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Interesting. Thanks for that insight.

Sounds good, will shoot a message.

In your opinion/experience and without you knowing anything about the company, what's a fair offer for a first employee of an angel-funded (between $500k-$1mil) startup for a "grow…

Yes, I would. Seems it would be particularly useful for content marketers. I'd also like to know how you plan to do this with an API.

Awesome, thanks alot for your feedback. A place to find mastermind groups is essentially what we're working to build. We just don't use the phrase because most people have never he…

Yes, a way for startups to learn from each other using peer groups. We're looking into also adding expert advice-givers for those who need it as a revenue model.

Not quite. BNI is more for referrals and networking. The goal is NOT to network, but to form a closer, more intimate group where you can discuss things at a deeper level. So a bett…

The goal is to match non-competing businesses together in small groups. Not to just follow each others progress but to act as a sounding board/mentor to each as well to get over th…

We wanted to create a tool that we know more established companies make great use of - peer groups (think advisory boards, CEO roundtables, etc.) Our goal is to help like-minded bu…

One of the big benefits of YC is the ability to get mentorship and learn from other startups. They help you stay productive and give outside perspective as you build. Some of you m…

We’re forming small groups of startups (5-10 per group) to get together and discuss problems, progress, and knowledge amongst each other. The monthly conference calls (about an hou…

Interesting, thanks for you input. The sharing confidential things is what I'm worried about too. Are the non-disclosures usually enough to overcome most fears? Also, are the peopl…

I'm thinking of looking into one of these type groups to help me build my business (if you don't know what it is, it's basically like a group of no more than 15 of your peers that …

Do you know if these advisors advise multiple other startups or entrepreneurs? When you meet with them individually, is it usually something fresh from each of them or do they repe…

Awesome, thanks so much for the input. How much time does it take you to do those weekly updates and face-to-face meets?

Just curious to know some methods you use. There can be issues like time conflicts, not keeping them in the loop enough, and advice that comes like after you've already made mistak…

You should check out a program called AIESEC, it's an international student exchange program for jobs. I did it right after graduation and worked for a startup real estate company …

Great points...I especially like "I'm sure most business managers/owners could name 3 or 4 things they wish they could make better. However starting that conversation with them is …

Agreed.

Thanks for the comment Vivtek. Why do think this is brilliant? What would be useful from these tweet-like brainstorms?

Thanks for your help. Well how do you get out of that niche? Using the below comment as example, seems like it can be a bit risky not having domain expertise entering something new…

Yes, we had a launch party and predicted a flood of people banging on our door to use our product. For some reason it didn't quite go that way. We launched on 1/11/11 to add a cool…