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August 4, 2009

So we’re well into our 8th week in the fbFund REV incubator; and it’s been a blast. I left the office at 3am yesterday and I didn’t need to turn off the lights because I wasn’t the last one leaving. It’s one awesome experience.

My name is Waleed, and I’m the founder of Ninua, Inc., an [...]

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Introduction to Errand Running 101

August 3, 2009

Hello there.  My name is Leah Busque and I am the Founder of RunMyErrand.com – a social networking inspired web and mobile platform connecting a community to get things done.  We work with people and small businesses in a neighborhood, to help them outsource their life, and live more efficiently.  We are one of the [...]

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Best Practices in Early Stage Product Management

July 24, 2009

Dan Olsen (@danolsen) gives a really interesting talk on best practices in making good product decisions: understanding user needs, prioritizing features, UI design optimization, and metrics.  Dan is CEO and founder of YourVersion, “a real-time discovery engine that continuously finds new, relevant content for you based on your specific interests.”
Early Stage Web Product Management by [...]

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Early Stage Startup Legal Issues

July 22, 2009

fbFund REV in- house entrepreneur, Andy Stack, shared do’s and don’ts and other tips on IP, employee, and legal issues.
The three most important takeaways I got from Andy were:
1) Don’t forget about this- 83B election. File this within 30 days of stock issuance and it can provide you favorable tax treatment that will save you [...]

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Early Stage Hiring

July 21, 2009

Dan Arkind is the CEO & founder of JobScore, a free applicant tracking system and resume database for small companies.  Dan has been helping to build startup teams for 15 years. He recently stopped by FBfund to offer some tips and tricks to optimize startup hiring. Here are a few key takeaways (hire hacks):

It’s great [...]

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How to buy a domain

July 16, 2009

Krutal Desai, an internet consultant at ACS, stopped by fbFund this afternoon to talk about domain acquisition, breaking it down into what he sees as a five step process: Brainstorm, Research, Approach, Negotiate, and Acquire +Test.

How to buy a domain

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There is only one chance to make a first impression! [...]

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Why Startups Fail

July 15, 2009

Sean Ellis, founder and principal at 12in6, discusses what he calls the “Fail Zone” for startups. All the risks and challenges are front-loaded, so essentially a startup will face the critical hurdles that will determine its success or failure, in the first year.
Ellis uses the “Startup Pyramid” model to explain his bottom-up approach in tackling [...]

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Rapid Prototyping

July 15, 2009

Rob Fan from Sharethrough talked about how to rapidly prototype a product and kickstart a startup using the lean startup methodology.
Fan introduces the lean startup methodology as the model to run a startup. Eric Ries also discussed this methodology that focuses on customer development, continuous deployment, minimum viable product, and actionable metrics.
A key takeaway is [...]

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How to find the revenue model for your social app

July 8, 2009

Dan Greenberg from Sharethrough drew on his experiences to talk about revenue models and using time wisely in an early stage startup.
Dan supported the emphasis at fbFundREV of releasing many iterations, testing often, and learning quickly.  Originally Facebook app developers, Dan and his team were able  to quickly and cheaply test different concepts, revenue models, [...]

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