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Re: Triangle Start-Up Bloggers

David Cummings — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:34:03 -0000

Good call Eric. Blogging is a great way to level the playing field and make information more available. Atlanta is in the same boat looking to add more voices in the community:

http://davidcummings.org/20...

Re: The Boggs Blog - Blog - Business Lessons From Baseball Cards

David Cummings — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:04:11 -0000

Great stuff. I have fond memories of baseball cards and, much like the game Monopoly, helped get me excited about economics and business.

Re: On being a positive person…

David Cummings — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:15:33 -0000

Great post Jeff! I'm huge believer in being positive and made it one of our three core values: positive, self-starting, and supportive.

Re: Where I am weak

David Cummings — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:07:28 -0000

Good post Kyle. I agree that writing is hard and needs to be practiced on a regular basis. I've been writing a daily blog post on startups at davidcummings.org for almost two years now and it is still tough.

Re: No Technical Co-Founder? Do Not Pass Go!

David Cummings — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:39:43 -0000

Thanks Mike and Greg for the great points. Do you guys have examples of successful companies that didn't have a technical co-founder or early CTO-type person?

Re: Entrepreneur’s Dilemma – Product or Service

David Cummings — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:24:03 -0000

I definitely didn't stress it enough that the consulting piece is only to pay the bills early on and should be abandoned with vigor once the product has any sort of traction. I agree that straddling the fence for too long will lead to failure.

Re: Startup Q&A

David Cummings — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:14:26 -0000

Great post Jeff. I agree that you need to just put yourself out there full-time and treat it like a marathon and not a sprint. Here are my thoughts on the topic:
http://davidcummings.org/20...