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19 Sep 06

Hiring. No False Positives

  • "Other than fundraising, nothing I do as an entrepreneur is as important as hiring." - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Journey to the center of Google - article in GQ

  • story of Google's atypical startup (ie - using both Sequoia and Kleiner, going with an auctioned IPO, having 3 people at the top). Also some interesting points about a company's DNA and Bill Campbell's role in their success - kazwell on 2006-09-19

How to Make Big Things Happen with Small Teams

  • look for people who are passionate and happy, well rounded, quick learners, good writers, and trustworthy...i'll take someone who's average and happy over a disgruntled guru. - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Why smart people have bad ideas

  • having invested time in something doesn't make it good...unpleasant work pays, vice versa. the aim should be be to make money and maybe be cool, not the other way. most importantly, make something people want. - kazwell on 2006-09-19

A VC's thoughts on del.icio.us

  • showing that once again it's unnecessary to have a business model before you get money - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Hiring is Obsolete - "like many things people have to be dragged kicking and screaming toward, it may actually be good for them."

  • "If you try to start a startup right out of college and it tanks, you'll end up at 23 broke and a lot smarter. Which, if you think about it, is roughly what you hope to get from a graduate program." - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Paul Farnell's thoughts on how to improve current RSS to audio products.

  • proving once again that it's execution, not the idea, that counts in running a startup - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Odeo founder Evan Williams on the challenges of developing a product for both early adopters and the mainstream

  • "The early adopter is really on the next curve. And that becomes a conflict when you’re trying to reach a much more mainstream audience." - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Thingamy - Amazing stuff to run your business

  • "This is no system for the timid or the ones looking for off-the-rack solutions. It requires hard work, creativity, rethinking of business models and a strong stomach, just like business should be. It can be frustrating. A system for the few." - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Good-Bye to Venture Capital, why one VC is leaving the game

  • "Ever wonder what we did for a living in early-stage venture funding? Bet you think we spent the day searching for the next insanely great company. But we spent most of our lives in endless meetings with people who were lying to us, then we lied right bac - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Side-Business Software

  • "This isn’t about features, it’s about “what can I get done with this thing and how long will it take?” It’s about “is this better than paper?” - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Joel's thoughts on hitting the High Notes

  • "our real goal in starting Fog Creek was to create a software company where we would want to work." - kazwell on 2006-09-19

An interview with Flickr's Eric Costello

  • "Tags were not in the initial version of Flickr - Stewart Butterfield wanted to add them based on the way they worked on del.icio.us" - kazwell on 2006-09-19
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