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Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010

SoCal CTO

Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. Now I have. Yes, even bootstrappers. liquidation preference.

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Why Entrepreneurs Should Be Generous With Investors

YoungUpstarts

by Alejandro Cremades , cofounder of Panthera Advisors and author of “ The Art of Startup Fundraising: Pitching Investors, Negotiating the Deal, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know “ Why should entrepreneurs intentionally be generous when negotiating with investors? Your Reputation is on the Line.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

The key problem with existing technologies was adverse selection, specifically concerning the incentives of participants and the reputation systems: In the yellow pages, people wanted to be found but the way they represented themselves had nothing to do with how good they were. It has reputation. Our answer: a network.