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mollylynn··on Entrepreneurs Shouldn't Pitch Their Ideas To Venture Capitalists
Sometimes intense people need to be reminded of the obvious as the obvious is too often overlooked
mollylynn··on Hands-on Techniques To Avoid Hiring Wantrepreneurs
I totally disagree. "Accomplishments" are what you rely on when hiring someone for a big company. When hiring entrepreneurs, their resumes are often misleading / worthless.

See this article for a more complete discussion of this thought: http://infochachkie.com/hiring/

mollylynn··on Pawn Stars Teaches Entrepreneurs How To Not Negotiate
Exactly!
mollylynn··on Intellectual Property - Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company
Agreed - Intellectual Property is usually overvalued by larger companies. However, it still makes sense for startups to protect their IP, without basing their success on the novelty of their IP.

Nice article.

mollylynn··on Ask HN: Should I go to Startup School?
Not worth it!

Learn on the job and network for free (or very little money). Such 'orchestrated' startup events tend to be populated with consultants, accountants and lawyers who want your business.

Good luck.

mollylynn··on How GoToMyPC Devistated pcAnywhere & GoToMeeting Put A Hurtin' On WebEx
pcAnywhere's market share has plummeted, from well a dominate position of the SMB remote access market to a fractional, minority share.

What word would you use?

mollylynn··on Ask HN: Explain AWS
If you haven't done so already, check out RightScale (www.rightscale.com). They offer a dashboard that helps users access AWS.
mollylynn··on Consultants Can Destroy Your Startup
Sorry guys, I did not realize that the prior link redirected to the page in which the article was originally posted. My mistake.

The first link seems to have been pretty well received before it was taken down, hence the post to the original link.

mollylynn··on [dead]
Love the joke - never heard it before, so certainly worth repeating.

Too bad that it is oh so true...

mollylynn··on What Are Your Startup's Core Values?
Agreed - but I think part of the point of the article was that the 'non entrepreneurs' that were being hired 'didn't get it'.

I a perfect world, there would be no need for Core Values to be written down. However, as the article points out, at some point in a venture's life, it grows big enough that you can no longer assume everyone is 100% aligned.

Creepy to an entrepreneur, no doubt. However, potentially very necessary for non-entrepreneurs to act in the proper manner.

mollylynn··on What Are Your Startup's Core Values?
CPaul - you beat me to the punch. I was just about to post this.

I like this entry - all too often the Core Values in books are from big companies and are not applicable to most startups.

Nice to see 'real' Core Values that have impacted a real startup.

mollylynn··on Are You An Entrepreneur or a Wantrepreneur?
These are Great questions.

I especially like the "Great American Novel" question. If answered thoughtfully, it would provide a nice window into the soul of the interviewee.

The "favorite blogger" question is good as well, as it also helps the interviewer understand what motivates and excites the interviewee.

mollylynn··on Are You An Entrepreneur or a Wantrepreneur?
Your point is well taken. Not every post on the site is a "How To", which I tend to like better as well.

Some are more inspirational. I do agree that this one has less 'meat' than some of the others, but I still like the description of the characteristics shared by many successful entrepreneurs.

Maybe there is a strong correlation between Eagle Scouts and Entrepreneurs?!

Thanks for the feedback.

mollylynn··on Who Would You Finance? Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn?
I would back Huck - I will take a straight forward, clear-thinking entrepreneur over an "intellectual" any and every time!
mollylynn··on Entreprenurial Negotiating Tactics
Nice post - lots of good suggestions here.
mollylynn··on Identifying Effective Startup Advisors
Cool - thanks for posting this.Sorry that I didn't see your posting.

I think it contains interesting thoughts regarding what characteristics make a startup Advisor effective.

mollylynn··on To Woo or To War? When When Should An Entrepreneur Fight, Flee or Flirt?
Nice take on an ancient classic (Art of War) and a recent look at persuasion (Art of Woo).

Fight, Flee or Flirt - love it.

mollylynn··on What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Eight-Year-Olds
Nice post. I love the analogy - very creative and spot on.