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Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid (surviving TC50)

Both Sides of the Table

Everybody thought the real substance was going to come from B2B eCommerce players that would deliver “real value&# by disintermediating supply chains … blah, blah, blah. Tags: Start-up Advice startup technology. People were starting to get cynical about yet another pet website or another website for buying art.

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Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That's Never - AgileVC

Agile VC

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. It’s not for a lack of technological effort from both startups and huge companies in all of mobile payments’ incarnations – SMS, mobile web, native apps, NFC, etc. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. June 12, 2012.

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The Boundaryless Era: the Time for Distributed Teams

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Standout startups like Stripe, InVision, and Github exploit a competitive edge every startup should leverage. There are plenty of companies poised to serve your needs in Bangalore, the Philippines, and across Eastern Europe. Even the most well-funded startup has limited resources. Boundaryless) Teams. Don’t participate.