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What Startup Founders Should Learn from The Social Network Movie
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In the movie The Social Network, the Winklevoss twins and their partner Divya Narendra accuse Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their idea for a social network called HarvardConnection to create Facebook. Some may argue the lesson of this saga is about collaborating only with people you know Mike O'Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396517626297974698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048505.post-38065814125449434542010-06-22T11:29:00.000-07:002010-06-22T11:29:48.893-07:00New Technologies for New Times Drive Today’s Hottest New Companies
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StartupBUSINESS.COM set out to find the young companies that are blazing new trails in their respective markets. We found hundreds of very cool companies that are, well…hot. Innovation is flourishing in all sectors, driven by new thinking and new opportunities. Times have changed and today’s startups have changed withMike O'Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396517626297974698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048505.post-1127337803494273772005-09-21T14:16:00.000-07:002010-06-23T12:40:57.191-07:00"Who’s Eating Your Dog Food!?"
Entrepreneurs’ are a passionate lot. They fall hopelessly, sometimes blindly, in love with their ideas. It’s that passion that consumes their every thought and drives them to figure out how to turn their ideas into real products and services. I know this because I count myself among their ranks. The really good entrepreneurs can seduce everyone around them into Mike O'Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396517626297974698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048505.post-1116781408643498662005-05-22T09:59:00.000-07:002005-05-22T10:09:07.693-07:00Top 10 amusing, puzzling and downright irritating things investors say ---- and what entrepreneurs would really love to say in response10. "We'd be interested in investing when you finish the technology, get your patents and sign up some customers."So would my mother. Why do you call it venture capital. You should call it no risk, no thrills, expansion capital.9. "After you fill-out your Mike O'Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396517626297974698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048505.post-890716232003-02-13T20:03:00.000-08:002003-02-13T20:18:46.000-08:00Welcome to the StartUPbiz Blog. Got an idea? Need money or assistance? Check here for resources on how to start and grow a company.Mike O'Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396517626297974698noreply@blogger.com