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joelaz: exfm for iPhone Music listeners, do yourself a favor and download the new exfm for iPhone app immediately. I’ve been using a beta release of the app for several weeks now thanks to a kind invite from Dan Kantor. Dan and the rest of the team at exfm are insanely passionate about a few of the great loves of my life: music & the web. What they are building is almost certainly the sexiest, most innovative digital […]

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IEPE and the anonymous crew dumped 500 liters of water based environmentally-friendly paint on asphalt that was then spread by 2000 cars. Watch it here.

Brian K Balfour: The One “Process” Every Startup Should Have

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brianbalfour: Most young entrepreneurs (including myself) have an allergic reaction to anything with the word “process” in it. So before you break out in hives and curl up in ball with cold sweats, take a Benadryl and hear me out. There is one area that every startup, no matter what stage you are at, should… The process is different for everyone. I’ve seen equal “veto-power” work well. Transparency is definitely a must, though. Brian K […]

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Great People Are Overrated (Link)

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I understand the point that he’s making, and in certain circumstances it makes sense, but generally I disagree. Most start-ups have every chip stacked against them except their passion, small team, ability to be nimble and agile, and their ostensible creative brilliance. The chance that you’ll build a product interesting enough to get others to join, either as investors or employees, is really small. The chance that your product will get enough traction that you […]