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How to Save MySpace

Jun 18, 2009 36 Comments

I wouldn’t bet against MySpace. They attract over 70 million people a month (just in the US), and by most accounts are still one of the 10 most popular sites in the world. They also have a new management team, that’s headed up in part by Michael Jones (COO), the most all around talented internet [...]

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This Week in Startups

Jun 16, 2009 4 Comments

This past week I was Jason Calacanis‘  guest on his new program This Week In Startups.  It’s a tech interview and news show, aired live on the web, where Jason discusses topical subjects geared towards entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts.  A couple of the more interesting moments include 1.) the disucssion of how we first raised [...]

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Pitching Venture Capitalists – Startups Uncensored #8

Jun 08, 2009 13 Comments

This month’s “Startups Uncensored” will be on “Pitching Venture Capitalists”.  It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation revealing the best ways to meet, court, and pitch venture capitalists on your business ideas. We are joined this month by Nate Redmond, a Partner at Rustic Canyon Venture Capital, and Docstoc Board member.  Mark Suster, [...]

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Do You Know What Today Is?

Jun 02, 2009 No Comments

Taking full advantage of our newly debuted blog-like homepage, we’re announcing the creation of a brand new Docstoc mainstay. The Today Is feature will be gracing the homepage of Docstoc everyday and feature exciting, relevant events that are happening or have happened on this day — or week or month — in history. Today Is [...]

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Introducing Docstoc Collections

May 21, 2009 1 Comment

Today, we’re announcing the release of our newest program, Docstoc Collections. We’ve been in a bit of a release frenzy of late, with DocCash, our public API and our new homepage all bowing this month, but we’re sure Collections will be just as great. Docstoc Collections are streamlined groupings of documents put together around one [...]

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Collections on Docstoc

May 21, 2009 1 Comment

Just released a KILLER new feature today on Docstoc where we feature Collections of documents around different topics.  These are packs of documents that are grouped together around different topics like Starting a Small Business, Advertising Online, and “Traveling on a Budget. You can check out the coverage of Collections on TechCrunch

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Outsourcing Web Development & Businesses – Startups Uncensored #7

May 19, 2009 3 Comments

This month’s “Startups Uncensored” will be on “Outsourcing Web Development & Businesses”.  It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation revealing the best practices and methodologies for building your web-based company through outsourcing. We are joined this month by James Siminoff, founder/CEO of PhoneTag and Aaron Hawkey co-founder and CTO of Cramster.  Both have [...]

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DocCash: Make Money by Uploading Documents to the Web

May 13, 2009 2 Comments

With DocCash, users can now make money by uploading documents to Docstoc. Docstoc has leveraged the Google Adsense API. Now, when you upload documents to Docstoc, you share in the revenue whenever someone clicks on one of the Google Ads on your documents. Docstoc splits the revenue from documents in DocCash with each user 50/50. [...]

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The Unintended Consequences of Startups

Apr 18, 2009 71 Comments

There is only one way I can imagine running a startup, obsessively giving it everything you’ve got. In my opinion its what separates the winners from everyone else, and it’s the only way I’d ever be able to look back on this experience without regret. But that kind of dedication comes with a price. And [...]

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Getting Your Internet Company Bought – Startups Uncensored #6

Apr 09, 2009 9 Comments

This month’s “Startups Uncensored” will be on “Getting Your Internet Company Bought”. It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation revealing the metrics and measurements for Mergers and Acquisitions in the online space with one of the best experts in the field. We are joined this month by Shawn Colo, the Co-Founder and Head [...]

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