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3-steps Thomas Edison used to start over 100 companies (the first Lean Startup)
Thomas Edison is well known for the numerous inventions attributed to him – some 1,093, including the light bulb, electric sub division, alkali battery amongst others. A little known fact – to me … [Read More...]

How To Be The Best Entrepreneur In The World | TechCrunch
Editor’s note: James Altucher is an investor, programmer, author, and entrepreneur. He is Managing Director of Formula Capital and has written 6 books on investing. His latest … [Read More...]

How Steve Jobs stole the GUI from Xerox
Jobs then all of 24, had a privileged invitation to visit Xerox park ...{Jobs} "and they showed my really threes things but...I was so blinded by the first thing they showed me the graphical user … [Read More...]
Startup News

Accel’s Facebook Bet Poised to Become Biggest-Ever Venture Profit: Tech – Bloomberg
January 18, 2012 By philhill Leave a Comment
A few months after struggling to raise a new fund in 2005, Accel Partners bet $12.2 million on a website run by a college dropout. Seven years later, that wager is poised to be the most profitable … [Read More...]

Silicon Moon: How to Create an Early Stage Pitch Deck
January 13, 2012 By philhill Leave a Comment
Being able to make a solid pitch to investors about your business is a *must have* skill. Here’s a good take on what to say, how to say it and how to structure it. View Slide Show: Silicon … [Read More...]

Mark Cuban’s 12 Rules for Startups | Entrepreneur.com
January 13, 2012 By philhill Leave a Comment
Anyone who has started a business has his or her own rules and guidelines, so I thought I would add to the memo with my own. My “rules” below aren’t just for those founding the … [Read More...]
Books & Videos
Founder Machine Foundation

Founder Machine Kids Boot Camp gets ready it’s prototype for Soccer911
August 3, 2011 By philhill Leave a Comment
We achieved a good deal today when we met. Today's goal was to map out our prototype. We wanted to leave the session with a clear view of exactly what the product is - how ever ugly - and how we plan … [Read More...]




