February 2009
23 posts
“Here, I think it is critical to systematically identify what I would call...”
– Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn — HBS Working Knowledge
“That’s got to be encouraging news for companies that are trying to sell...”
– Anthropologists help tech giants figure out the softer side - Feb. 25, 2009
“That’s right, and we’re actually going to preserve and extend that model in the...”
– Andreessen on Charlie Rose: “I Am Creating A Fund.” (Full Video) (via davemorin)
“We’re like boy scouts. We like being prepared.”
– Particletree » How Not to Pitch to a Startup
“In short, how does design add to the profitability of the organization?”
– adaptive path » strategic numbers: discussing the value of design with sara beckman of haas school of business, uc berkeley
“To compensate for these lower gross return expectations, we must establish...”
– Another View: V.C. Investing Not Dead, Just Different - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com
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“Hunting for a bargain may be rooted in the American shopping experience, but...”
– The rise of haggling | Let’s make a deal | The Economist
It’s an exciting time to be watching the face of shopping channels and means change during these times. The Economist highlights the potential of haggling (as I wrote about a few days back via a piece in The New York Times).
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Startup Climate
patriciahandschiegel:
I posted about how I had taken a lot of meetings in January. A lot of those meetings were prospective investors and VC, who I keep updated on my work as well as talk trends, etc. usually every quarter or so. My contact list is pretty high level with a lot of firms people know, so I thought the insight I gained out of the calls would be useful to other entrepreneurs. I don’t...
“Obama may very well be the first U.S. president who actually understands—and...”
– Venture Capital Journal
“Venture capital used to be a business about creating revolutionary businesses to...”
– VC Confidential: …Or Assuredly We Shall All Hang Separately
Like a Shark
wiesen:
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There is clearly a shakeout happening in the venture capital business. Because of the global financial collapse, a shortage of returns and the lack of an IPO market (two in the last week notwithstanding), new funds have become very hard to raise. But if you ask any venture capitalist, they...
“It is in the best of interest of all venture capitalists to say that they are...”
– Stuart Ellman (via entrepreneurwisdom)
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“The saleswoman, tall, slim, a little hungry in the eyes, said it was not, but...”
– Haggling for Furniture at New York’s High-End Showrooms - NYTimes.com
As I briefly wrote about on Saturday, there’s a movement occurring online and offline (increasingly offline) to get a better price on various products - particularly in a difficult economy like we are in now. However,...