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Ask HN: What's Your Brand Strategy
2 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|3 comments
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
The best for a startup to enter a market is indeed a highly targeted way. But when it comes to branding the best route for a startup is a master branding strategy. When I started EarthLink's mobile business I actually met with Al and Laura
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
Exactly. No startup should start side activities until they have the one thing they are focusing on completely in hand. Disqus is blog a blog commenting system. One they get that figured out they can go and do something else. Disqus "the n
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
Come up with a decent concept and team and then get funded by YC.
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Business Models to Avoid(blog.gtventurelab.com)
4 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|1 comments
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
I would not just give me 50% for walking in the door. I wrote a long article addressing this a short time back: http://bit.ly/StartupEquity
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
I can only speak for those I know. Both Skribit and Twitpay are incorporated. Skribit will hire its first full time person in January upon closing a small round. The company has significant user traction: http://siteanalytics.compete.com/s
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
If those are the metrics the answer is zero Startup Weekend companies are successful. I would say it is too soon to tell for many. Somewhat like a YC company at the end of a session.
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
How do you define success?
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
A company called Atlanta Startup Weekend LLC owns 50% of Skribit at the moment. The LLC is comprised of all the people that contributed at Atlanta Startup Weekend last year. I am the President of the board of managers of the LLC and vote on
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
Just like TwitPic, TwitSay, & Twitturly.
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
Actually Atlanta is only one of two cities to hold more then one Startup Weekend event. Last year about 70 people participated. This year over 100 showed up and there were 70 people still standing on Sunday night. I see lots of startups.
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
Customers are more important then investors.
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John Doerr: Ten Ways Not To Lose Your Shirt(alleyinsider.com)
15 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|3 comments
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Yahoo Opens YOS to Developers(readwriteweb.com)
4 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|0 comments
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Why a Bad Economy Rocks for SaaS Startups(scottburkett.com)
2 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|0 comments
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Fred Wilson's Survival Matrix(avc.com)
18 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|12 comments
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Technology Predictions from 20 Years Ago(blog.jeffhaynie.us)
6 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|3 comments
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
I suggest tuning into Presentation Zen on a regular basis. http://www.presentationzen.com/
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DLA Tech Forecast Survey(dlapipertechleaderssummit.com)
1 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|0 comments
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AOL Launches App Platform(readwriteweb.com)
1 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|0 comments
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Tough Times, Tough Decisions(blog.jeffhaynie.us)
2 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|0 comments
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Missed Apple Predictions(daringfireball.net)
21 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|14 comments
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
For $1,049 in the refurbished section of the Apple store is is fashionable right now.
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First Look: MacBook and MacBook Pro(macworld.com)
4 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|1 comments
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What Sequoia Really Meant(marketwatch.com)
2 points by lanceweatherby 18y ago|0 comments
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
They actually need to freemium the business model. X views for free before charging.
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
Fair enough, though I think that we have strayed from the topic of taxes on capital gains on startups or investments in startups or whatever it is that Obama is proposing. My point was, however poorly made with the Gates example, that I dou
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
You think that Bill got that money to build that big ol house of his tax free?
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by lanceweatherby 18y ago
I beg to differ. Estates are currently taxed. I believe to the tune of 45% of the amount over $2 million. As far as capital gains goes, they are due when you sell your capital. In the case of PG this most likely occurred when he sold ViaW

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