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by davidcrow 14y ago
I like the separation of folks that manage: prospecting for leads (sales development reps), following up with inbound leads (market response reps), closing deals (account executives), and maintaining accounts (account managers) It fits my e
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by davidcrow 14y ago
I'd forgotten how great this book is, and that it was published in 1998 is incredible. Time to re-read.
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by davidcrow 14y ago
"Demand-side benefits of scale are the only important barrier to entry a web business can build up" This is a great post. There was lots of thought previously that network effects could be built using vendor lock in (switching costs), first
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Founders: Respect the game we play and love the grind(startupnorth.ca)
1 points by davidcrow 14y ago|0 comments
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6 Tips for Startups to Sell to Big Business(startupnorth.ca)
3 points by davidcrow 14y ago|0 comments
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by davidcrow 14y ago
I'd like to see "Getting to Yes" or "Getting Past No" in addition. I think both of these books are great at helping founders understand that negotiations are not zero-sum games.
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Books all founders should read(startupnorth.ca)
6 points by davidcrow 14y ago|2 comments
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by davidcrow 14y ago
I think a lot of the "startup hubs" are missing the need for a "top notch university". The ~4 year talent turn over and resupply is key, it provides an ongoing top up as talent churns. Does it work in startup hubs that don't have a "top not
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A Conversation with bfeld on Startup Communities in Toronto - Oct 30, 2012(startupnorth.ca)
13 points by davidcrow 14y ago|3 comments
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Brokers, Smokers and Midnight Tokers: Finder Fees and Early Stage Fund Raising(startupnorth.ca)
1 points by davidcrow 14y ago|1 comments
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Startup Marketing: A Systems Approach(rocketwatcher.com)
2 points by davidcrow 14y ago|0 comments
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What entrepreneurs can learn from Pearl Jam(wellingtonfund.com)
2 points by davidcrow 14y ago|0 comments
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We can't all be founders(startupnorth.ca)
1 points by davidcrow 14y ago|0 comments
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Meaningful metrics for incubators and accelerators(startupnorth.ca)
2 points by davidcrow 14y ago|0 comments
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Canadian VCs are being cut loose, and that’s a good thing(startupnorth.ca)
2 points by davidcrow 14y ago|0 comments
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by davidcrow 14y ago
Acquisition? Healthcare in Canada is managed provincially, so there are difference between each province. In Ontario, OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan) covers a wide range of health services; however, it does not pay for services that ar
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by davidcrow 14y ago
Depends on if you are talking corporate tax rates, personal income tax, etc. http://slumbuddy.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/comparison-of-us-a... Though it feels like some of the statistics are biased towards Canada. http://en.wikipedia.org/w
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by davidcrow 14y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_the_health_care_s... "A 2007 review of all studies comparing health outcomes in Canada and the US in a Canadian peer-reviewed medical journal found that "health outcomes may be superior in patien
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Blueseed or Canada?(startupnorth.ca)
4 points by davidcrow 14y ago|9 comments
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Startup Marketing: Does the competition matter?(startupnorth.ca)
2 points by davidcrow 14y ago|0 comments
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by davidcrow 15y ago
Traditionally this is from savings, family and friends, borrowing against your home, etc. And it feels like there is more opportunity to this capital in other places, i.e., anecdotal evidence that lots of folks in other places will put up $
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by davidcrow 15y ago
I wonder if we need to more broadly define Toronto, i.e., not just "the City of Toronto" when talking about startups. If you're based elsewhere, let's say, Palo Alto or Boston or NYC, do you care about the regional differences between Water
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Toronto Startup Heatmap - where are the startups in Toronto?(startupnorth.ca)
1 points by davidcrow 15y ago|1 comments
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Don't worry about fixing the startup ecosystem, just build your startup(startupnorth.ca)
2 points by davidcrow 15y ago|0 comments
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Ctrl Alt Compete - A Startup Documentary (startupnorth.ca)
1 points by davidcrow 15y ago|0 comments
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2 types of incubators: YC vs TechStars(startupnorth.ca)
5 points by davidcrow 15y ago|1 comments
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by davidcrow 15y ago
Dreamhost http://dreamhost.com/ Amazon AWS Free Tier http://aws.amazon.com/free/ Heroku Single/Free Web Dyno http://www.heroku.com/ AppEngine http://www.labnol.org/internet/host-website-on-google-app-en... Lots of free to very inexp
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What's Your Personality Type? Insights for Lean Entrepreneurs(startupnorth.ca)
1 points by davidcrow 15y ago|0 comments
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An incubator for grownups(startupnorth.ca)
1 points by davidcrow 15y ago|0 comments
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Hiring for Lean Startups: The First Few Hires(startupnorth.ca)
1 points by davidcrow 15y ago|0 comments

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