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by dennykmiu 17y ago
A very good read for any struggling entrepreneurs. Obviously, no entrepreneurs would walk away with a $45M severance package and call it a failure. However, when entrepreneurs do fail, either due to our own inexperience or outside factors,
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Lessons in Reputation Management from Conan O’Brien(successful-blog.com)
1 points by dennykmiu 17y ago|1 comments
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
This is a good read for any first-time entrepreneurs who often underestimate the importance of having mentors. Interestingly my wife asks me the other day whether or not I am "retired", "on a break", or just waiting for new opportunities. T
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How To Find a Great Startup Mentor(readwriteweb.com)
2 points by dennykmiu 17y ago|1 comments
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
Ever since I graduated from college, I have been fired from every job I ever had. Each time, I decided that the timing was right for me to start my own company. In retrospect, I failed whenever I focused entirely on my "vision" and succeede
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20 Questions for Startup Success(youtube.com)
1 points by dennykmiu 17y ago|2 comments
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
I think the biggest problem with VC's is that there is absolutely no quality control. When an entrepreneur decides to raise money, we will need to talk to at least 20 to 50 firms and most of the VC's that we speak to really have no clue as
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
I think the biggest problem with VC's is that there is absolutely no quality control. When an entrepreneur decides to raise money, we will need to talk to at least 20 to 50 firms and most of the VC's that we speak to really have no clue as
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
I agree with this 100%. My own opinion is that the biggest myth is when VC talks about building team, they always talk about recruiting A players, with the idea that only A players could recruit more A players whereas B players would recru
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
The problem is actually the opposite, that S-Corp is not a scam but LLC is a tax hawk. If your bootstrapped startup ever becomes profitability, you will learn quickly that taxation (with or without representation) is your number one cost (
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
The video is dated but still worth watching, especially the end. The point is, How do you know if you have an idea good enough for a startup? I had done two startups in the last fifteen years. The first one everyone thought it was a great
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Tech changes and the entrepreneur: How to keep up(entrepreneur.venturebeat.com)
1 points by dennykmiu 17y ago|1 comments
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
Interesting article written from the perspective of a VC. For anyone out there who is thinking of joining a startup, my suggestion is that you go in with open eyes, not open heart. If you are going to be hired as employee, make sure you ar
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How to join a startup (by Bijan Sabet)(bijansabet.com)
1 points by dennykmiu 17y ago|1 comments
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
Google is still the most open search engine in China. In some way, Google is the Voice of America. Should we have shut down VOA just because the other side decides to jam our signal? By the way, I should have edited the end of my comment
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
Google is a unique company and its Founders are in a unique vantage point that I doubt that many of us struggling entrepreneurs would share. However, this article is a thought-provoking good read for anyone who is a Founder/CEO of a startup
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
Excellent article, a good read for anyone who is thinking of starting. My own experience is that succeeding in startups took more than just quiting my day job, I also need to change my mindset as well. For example, if you are a lawyer, a d
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Is it time to quit your day job? (by Ali Davar)(entrepreneur.venturebeat.com)
1 points by dennykmiu 17y ago|1 comments
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
I believe PayPal is the Fairchild Semiconductors of its time and likewise will be recognized for the quality and subsequent success of its key founding employees. I agree that the ability to recruit and build a strong founding team is the m
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
My first startup I was the sole Founder and I had a number of early employees. I was the prime mover and I was the one who had the most stock. Until we were funded, their salaries were paid with my savings. My second startup I was the Found
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
My own contribution to this amazing list is "Avoid Negative People". When we do startups, we don’t just leverage. We levitate. We “will” our startups into existence. And we do so by defying all laws of physics and by tapping into the positi
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
The most important life lesson that I have learned that I like to share with fellow entrepreneurs who have failed in startups or friends and family members who have lost a job is the old Chinese saying that, “Grass survives the heaviest of
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
Doing a startup is not unlike taking a long bike ride. You will fall off your bike time and time again, either due to inexperience or obstacles along the path. Now is the time to do an equipment check before you ride again. Don’t try to res
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
Not such bad advice here, especially consider that it is coming from a service provider (i.e., corporate attorney). My own opinion is that realistically, the only startups that could close an investment deal in 2010 are mature companies tha
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
My best advise from a friend who is a successful entrepreneur is that "legal issues that are unimportant to you when you are successful are also unimportant to you when you are unsuccessful." Interestingly, the opposite is also true. For ex
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Why Vest Founder Stock (by Scott Walker)(entrepreneur.venturebeat.com)
3 points by dennykmiu 17y ago|1 comments
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
This is a six-month old article but I still enjoy it. What I have learned in my last two startups is that diversity is really important for success. Ultimately, your co-founders are the ones who would protect your proverbial back and the m
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Working With People Who Make You Uncomfortable (by Mike Speiser)(gigaom.com)
1 points by dennykmiu 17y ago|1 comments
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
For all first-time entrepreneurs, first read the original post and then remember the following as your first lesson of 2010. Whatever you do, don’t post on the web immediately after you fail. Don’t try to make yourself look smart. Don’t try
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by dennykmiu 17y ago
They are not what they used to be. In the 2000's, during the telecom bubble, they were basically god. In 2003, they were still somewhat credible among the VC's. Today, I am guessing that they are basically irrelevant.

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