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Could it be? Most of my friends have heard me whine and whine about the need for a single social networking site that everyone can utilize to store their social networking info. OK, so there is no SINGLE site that stores my social network info. Yes, you'll
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As you probably read yesterday, I've been doing a lot of research into the Alliance of Angels , and I stumbled across this incredibly useful set of links for entreprenerus . Wow. Share this post: email it! | Send to Delicious | digg it! | reddit! | Dot
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I'm attending the Alliance of Angels 10 Minute Investor Presentation class tomorrow to hone my presentation skills. One thing I found on their website was a really good example PowerPoint deck for entrepreneurs. Go take a look at it for yourself! Share
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Most of my technical career has been spent inside the womb that is Microsoft, so I've never been privy to underground exposure for a product campaign. Well, I quietly let it be known that SuperOyster had opened up its Alpha publicly. Then last night...
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My favorite work area has just changed. Instead of going to the same old coffee shops, today was so nice outside that I was determined to find a place to work where I could enjoy the sun. Well, I may have just found a little slice of heaven in Pioneer
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This past weekend was a blast. It started on Saturday with another installment of our wine tasting parties. This time the wine tasting was at our new furnished house, now known as "The Vortex" . It's been dubbed the Vortex because many of our friends
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Things at my company are moving at rocket speeds. We entered the ESIF competition that NWEN holds each year, and unfortunately we didn't get picked to present. However, we decided to enter the UW Business Plan Competition . This required us to rewrite
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As my venture begins to gain a little bit of steam, it has become apparent that the time is right to seek major funding. There's a group of us currently working on the specifics to what that means, but needless to say, its hard work....but I love it.
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I hurt. It feels like I went the distance with Mike Tyson and he didn't even bite my ear. I gave an investor presentation last night to the Accelerate Panel , and though I expected critical feedback I didn't expect to leave there black and blue. The emotional
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If you are like me, you spend WAY too much money on legal fees. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with my law firm, Riddell Williams , its just that legal fees can add up really fast. Thus, when I have to put together a quick contract for a vendor or contractor,
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TIP #165 -- convert your LLC into a C-Corp: Over the last couple weeks, my company has been going thru a complete metamorphisis if you will. We originally started out as an LLC (limited liability corporation) but has since transitioned into a C-Corporation
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Ever have one of those days where you couldn't think clearly, no matter how much coffee you injested. I've been having one of those weeks . I stumbled upon a pretty narley illness last week and I can't seem to shake it. It started with strep throat and
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So, its Friday night and I'm at home writing a spec...scenarios really. I've just finished an incredible bottle of French wine paired with an equally amazing French goat cheese. I've got a invitation to a hoppin' free party in downtown Seattle, but I
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I'm in the process of trying to determine valuation for EXIT83. As I'm discovering, this is more art than science. Here's some really good links on the subject which I found on del.icio.us . http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html Another concept
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Damn, just when I thought I had everything figured out, Peter poked about million holes in it. This is all good, but it basically means I have to completely revamp my business model. Ugh. This is life as a starving entrepreneur. On the positive side,
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