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Dave Shen
Personal blog · dshen.com/blogsstartupsbusiness
Dave Shen writes DShen.com: The Web and the World of Business, a personal blog at dshen.com about startups and business. Since 2009, 15 different Hacker News readers have linked it 21 times. The last post was in 2017, but the archive is still widely read.
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The article is is too vague and its advice unbalanced. Sure, you don't want to JUST be ticking off programming related todo list items. Yes, you need to do your marketing (adwords,blogging,emailing,etc.) and you need to watch your burn rate (fiscal management). However, the best marketing is having a great product. The users you do get to sign up you need to keep and in turn have them then do word of mouth. How do y…
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on “When tech startups == closed restaurants”Submitted Dave Shen: What I've Learned in Angel Investing as a story · 51 points
HN discussionI agree with your sentiments, and have also been frustrated by this. I don't have answers but can only offer apologies and rationalizations: 1) I think the smart phone mismash disaster was largely because of carrier's keeping phones lock down. Carrier's wanted a cut of every transaction so kept locking out features that could jeopardize their place as a gatekeeper and toll collector. Apple--high on success of iPod--…
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on “Ask HN: What are the most innovative VC/Angel funds out there?”Submitted Why won't my B2B client sign up for my awesome service today? as a story · 21 points
HN discussionSubmitted WHY aren't there more consumer Internet VCs w/ graphic design skills? as a story · 12 points
HN discussionSubmitted "Can I get you to Series A?" as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Y Combinator and Their Convertible Note as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Hierarchy of Attributes for a Product Person as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Biohacking as the Next Opportunity as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Importance of Revenue is Back as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted My Favorite Method for Naming Startups as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Steve Jobs on Design: Explicit vs. Implicit Authority, Authority is Earned as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Can Recruiters Work With Startups? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Dangers and Opportunities of Platforms as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Apple's Subscription Policy: Platform Evolution, Right vs. Wrong as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted My Perspective on SV Angel/DST Investment into Y Combinator Startups as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Tweetstorm That Spawned the 10,000X Startup as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Upstream and Downstream as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Fund Raising is a Necessary Evil, A Rite of Passage as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The MIT Problem for Startups as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Talking People Out of Being Entrepreneurs as a story · 1 points
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