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It would be a pity if this particular idea died out because the author couldn't create a proper paragraph. It won't gain attention from a single petition anyway - there will need t…

What someone needs to do is get a business process patent on "Patent Trolling".

Great opening: In the introduction to Start-Up Nation, Dan Senor and Saul Singer's best-selling paean to Israeli innovation, Agassi was the soft-spoken software wiz who had a brill…

Sounds intriguing, wish your site video wasn't Flash based - can't watch it on my current device.

My summary concluded that the best way to find a partner is to expand your network and insert yourself into the right community. I also don't condone going out and "shopping for a …

You're confusing introversion with shyness. An introvert looks in at themselves and isn't looking for a way to meet others. That's what makes them an introvert. Someone that's shy …

As an old guy myself (47), I've found that it's easy to get frustrated when you see youth repeating the mistakes you've made. While I've learned many things over the years that I e…

The larger the company, the more complacent they get. They become tied to their legacy and have a difficult time adapting to a changing world. This is magnified dramatically in tod…

In my case it was an acquisition and roll up - they acquired my company and one of my competitors, combined the two together and brought in a seasoned executive w/ IPO experience t…

Last hit for me: launched solo in 1998, self-sustaining though I didn't make any money personally (kept folding it back in, worked programming contracts to live), got angel funding…

That's another aspect of this I find fascinating; how this impacts people in an online world. What got me was when he said this was his way of getting out into the world and meetin…

What does this have to do with startups? If you're an entrepreneur there are times you wonder how you can get through the tough times. This post helps put that into perspective. Mo…

Clearly the X variable is highly dependent on the space (as Daniel points out in the article). That said, the initial friction point for creating a startup is substantially lower t…

Reading this I immediately turned to my bookshelf to confirm that my K&R book was still there.

"Any time you hit a snag in negotiations, you really have to be 100% sincerely ready to walk away..." Wish I could upvote that more. When we sold our company my partner was ready t…

I specified that the testers be people that worked in team oriented environments. That was a hand written requirement.

I like the idea, low friction for people that want to help a cause. My concern is getting people engaged when they land on the page. The graphic on the home page doesn't really tel…