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    2. Pitch to Get a Meeting, Not a Check

      Explore inc.com (Apr 5 2012)

      ...ars Demo Day, just after HelpScout finished their pitch on stage in front of hundreds of investors, Dharmesh Shah tweeted that he would invest. In another instance, I recently introduced one TechStars company to a... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Mark Suster   David Cohen   Brad Feld

    3. The Big List: The Best and Worst Startup Stuff In 2011

      Explore On Startups by Dharmesh Shah (Jan 2 2012)

      The Big List: The Best and Worst Startup Stuff In 2011 ...e this year, but written pre-2011): Inbound Marketing, by Brian Halligan and OnStartups.com's own Dharmesh Shah. Simply put, a seminal book that gets you traffic. Do More Faster, by David Cohen and Brad Feld. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Joel Spolsky   Jason Calacanis   Mark Suster

    4. Hiring Employee #1

      Explore A Smart Bear (Dec 12 2011) Recruiting

      Hiring Employee #1 ...how to know whether to “hire” or “not hire.” * Why startups should ALWAYS compromise when hiring by Dharmesh Shah — There are many attributes you’d like to see in a hire, but compromise is necessary; here’s how to... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Joel Spolsky   Dharmesh Shah

    5. 10 Ideas For Those Critical Early Startup Sales

      Explore Savage Thoughts (Dec 4 2011) Marketing

      10 Ideas For Those Critical Early Startup Sales ... * Mobile Apr 26 10 Ideas For Those Critical Early Startup Sales This post initially appeared on Dharmesh Shah’s excellent blog, OnStartups. Closing your initial sales at a startup is one of the most challengin... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Cambridge   Dharmesh Shah

    6. HubSpot’s Best Practices for Managing SaaS Inside Sales

      Explore Blog of David Skok, Matrix Partners (Nov 22 2011) Marketing

      HubSpot’s Best Practices for Managing SaaS Inside Sales ...own startup company before going to MIT’s Sloan School of Business, where he met Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah the founders of HubSpot. His engineering roots made him very process and metrics driven, which acco... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Brian Halligan   Dharmesh Shah   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    7. Raising Money On AngelList: 21 Tips From Two Active Angels

      Explore On Startups by Dharmesh Shah (Aug 10 2011) Funding

      Raising Money On AngelList: 21 Tips From Two Active Angels The following is the result of a collaboration between Ty Danco and Dharmesh Shah. Ty is an angel investor and startup mentor (you should be reading his blog). Dharmesh is founder a... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jason Calacanis   Mark Suster   Venture Hacks

    8. Case interviews and the flaws of common interview techniques

      Explore curiousjuice.com (Jul 31 2011) Recruiting

      Case interviews and the flaws of common interview techniques ...st to such greuelling interviews were my sessions with the founders of HubSpot - Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah.  Both emphasize "hiring athletes" and neither gave me a case interview.  Indeed I thought the disc... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Stanford   Brian Halligan

    9. Finance Fridays: Getting Started – Allocating Equity and Founder’s Investment

      Explore Feld Thoughts (Jul 29 2011)

      Finance Fridays: Getting Started – Allocating Equity and Founder’s Investment ...ll, they needed to focus on building their product, right? Fortunately, Dick and Jane had both read Dharmesh Shah’s piece on avoiding co-founder conflict in Do More Faster and knew it was important to address co-f... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Dharmesh Shah

    10. Dear Friend: Sorry. My heart says yes, but my schedule says no.

      Explore On Startups by Dharmesh Shah (Jul 21 2011)

      Dear Friend: Sorry. My heart says yes, but my schedule says no. ...arly all participants inside the NFL, MBA, MLB, and have their jerseys NFL Jerseys invest in. Hello Dharmesh Shah, WHO T.F. ARE YOU? To Tom Sexton -- one of the posters here, I can't agree with you more. By workin... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   StackExchange   Joel Spolsky   India

    11. Some Heart-felt and Humble Advice For Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz

      Explore On Startups by Dharmesh Shah (Jul 7 2011) Funding

      Some Heart-felt and Humble Advice For Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz ...e. We look forward forward to watching your continued success. Warm regards, Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah (the HubSpot guys) Looking for other startup fanatics?  Request access to the OnStartups LinkedIn... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Brian Halligan   Dharmesh Shah

    12. Entrepreneurs: What To Do If You Don't Have An Idea

      Explore On Startups by Dharmesh Shah (Jul 6 2011) Funding

      ...t and The Furious (1 week ago) Will Google Ventures Disrupt Venture Capital? (2 weeks ago) Video of Dharmesh Shah at Business of Software 2010 Conference (3 weeks ago) No Capital? No Problem. What You Get For Free... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Sequoia Capital   Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers   Dharmesh Shah

    13. 7 things Marc Benioff at Salesforce.com taught me

      Explore curiousjuice.com (Apr 24 2011)

      7 things Marc Benioff at Salesforce.com taught me ...r Marc but I just finished reading his book Behind the Cloud (on the recommendation of my colleague Dharmesh Shah) on the story of Salesforce.com.   In the book, Marc shares several pieces of advice that should be... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Dharmesh Shah   Salesforce

    14. Launching Tech Ventures: Part IV, Readings

      Explore Platforms and Networks (Apr 10 2011)

      ...es when transitioning from a free to paid model; MailChimp on their experience with this transition.Dharmesh Shah of Hubspot lists 16 factors for success with a SaaS model; another post from Shah on the same topic... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   John Mullins   London Business School

    15. The Big, Important Startup Lesson From The Recent Google Leadership Shuffle

      Explore On Startups by Dharmesh Shah (Jan 21 2011)

      The Big, Important Startup Lesson From The Recent Google Leadership Shuffle ...tup been able to draw relevant lessons from the Google? Like this? Help spread the word. Posted by Dharmesh Shah on Fri, Jan 21, 2011 COMMENTS Wow this such a great article and the tips are very comprehensive. Fo... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Eric Schmidt   Larry Page   Dharmesh Shah

    16. Startup Wisdom From Babson Entrepreneurship Forum

      Explore On Startups by Dharmesh Shah (Nov 15 2010)

      ...els talked about what it takes to be an entrepreneur and shared stories from the startup trenches. Dharmesh Shah kindly helped this cash-strapped starter attend by bankrolling my ticket. We thought a blog rec... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Laura Fitton   Babson College   Seattle

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