Last year we were contacted by a guy who wanted us to help them launch a site “just like Facebook”. Two months ago we were approached by a company who wanted to launch “the next eBay” and wanted our help. Although they had really big marketing budgets we turned both projects down. Let me explain[...]

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Most books that advise entrepreneurs on how to start a business do it assuming that you’ll want to raise venture capital, build a huge team right off the bat and go public in a couple of years. I don’t have anything against that way of starting a business, but it bothers me that very few[...]

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Last year I bought a Columbia jacket online. It was a great experience. The seller was very professional and a pleasure to deal with. Now I need another jacket and I’d like to buy it from the same guy. The problem is that I don’t know how to find him and get in touch with[...]

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A few months ago I was talking to my friend Matt. He was telling me about this job he used to have at an entrepreneurship non-profit that helped people start their own businesses. His job was to hear people’s business ideas and advise them about the next steps to take. He told me that most[...]

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