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History of BetFair, from the concept to the startup —in Andrew Black and Edward Wray’s own words
I already linked to it, but you should re-read the 2008 TIME interview of BetFair’s two founders.
Awesome literature, if you are an entrepreneur.
Take 10 minutes today to read that.
How to fund your startup? –> seed-stage capital
RightSide Capital Management will make 100-200 investments per year.
Via Daniel Horowitz
2010 State of Entrepreneurship Address
http://www.kauffman.org/
Download this post to watch the video —if your feed reader does not show it to you.
Nigel Eccles is not dead.
About the European startup scene:
BetFair co-founder Ed Wray laments the suppression of UK’s tax incentive for startup entrepreneurs.
BetFair chairman Ed Wray: “Too many hurdles in the way of enterprise”.
Wray refers to a tax incentive that he and Black used to launch Betfair after they were forced to go to friends and family for funds, having failed to raise capital from institutional investors.
“That was very useful in terms of getting the business off [...]
This Week In Startups — Jason Calanis interviews Matt Mullenweg on WordPress.
This Week In Startups @ YouTube
Good blog and video interviews of startup entrepreneurs.
Bookmark. Read. Watch. Subscribe to.
Interview with Matt Mullenweg on WordPress:
Start-Up Nation: The Story Of Israel’s Economic Miracle
Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle – by Dan Senor et al.
Correlation gone wong? Kauffman Foundation study on education and entrepreneurship sparks controversy.
“The question is whether being educated in a ‘top’ school helps or not. And the design of the study simply does not allow any conclusion about this question, in either direction!“
More info.
Paul Graham to startup entrepreneurs
Paul Graham to startup entrepreneurs:
1. Be Careful with Cofounders
2. Startups Take Over Your Life
3. It’s an Emotional Roller-coaster
4. It Can Be Fun
5. Persistence Is the Key
6. Think Long-Term
7. Lots of Little Things
8. Start with Something Minimal
9. Engage Users
10. Change Your Idea
11. Don’t Worry about Competitors
12. It’s Hard to Get Users
13. Expect the Worst with Deals
14. [...]
NO CORRELATION BETWEEN IVY LEAGUE EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Those who are born without the silver spoons in their mouths are more motivated to succeed.
UPDATE:
Prof Panos Ipeirotis wrote this comment, at TechCrunch:
“The question is whether being educated in a ‘top’ school helps or not. And the design of the study simply does not allow any conclusion about this question, in either direction!“
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