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GraphEdge (@graphedge) gives you very cool Twitter analytics: http://graphedge.com. My favorite so far: http://twitpic.com/pf1z7. Try it.
GraphEdge (@graphedge) gives you very cool Twitter analytics: http://graphedge.com. My favorite so far: http://twitpic.com/pf1z7. Try it.
Nivi
I get more PR spam than real spam. Startups, please ask your PR people to stop sending PR spam. Make a NO PR SPAM pledge.
Nivi
"Pitch yourself, not your idea," by @cdixon: http://cdixon.org/?p=1893. You are a builder, a learner, likeable, confident, integrous.
Nivi
A dozen of the best start-up pitches on the Web: http://jonbischke.com/2009.... By Jon Bischke (@jonbischke).
Nivi
"Standing on the shoulders of giants leaves me cold, leaves me cold. A mean idea to call my own." – R.E.M., http://www.youtube.com/watch...
"Standing on the shoulders of giants leaves me cold, leaves me cold. A mean idea to call my own." – R.E.M., http://j.mp/3DvOMF
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How to pick a co-founder - http://venturehacks.com/article...
"Both pics are Gates and Allen." - Nivi
Nivi
The random arrival time of email and Twitter makes it more addictive: http://www.whatmakesthemclick.net/2009.... Great post via Hacker News (http://news.ycombinator.com/item...).
Nivi
Startup advice isn't a matter of opinion. It is a matter of cause-and-effect. Related droll video: http://www.youtube.com/watch... (NSFW).
Startup advice isn't a matter of opinion. It is a matter of cause-and-effect. Related droll video: http://j.mp/1q3ncZ (NSFW).
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How To Get Into Y Combinator - http://news.ycombinator.com/item...
"We weren't clear about the definition of a "seller" in the Venture Hacks post. I'll revise to say something like, "The seller doesn't have to be a "salesman" or "business guy". He can be technical, but he must be able to wield the tools of influence. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs aren't salesmen, but they are sellers."" - Nivi
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"The [lessons learned] presentation didn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development." – @sgblank, http://steveblank.com/2009...
Nivi
"Thrilling people pays much larger marketing dividends than it used to." – @seanellis on experiences like Zappos, Apple, Dropbox.
Nivi
If they need a salary to get started, they're not a co-founder.
Nivi
The long tail of VCs on Twitter (pic): http://venturehacks.com/article.... 217 VCs on Twitter. 10 of them get most of the attention. New post on VH.
Nivi
Entrepreneurs don't get stuck in Catch-22's. They bust through them.
Nivi
How to pick a co-founder: http://venturehacks.com/article.... A new post on Venture Hacks by Naval Ravikant (@naval).
Naval Ravikant
How to Pick a Co-Founder (at Venture Hacks): http://venturehacks.com/article...
Nivi
Re: How to Deal with Skeletons in your Closet - http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009...
"In Predictably Irrational, Dan Ariely discusses experiments that back you up. If you tell people about your cons after they already like you, they don't care about your cons as much. Check out the beer/vinegar experiment in the book." - Nivi
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Rob Lord (@r0bl0rd) introduced me to the Camel guys: http://camelcamelcamel.com/. Like Farecast for Amazon. Investors, ping me if you want an intro.
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YC News folks: Consider adding "via @venturehacks" when you post our tweets. Talking about http://news.ycombinator.com/item... and http://news.ycombinator.com/item.... XOXO.
Nivi
Buffett: Wealth, Estate Taxes, and the Ovarian Lottery - http://news.ycombinator.com/item...
"Hey babycakes, consider adding "via @venturehacks" when you post our tweets. I'm assuming you got it from us. Because we linked to it. And no one else on the web links to things." - Nivi
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I've won the ovarian lottery: http://www.mymoneyblog.com/archive....
Nivi
@andrew_chen: Does inserting your Twitter name into your blog title help? Have you measured it? You do it at http://andrewchenblog.com. Thx.
Nivi
The long tail of VC twitterers - http://venturehacks.com/article...
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"We need to revise Andreessen’s “The only thing that matters is getting to product/market fit.” It should be “The FIRST thing that matters…”" - Nivi
Naval Ravikant
UPS trying to get government to force Fedex to unionize - and double its labor costs: http://reason.com/blog...
Nivi
Our bio: "Advice for startups. By @nivi and @naval — we are investors (Twitter), founders (Epinions), students (life), advisors (billions)."
Nivi
Technical Co-Founders: The author of one of the best customer development case studies is looking for a co-founder: http://eventsession.com/custome....
Nivi
We need to revise Andreessen's "The only thing that matters is getting to product/market fit." It should be "The FIRST thing that matters…"
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