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This is much earlier than a normal employee. I'd say this is about right, although you should be considered a founding team member and not an employee.

I'm sure that's part of it, but I've had great success with no-carb diets (ketogenic) and I guarantee I eat more calories than most people do, even with snacks. When you take the c…

Hardest part for me is falling asleep in such a short period of time, especially during the day. When I have succeeded with these naps, it's been amazing.

Has anybody ever had a good experience with Thumbtack (or Homeadvisor)? Every time I've tried it, I've only gotten vague bids (since they can't see my house until I connect through…

>Lesson learned: Newsletter- or Beta-signups from your landing page is NOT the same as validation for you idea. Sure, Beta and Newsletter signups are not full validation for your i…

The mentors I've found valuable aren't VCs, so I can't speak to that. And the thing I've come to realize, is that most advice is bad, so you have to sort through 100 potential ment…

I have to respectfully disagree with some of this article, based on my experience with an accelerator. The point isn't necesarily to raise money. For us, we met lifelong connection…

I really do feel for businesses negatively affected by Yelp. Yelp is far from perfect, and I know plenty of small business owners who got a couple bad reviews when they were first …

Taking a queue from Diddy?

Funny how often conventional wisdom is wrong, and "not being nice" is no different. When you look at the great companies, they were always focused on relationships and generally do…

Lots of companies are different. There are some that are more like sports teams, and some that are like families, and heck, some actually are families. This article does nothing bu…

Absolutely agree with this. The $400 and two days are much better spent growing a business. I've always found that the local meetups and events consist of more wantrepreneurs than …