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Never Hire Job Hoppers. Never. They Make Terrible Employees

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This is part of my startup advice series. It’s still important advice for startup founders and something that I’m passionate about. What is the definition of a job hopper? Why do job hoppers make such bad employees at startups? -. You’re a startup founder. Not at all.

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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

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about their marathon 4-hour sessions to get to zero inbox or somebody else claiming email bankruptcy ( definition if you don’t know it already ). I will even take to emailing people I don’t know offering small bits of advice. If you do randomly write me I have advice. Nobody really enjoys it. I try to be helpful.

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

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And when asked about the topic, I definitely don’t shy away from the topic as you can see in this 8-minute YouTube interview that Pemo Theodore asked me to do on the subject of Women in Entrepreneurship. If your first chance at being a startup founder coincides with your first child it’s really difficult for either gender.

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

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In driving down the costs of building businesses it’s driving down the age of startup founders and thus they’re starting companies where young people want to live – in urban environments. I think NY has always – by definition – been urban. These days it’s Santa Monica and Venice.

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The Magic Midnight Mind Meld

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I hold true to form and follow my own advice. And we’re here with Dan Martell , who like any great startup founder is wearing his company t-shirt for Flowtown. Wendy Tan White, the founder of Moonfruit. And a motley crew of other interesting startup founders. Yes, this is what I look like at 2am.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. If that isn’t the original definition of “angel” money I don’t know what is. The “Three C’s” of the Internet … The infrastructure and web services phases of the Internet are built.

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Should You Consider Replacing Yourself as CEO?

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Jonathan Strauss took this issue head on in a blog post that I believe every startup founder should read on “ Replacing Oneself as CEO.” ” “After 3 and a half years of fusing my self-worth with the success of the company in the crucible of startup survival, it was impossible to tear them apart without pain.