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Art vs Product: The creativity motivation spectrum
by Randall Bennett
on Jul 12, 2011 • 3 Comments
Right now I’m in a weird state of my career development. I’m not riding a rocket of momentum as I have in past ventures, but instead am finding myself evaluating opportunities and work with a more measured approach. I’ve got an idea of what I’d like to do for my next startup, specifically dealing with...
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Hopelessly perfect: Why it’s smart to work at a no-shot startup
by Randall Bennett
on Jul 7, 2011 • 14 Comments
Think about the promise of the Valley. Rampant hiring. Early-stage capital freely flowing to countless companies. Catered lunches and dinners. Worthy engineers treated like royalty (or worse, ninja / pirate / rockstars). While some companies do fit the Valley pipe-dream, we think there are many more startups who don’t have a shot at VCs, the...
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Love of the Game: Be foolish enough to believe your startup will make it.
by Paul Hontz
on Apr 6, 2011 • 20 Comments
A close friend of mine has been struggling with his startup for the past 2 years. He’s dropped out of school to work on it full time and is still working hard on gaining traction. He has recently moved back to his parents house so he could keep his expenses low and not have to...
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Ask TSF Readers – What happened to “real world” startups?
by Robbie Abed
on Feb 27, 2011 • 13 Comments
You know, the startups that actually have tangible products such as Zappos, Amazon, Redbox or Groupon. If you can explain it to your grandmother, then most likely it has a real world aspect to it that normal people can relate to. If you’re debating a freemium model vs. Paid model then most likely you don’t...
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Silicon Valley is Hollywood for Startups
by Robbie Abed
on Feb 21, 2011 • 18 Comments
I watched Social Network for the second time today, and it got me thinking. Entrepreneurs are no different than struggling actors. The end goal for an actor or entrepreneur is not to land a high paying job at some respected company, but to become rich and famous. If you’re an entrepreneur, your goal is to create...