Tag Archives: Founders

The questions all founders must ask themselves

Last year I wrote an article on GigaOM about the ultimate lesson [learned] from my last startup: Knowing what matters to everyone involved is the most important thing when founding a company. Knowing what matters requires you to: Think through … Continue reading

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It’s time for startup founders to think bigger

Thanks to the efficiency boost provided by cloud computing’s debut about five years ago, web applications can now launch on almost a shoestring budget. That’s why there are so many new web companies that deal in things such as photo … Continue reading

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Scoop: Skype founders gunning for Netflix with Vdio

With Skype’s sale to Microsoft finally sealed, one might wonder: What are Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the European serial entrepreneurs that have founded KaZaA, Skype, Joost and Rdio, up to next? The surprising answer: The duo is giving online … Continue reading

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The afterlife: When founders leave

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone officially announced Tuesday his plans to step away from Twitter’s day-to-day operations. While it’s a move that many folks in the industry have seen coming for months now — Stone has spent more time outside the … Continue reading

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DreamIt Ventures Taps Startup Founders as It Expands Into New York

DreamIt Ventures, the Philadelphia start-up accelerator program, announced last month that it was launching a class in New York for the first time this summer. Today, it shared a list of CEOs and founders who will sit on its first Entrepreneur … Continue reading

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