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May 31, 2005

MYTH: "VCs care about what your application looks like."

This is another one of those major disconnects between entrepreneurs and investors — technically oriented entrepreneurs tend to spend way too much time building an impressive demo or alpha production... [continued]

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Bullshit Generator

Bullshit Generator This is a great resource to make sure your business plan and marketing materials are fully “buzz-word compliant” — cgm... [continued]

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May 29, 2005

VC Adventure: How to become a venture capitalist

VC Adventure: How to become a venture capitalist [As a VC, you get asked alot about how to become a VC.  I’ve given talks on the subject and have lot’s of opinions on this topic but Seth Levine’s post is... [continued]

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So You Want to Be a Venture Capitalist - New York Times

So You Want to Be a Venture Capitalist - New York Times May 22, 2005 So You Want to Be a Venture Capitalist By GARY RIVLIN Menlo Park, Calif. BY all rights Stewart Alsop should have been a terrific venture... [continued]

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May 28, 2005

RE: [LinkedInnovators] The Dark Side of the Network

Yahoo! Groups : LinkedInnovators Messages : Message 151 of 162 [ Once again, Scott Allen steps in and proves that he is the one “Fair and Balanced” Online Business Networking Guru out there today (not an incorrigible troublemaking pundit with... [continued]

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May 27, 2005

The Dark Side of the Network

The Dark Side of the Network - posted on Ecademy The network is strong in this one. I feel its power all around me.I'm a big fan of LinkedIn. I generally take LinkedIn's advice and only connect with people I... [continued]

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May 26, 2005

LinkedIn: The Myth of Having "Too Many Connections"

Spiderware.com: LinkedIn: The Myth of Having "Too Many Connections" [ This is a must read post from Joe Bartling’s Blog and cross-posted in MyLinkedInPowerForum on Yahoo!Groups  and copied here in it’s entirety … partly for convenience and partly because I’m jealous I didn’t... [continued]

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May 24, 2005

Management Hubris and the "Humble Pie" Matrix

Management of a successful company has every right to be proud.  Alot was invested to get there.  It’s hard, and usually thankless, work with long hours and constant “payroll-to-payroll” anxiety. Finally, when management begins to see fruits of their labors and their... [continued]

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May 23, 2005

CHEATER'S GUIDE TO LINKEDIN v 0.1

CRITICAL UPDATE (5 August 2005):  With the new LinkedIn release (5 August 2005) , the bulk of the Cheats listed here are still relevant.  However, your LinkedIn network reach has trimmed back to the third degree and people are now charged... [continued]

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May 21, 2005

The Dream: A Email System For High-Volume Email Management | Realized TODAY ...

The Dream: A Email System For High-Volume Email Management Spend Less Time Respond Promptly Never Lose Correspondence Never Lose Track of Conversation Threads Prioritize Messages Never Feel Overwhelmed Feel in Control Always Know “What to Do Next” For low-volume email... [continued]

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May 20, 2005

Spiderware.com: LinkedIn: Connections Envy

[Joe Bartling makes an interesting point in his blog. While we both believe in connecting to multiple “superconnectors” to increase you total LinkedIn network reach (ie through all 4 degrees of separa... [continued]

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May 19, 2005

CONFESSION: I am an "SPP" LinkedIn User ...

[original posted in MLPF thread — cgm] Yahoo! Groups : MyLinkedinPowerForum Messages : Message 2798 of 2871 In follow-up to my previous post, I thought it might make some sense for me to share (or "come clean about") my personal "Best... [continued]

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May 16, 2005

"HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?"

[originally posted by me as part of a thread in MyLinkedinPowerForum on Yahoo!Groups — cgm] Yahoo! Groups : MyLinkedinPowerForum Messages : Message 2672 of 2672 I LOVE THIS = "HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?" This is precisely the point I... [continued]

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Ten Trends for 2005

SandHill.com | Management | Ten Trends for 2005 Ten Trends for 2005 Here’s the developments that software vendors need to factor into their business plans for the year ahead. Mitchell Levy, CEO, Happy About Mar 21, 05 Business life as... [continued]

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Nice Guys Finish Last

Nice Guys Finish Last Being Agreeable May Hinder Your Rise Up the Corporate Ladder By Kelli MillerWebMD Medical News Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MDon Wednesday, September 15, 2004 Sept. 14, 2004 -- It usually pays to be nice, but new research suggests that being a... [continued]

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May 13, 2005

Is "Build vs Buy" a New VC Trend? Yes and No ...

[ This entry was originally posted by me in Ecademy Clubs: Global Capital Access Club - Forum on 13-May-05 5:05pm — cgm] This "Build vs Buy" trend is actually a direct result of the maturation and differentiation of the Venture Capital... [continued]

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May 08, 2005

OpenSource EMRs

Physician Practice EMRs FreeMed GNUMed FreeB Circare OIO – Open Infrastructure for Outcomes OpenEMR OpenPMS Open PM ToolWorks Res Medicinae SQL Clinic Torch (FreePM) PheonixPM CHLCare Hospital EMRs VA Vista EMR iPath - Internet Pathology Suite Raynux Sanchez GT.M M/Mumps... [continued]

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May 07, 2005

BEWARE all you "Chasm Crossers" ...

Ecademy Clubs: Global Capital Access Club - Forum [ This is a revised comment from an original thread above on the GCAC Forum on Ecademy — cgm ] A "Chasm" without the other side is called a "Cliff"orIn the Fog of... [continued]

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May 02, 2005

M.O.S.T. Analysis

Although I don’t personally recommend using third-parties to replace or substitute for the “Intellectual Capital Building Process” within an organization … these guys do articulate well our approach to business strategy — cgm M.O.S.T. Analysis from Strategy Consulting, corporate strategy, business... [continued]

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