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  • Free to Freemium: 5 lessons learned from YouSendIt.com | Futuristic Play by @Andrew_Chen – Ranjith Kumaran, founder and CTO of Yousendit tells the story of switching from a free ad-supported revenue model to freemium.
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    WWCMD? What Would the Community Manager Do?

    by Micki Krimmel on January 5, 2009 · 1 comment

    Ding ding! That’s the sounding bell of conference season! It’s here again, folks. And I’m doing my very first solo presentation at Web 2.0 Summit, SF.

    WWCMD? What Would the Community Manager Do?
    What makes an effective Community Manager? We will work together to create a list of best practices and then discuss what we might be able to learn from them. How can we apply the Community Manager’s approach to all aspects of running a business?

    Register here.

    And if you’ve got any Community Manger best practices you’d like to share or things you might like to learn, let me know in the comments!

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    Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy

    October 27, 2008

    Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy – Paul Graham's most recent essay on why now is the best time to start a startup.

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    VC Gloom Means Entrepreneur and Angel Boon » Dogster Inc. Company Blog

    October 12, 2008

    VC Gloom Means Entrepreneur and Angel Boon » Dogster Inc. Company Blog – To all entrepreneurs, now is a GREAT time to make something. Trust me new entrepreneurs, you’re better off making it on your own than risking it to VC growth requirements. Develop a great product and great people will find you to help.

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    Information Arbitrage: Where and How am I Investing in Early-Stage Today?

    October 11, 2008

    Information Arbitrage: Where and How am I Investing in Early-Stage Today? – Roger Ehrenberg's investment criteria and advice for startups in current economy.

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    My Thoughts On “Startup Depression”

    September 30, 2008

    My Thoughts On "Startup Depression" – Fred Wilson’s thoughts on Jason Calacanis’s “Startup Depression” All startups are going to have to batten down the hatches, get leaner, and work to get profitable…

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    Kevin Kelly — The Technium

    August 9, 2008

    Kevin Kelly — The Technium – 1000 true fans – how to make money as a creator

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    Happiness as Your Business Model

    August 5, 2008

    Happiness as Your Business Model – Tara Hunt's slides for her workship at Thinking Digital UK. Awesome stuff!

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    Women break to front of tech – USATODAY.com

    July 22, 2008

    Women break to front of tech – USATODAY.com – Article in USA Today about the increasing number of women executives in the technology industry.

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    'Not a Site, but a Concept': Tapping the Power of Social Networking – Knowledge@Wharton

    July 16, 2008

    'Not a Site, but a Concept': Tapping the Power of Social Networking – Knowledge@Wharton – Mini USA, the American branch of BMW's Mini Cooper line, tracks everything being said about its brand everywhere on line — in blogs, discussion groups, forums, MySpace pages and much more — then uses what it learns to guide advertising [...]

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