Master of 500 Hats: Ev sez: 10 rules for startups

Friday, September 15, 2006

Ev sez: 10 rules for startups

10 great tips for startups from Ev Williams, founder of Odeo and Pyra Labs (aka Blogger, acquired by Google):

#1: Be Narrow
#2: Be Different
#3: Be Casual
#4: Be Picky
#5: Be User-Centric
#6: Be Self-Centered
#7: Be Greedy
#8: Be Tiny
#9: Be Agile
#10: Be Balanced

and an extra:

#11 Be Wary

(here is a picture of Ev being wary ;)

straight up: Ev is really amazing being this honest & transparent with his business efforts. i applaud anyone with so much humility who can give back to the entrepreneur community, and be so generous to let us learn from his mis-steps. thanks ev, you rock :)

Posted by Dave on Friday, September 15, 2006 at 06:59 AM in Geeks, Tech, Startups, Life Lessons, Venture Capital & Startup Finance | Permalink

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You might want to check out the latest wisdom from Ev... specifically the 5 ways he screwed up at Odeo:

http://software.gigaom.com/2006/09/14/evan-williams-how-odeo-screwed-up/#more-6895

Enjoy!

Andy

Posted by: Andrew Bourland | Monday, September 18, 2006 at 12:28 PM

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