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Ed Sim
Personal blog · beyondvc.comstartupsbusiness
Ed Sim writes BeyondVC, a personal blog at beyondvc.com about startups and business. Since 2007, 11 different Hacker News readers have linked it 18 times, most often “The Story Behind EMC's Acquisition of Greenplum”. The last post was in 2022, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Ed Sim's VC blog on startups. The comments only link to older posts: a 2010 post on EMC buying a portfolio company after its sales team was cut, and a 2006 post on top-heavy startup teams and titles.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Ed Sim's blog on venture capital, technology, the markets, and life in a connected world....enterprise seed, @boldstartvc
Most-linked posts?
- The Story Behind EMC's Acquisition of Greenplum2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-07-07
- Don't build an empire overnight - lessons from FreshDirect and Webvan2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-10-07
- Startups and financial models for SAAS companies2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-01-09
What Hacker News says?
counter point: Greenplum. An anecdotal evidence that it is possible to fire all of sales, rewrite and not only survive but also have a good exit. http://www.beyondvc.com/2010/07/emc-buys-portfolio-company-g...
Comment linking /2010/07/emc-buys-portfolio-company-greenplum-more-behind-the-story.html
on “Startup Suicide -- Rewriting the Code”Submitted Should I flip or should I build? as a story · 12 points
HN discussionI know Art of the Start from Guy Kawasaki mentions it -- I thought it was in his blog too, but I can't find it at the moment. Here are a couple more: http://venturehacks.com/articles/top-heavy http://www.beyondvc.com/2006/06/topheavy_teams.html I've also heard this in private conversation (specifically, the first time we met with a VC before promptly ditching the titles) and a couple of the speakers at YC in our bat…
Comment linking /2006/06/topheavy_teams.html
on “You are Not the CEO”Submitted Is it a feature or product? as a story · 3 points
HN discussionIf you're a small team with limited runway, you can't simply decide to disrupt an entire industry. That's a huge undertaking, and a hopelessly vague one. What you can do is bite off a small piece of the problem, find some customers who really want to give you money, and iterate. Once you have a proven track record and solid revenues, you can aim higher. Once upon a time, VCs didn't insist on taking baby steps, and w…
Comment linking /2010/10/dont-build-an-empire-overnight-lessons-from-freshdirect-and-webvan.html
on “Stop Building Apps and Start Disrupting Industries”Submitted Selling to large enterprises costs big dollars no matter how frictionless your sale is as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Tips for the first VC Meeting as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Don't build an empire overnight - lessons from FreshDirect and Webvan as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Startups and financial models for SAAS companies as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Story Behind EMC's Acquisition of Greenplum as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Startups and financial models for SAAS companies as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Lessons from Joost as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Inspirational video for entrepreneurs as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Pioneers get arrows in their backs as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Cover the basics before you raise capital as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Hybrid clouds are coming as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Positioning and pitch decks for startups as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted BeyondVC: Social networking and ads - who's paying attention? as a story · 1 points
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