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    Venture Blog

    ventureblog.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2007

    A venture capitalist's blog on startup investing, fundraising, lawyers, and the entrepreneurial lessons of the author's peers.

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    What HN says

    HN mentions it in a list of startup blogs that Forbes called standout posts, with no further opinion given.

    Stats for nerds
    30HN people shared it
    45linked in comments
    143story points
    Nov 2013last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      Innovation Doesn't Take a Vacation in an Economic Downturn
      1 person · 16 points · first shared 2009 · 3 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Great Lawyers Are Worth More Than $5,000
      1 person · 10 points · first shared 2011 · 3 comments on HN
    3. 3
      Entrepreneurial Success According to Paul Graham and Madeline Albright
      1 person · 8 points · first shared 2008 · Discussion on HN
    4. 4
      Secondary Market Stupidity
      1 person · 8 points · first shared 2013 · Discussion on HN
    5. 5
      The Temptation of Data
      3 people · 7 points · first shared 2012 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      "Currently we don't have time for due diligence"
      1 person · 7 points · first shared 2011 · 1 comments on HN
    7. 7
      Just Say No To Capped Convertible Notes
      1 person · 6 points · first shared 2011 · 1 comments on HN
    8. 8
      Fantastic Advice for Angel Investors
      1 person · 6 points · first shared 2009 · Discussion on HN
    9. 9
      Venture Capital in China
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2008 · 2 comments on HN
    10. 10
      Entrepreneurship In Europe
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2007 · 1 comments on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • mohamedzahidNov 2013

      The list ("standout posts" are according to Forbes):

      1. On Startups (onstartups.com)
      2. For Entrepreneurs (forentrepreneurs.com)
      3. Steve Blank (steveblank.com)
      4. Startup Lawyer (startuplawyer.com)
      5. Rock the Post (rockthepost.com)
      6. Venture Hacks (venturehacks.com)
      7. Dutiee (dutiee.com)
      8. Chris Dixon --> standout post (http://cdixon.org/2013/06/01/some-thoughts-on-mobile/)
      9. Quora (I mean, Quora's awesome, but they just phoned this one in)
      10. Ladieswholaunch (Ladieswholaunch.com)
      11. Angel List (angel.co)
      12. First Round Capital (firstround.com/review)
      13. Epic Launch (epiclaunch.com)
      14. A VC (avc.com)
      15. Business Owner's Toolkit --> standout post http://www.bizfilings.com/toolkit/sbg/run-a-business/exiting/tax-aspects-of-selling-business.aspx
      16. Tom Tunguz's blog (tomtunguz.com)
      17. Chic CEO (chic-ceo.com)
      18. This is Going to be Big --> standout post: http://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/blog/2013/7/18/the-hook-the-most-important-part-of-a-pitch.html
      19. All Business --> standout post: http://experts.allbusiness.com/5-seo-bare-minimums-busy-business-owner/11204/#.UoMwjZSkfgF
      20. Above the Crowd --> standout post: http://abovethecrowd.com/2009/08/24/what-is-really-happening-to-the-venture-capital-industry/
      21. Forte Foundation (fortefoundation.org)
      22. PG's blog --> standout post: http://paulgraham.com/ds.html
      23. Medium --> standout post: https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/40cf0a8919cb
      24. Ben Horowitz's blog --> standout post:…

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