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Serial entrepreneurship is constant learning.
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June 4, 2013 10:43 PM
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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires | Ideas for entrepreneurs | Scoop.it
From www.bothsidesofthetable.com - June 4, 2013 10:43 PM
For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent.
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Never been a fan of acqui-hires though I totally respect teams and founders who go through that. Probably because I've been through an integration before and this was the worst time of my life even though I had all reasons to be happy (this was by all measurements a successful exit). But Mark Suster makes a bigger point on what the danger of acqui-hires are.
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June 4, 2013 11:14 PM
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Startup = Growth

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From paulgraham.com - June 4, 2013 11:14 PM

If you want to understand startups, understand growth. Growth drives everything in this world.

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Paul Graham - the founder of Y combinator - states some obvious and some not-so-obvious facts about what makes startups different than any other businesses: growth.

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June 6, 2013 9:53 PM
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Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business model. Choose one.

Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business model. Choose one. | Ideas for entrepreneurs | Scoop.it
From www.startuplessonslearned.com - June 6, 2013 9:53 PM
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A fundamental piece of the Lean Startup theory by Eric Ries. Which model is yours?

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June 4, 2013 10:48 PM
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SaaS Metrics 2.0 – A Guide to Measuring and Improving what Matters

SaaS Metrics 2.0 – A Guide to Measuring and Improving what Matters | Ideas for entrepreneurs | Scoop.it
From www.forentrepreneurs.com - June 4, 2013 10:48 PM
“If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it” – Lord Kelvin This article is a comprehensive and detailed look at the key metrics that are needed to understand and optimize a SaaS business.
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Anyone who's doing a Saas startup and haven't read or deeply understood this is doomed...Now, beyond the math, the actual ideas and execution for making the whole model work are a difficult art.
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June 4, 2013 10:27 PM
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"Ambition is the last refuge of failure": how Scoop.it was born

"Ambition is the last refuge of failure": how Scoop.it was born | Ideas for entrepreneurs | Scoop.it
From blog.scoop.it - June 4, 2013 10:27 PM
Today, we launch Scoop.it publicly, which means our private beta was a success with strong traffic and continuous growth.
Guillaume Decugis's insight:

This is the post I wrote when we launched Scoop.it back in November of 2011. And how we had failed before that. And failed to realize quickly enough we were failing. It's hard to capitalize on on the past in enterpreneurship: sure, you learn; but there's always more to learn and a lot of unknowns. I felt I had to re-invent myself as an entrepreneur. That I had to relearn most of it.


As we had finally seen some success through the private beta of Scoop.it and were about to launch, I decided this was a good opportunity to share that story.

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June 6, 2013 9:15 PM
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Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008)

From www.slideshare.net - June 6, 2013 9:15 PM
Updated presentation on Startup Metrics, delivered at SeedCamp 2008 in London, England. Dave McClure, 500 Hats.
Guillaume Decugis's insight:

A classic lean startup presentation. Still very relevant 5 years down the road.

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June 4, 2013 10:13 PM
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Choose Yourself! Talk by James Altucher

From www.youtube.com - June 4, 2013 10:13 PM

"Choose Yourself!" Was published: June 3rd 2013

Guillaume Decugis's insight:

This is a great emotional description of many things about entrepreneurship.


I like in particular how phases you go through as an entrepreneur constantly change like on a roller-coaster. Not everyone's the same but all entrepreneurs I've known whent through these ups and downs (although admitedly not the getting-broke-from-being-millionaire phase). But the point James Altucher is making resonnates : it's about what happens now.

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Harrie Custers's curator insight, June 19, 2013 12:42 PM

Het gaat niet om worden, het gaat niet om succes. Het gaat om kiezen te zijn wie je bent. Elk moment weer.
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Curated by Guillaume Decugis
Tech entrepreneur (4x exits, Linkfluence, Scoop.it, Musiwave…) turned VC @ Serena Data Ventures | Focused on early-stage, deep tech startups. Rock singer. Freeride skier.
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