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Monday, July 26th, 2010In early December of 1818, Jose de la Guerra devised a brilliant plan to thwart the French pirate Hippolyte de Bouchard who was lurking off the coast of Santa Barbara, contemplating an attack. Even though the Santa Barbara garrison was outmanned nearly six to one, Commandant de la Guerra tricked de Bouchard into believing that [...]
Talks: Jason Nazar on how to Persuade
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010Below is a talk on Persuasion by the co-founder of Docstop, Jason Nazar. Find out how getting he got his start-up funded using his knowledge of persuasion, sales, and even hypnotherapy: Watch Jason Nazar’s talk on persuasion. Full Bio: Jason Nazar CEO and Co-Founder of Docstoc
Free Advice, Worth Half The Price – Properly Compensating Entrepreneurial AddVisors
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009Properly Compensating Entrepreneurial AddVisors
Old Gray Advice
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008During the early part of the 20th century, New York City’s Tin Pan Alley district was the epicenter of American popular music. During its heyday, Tin Pan Alley musicians devised an inexpensive yet effective method to obtain free, expert advice – they played new songs to elderly doormen and solicited their opinions. If the doormen [...]
Kiss of Death – Contract Provisions Entrepreneurs Should Avoid at All Costs
Friday, September 19th, 2008Agreements with Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) are like DC Comic’s evil villainess, Poison Ivy. Both are seductive and alluring and both are potentially fatal. As a startup, your most meaningful agreements will likely be struck with BDCs. You will no doubt craft agreements with companies of similar or even smaller size compared to your own, [...]
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