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9 Rules for Being an Effective Mentor

"Do, or do not. There is no try."

photo by In my experience, having effective, talented, and knowledgeable mentors has been the most powerful startup accelerator that I know. The best mentors I’ve worked with do a lot of the things on this list. You can call these…

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When sending startup swag, the details matter.

Many startups send T-Shirts to their supporters – it’s an easy and relatively inexpensive way to build brand awareness, thank friends, and to say “thank you” for trying our a product that’s in the process of achieving product-market fit. In…

  • Customer Development, Customer Strategy, Innovation, Product Thoughts, Productivity, Startup

Success is getting one person to believe in you

Ray Ozzie appeared out of the Seattle mist today to share a very important lesson of startups and of business in general. He shared the story of how Lotus Notes started – and it sounded a lot like other stories…

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