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Startups and Work: Europe vs the US
"Business-wise, I prefer the US. However, outside of that, there's a lot to be said for Europe. I also think that some of what's good about business in the US is coming to Europe, albeit slowly in some cases, in Europe. People my age here can see what's going on elsewhere, and try and copy what they like. A lot of what's good about Europe, though, might be more difficult to import into the US, especially the livability of the cities."
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Business-wise, I prefer the US. However, outside of that, there's a lot to be said for Europe. I also think that some of what's good about business in the US is coming to Europe, albeit slowly in some cases, in Europe. People my age here can see what's going on elsewhere, and try and copy what they like. A lot of what's good about Europe, though, might be more difficult to import into the US, especially the livability of the cities.
Joie De Vivre: The Europeans Are Out To Lunch
"all these two hour lunches over a bottle or two of great wine and general unwillingness to do whatever it takes to compete and win is the reason why all the big public Internet companies are U.S. based."
Web Startups in Portugal : blog.delaranja.com
André Ribeirinho: "This is my personal list of web startups and projects based in Portugal. I recommend these web startups (small companies working with web technology) and projects because they are either very interesting concepts, have a good technology or show good potential."
Attention new products: Focus on your core feature - Official Fliggo Blog
"You might feel that when you first present your product you should have an impressive feature set and avoid ridicule. No. Save time and make a better product by focusing on the feedback that you're getting from users about your core feature."
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You might feel that when you first present your product you should have an impressive feature set and avoid ridicule. No. Save time and make a better product by focusing on the feedback that you're getting from users about your core feature.
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The users are what make your product, not you. You are an interpreter of needs and demands
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A VC: We Need A New Path To Liquidity
"there is another private liquidity market under development called Opus-5. The idea behind both of these new emerging (and currently illiquid) markets is to provide a place for private equity investors to trade securities with each other."
How to raise a new generation of corporate champions
"Europe’s corporate giants include only 12 companies born in the second half of the 20th century, against 51 in the US and 46 in emerging countries.... the American finance industry offers [startups] more support"
An Engineer's View of Venture Capitalists
"VCs know how to deal with engineers, but engineers don't know how to deal with VCs. [...] Engineers are getting short-changed. [...] Engineers, armed with better information about how VCs operate, can work for more equitable solutions."
Are Software Patents Evil?
"By granting such an over-broad patent, the USPTO in effect slept with Amazon on the first date. Was Amazon supposed to say no?"
An Introductory Guide to Startup Funding
Short guide to startup funding, covering Boostrapping, Love Money, Angel Financing and Series A Financing
Silicon Valley Start-Ups Awash in Dollars, Again
"Internet start-ups are drawing investment based on their ability to build an audience, not bring in revenue — the very alchemy that many say led to the inflation and bursting of the dot-com bubble."
Four startups ready to change the face of email
Article about email startups Fuser, Orgoo, Xobni and Xoopit
what reddit taught me about startups: "because it's your damn job"
"At a startup, no one needs motivational posters*. You work because it's your damn job and you don't want to let down the person at the desk beside you."
Top 100 Venture Capital Firms - Top Firms for Early Stage Companies
List of VCs ranked by number of deals in 2006
Paul Kedrosky: Updated: Top Ten VC Lies
"here is my list of the top ten lies venture capitalists tell"
Paul’s Pontifications » Blog Archive » The Google Development Algorithm
"What Google appears to have done is to set up a system which avoids the downsides of starting a company (long hours and risk of bankruptcy) and greatly reduces the required non-technical skills (such as employment law and buttering up VCs), but keeps a f
Daredevil Planning Guide: Funding
Insightful article on the nature of VC: "venture capitalists are, to a large extent, salesmen. Not only are they salesmen, but salesmen who work off commission. (...) what they're peddling is money (capital)"
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