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For 2007: 6 Startup Lessons

Jawad Shuaib, the founder of Shuzak.com (a social networking site for geeks) uses all his powers of persuasion to list down 6 lessons for startups for the year 2007. These include: Differentiate or Die; more...
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LocoGopher.com - Connecting Communities and Merchants

LocoGopher.com is a local search & review site that focuses on connecting local people with their local businesses (small and large). The site is ad-free and unbiased because there are no sponsored search more...
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Two Years of Real Financials of a Startup

Glenn Kalman of Redfin is baring all his numbers for his startup and Guy Kawasaki is sharing them with us for our benefit. Anybody who is interested in a startup should definitely study them in detail. more...
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Startup iLike helps bands get the word out to fans

Seattle based music startup is using its base of 13 million registered users to help bands to get the word out to fans. Co-founder Hadi Partovi says,"Our overall directional statement is that we think more...
2 Comments  |  Topic: Music  |  

Earthmine to Index the Real World with 3D Panoramas

Earthmine is using a lot of techniques to bring the real world to you in 3D. Using methods like 'asset mapping' and real 3D images, Earthmine claims to provide much richer information and experience than more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Online Apps and Widgets  |  

Well, Are You Really an Entrepreneur?

Here are some really simple questions one could ask to self-evaluate this question. If the answer is yes, then there are different ways one could capitalize on being an entrepreneur and build up the base more...
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Got 3-minutes? Startup can set you up with a date

San Mateo based Speeddate.com is offering speed-dating services based online and on a round-robin style. What started as a Stanford Business School project, has become a company now with service offerings. more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Social Networking  |  

Create Media Kits for Startup success

Even for startups, creating a media kit will turn out to be a very good investment. It will fetch returns not only in terms of good publicity, but also present the right face to investors, customers and more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Startup Help  |  

Playyoo Launches Game Contest in Mobile Casual Gaming Space

Casual gaming is hot and while I don't know if mobile casual gaming is hot, I can only imagine it will grow as the handhelds grow in their ability to play games. In my former life we built loads of casual more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Online Games  |  

Analysis: Why Some Web 2.0 Sites Will Never Attract Big Ad Dollars

Based on a informal analysis, my belief is that many online communities, bloggers, social networks will never attract a critical mass of advertisers because they are not set up properly to attract visitors more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Advertising  |