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Top Six Core Competencies for any Internet Startup 0

One of the coolest things about going to business school at MIT is the General Catalyst Breakfast Series. Once a month, 10 MIT students and 10 HBS students wake up painfully early to go to General Catalyst’s office in Harvard Square to listen to a speaker give their take on entrepreneurship. Last Friday, we [...]

Microsoft Yahoo Merger Good for Startups! 0

Marc Andreesen, successful entrepreneur (Mosaic, Netscape, Loudcloud) and investor (Digg, Plazes, Ning) provides a nice analysis of the potential effects of a Microsoft-Yahoo acquisition to the likelihood of smaller startups being acquired. His conclusion is that there will be no effect :
The Microsoft/Yahoo deal, if it happens, means very little for the entrepreneurial climate [...]