Daily Reading from February 10, 2008

10 Feb 2008

Links to what I’ve been reading recently.

An Initial Analysis of the Fast Company Community —
How to get a meeting? : Texas Startup Blog — "DO NOT SEND your business plan. Why not? David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners explains, ‘Nothing slows down a VC as much as a comprehensive business plan.’"
Is Your Business Out of Position? - Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - — "What ultimately happened was that the owners never really understood the position of their business. They ultimately made decisions about positioning themselves that caused the collapse of their rather successful company."

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