup Tips: From Software Engineering to PR and More!

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/36_startup_tips.php

These tips originally appeared as separate posts on the BlueBlog , the blog of AdaptiveBlue. [ Ed: Alex Iskold is founder and CEO of AdaptiveBlue, as well as being a feature writer for RWW.]

Address existing markets poised for rapid growth or change. A market on the path to a $1B potential allows for error and time for real margins to develop.

Writing a business plan - How to write a business plan - Submit

New technologies are creating new business opportunities, and radically reducing costs for startups.

Business 2.0: For entrepreneurs, now is the time - May. 24, 2006

Y Combinator: Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund

When we read Y Combinator applications there are always ideas we're hoping to see.

StartupNation - Source for Small Business Advice, Help Starting

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