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A nice list of non-profit web tools

September 16th, 2007 · Comments Off

Read/Write Web has a terrific list of non-profit web tools. This goes along great with some of the previous guides I’ve linked (see “How we set up a non-profit by the seat of our pants” and Startup Guides).
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“How we set up a non-profit by the seat of our pants”

August 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

A few months ago, I wrote up a list of Startup guides where people like Evan Williams and Nick Denton gave a list of which web apps they were using to help their web companies. I also said they were good for a nonprofit, as well as a startup. Well, after scouring the [...]

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Craigslist Bootcamp 2007 in Berkeley

August 27th, 2007 · 5 Comments

My previous boss in Berkeley, Sylvia, introduced me to the nonprofit scene in the Bay Area, taking me to 501 Tech Clubs from NTEN and the Craigslist Foundation. I enjoyed this scene, so I made it a priority to come back to Berkeley for the Craigslist Foundation’s 2007 Nonprofit Bootcamp. It’s a fantastic [...]

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Startup Guides

February 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

A few blog posts about some other software and Internet services that might be useful for starting up a company (or nonprofit).

Read and Write Web’s Software for Virtual Teams
Nick Denton’s (owner of Gawker and Lifehacker) Startup Kit

Evan Williams’s (founder of blogger.com) list of business web apps
Added: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Web 2.0: Top 25 Apps [...]

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Tags: Featured · Jobs · Software · Startups ·

You Should Watch the Super Bowl Like It’s Your Job

January 30th, 2006 · Comments Off

ABC News: You Should Watch the Super Bowl Like It’s Your Job- “Smart, savvy business people pride themselves on keeping up with current events, politics and celebrity gossip so they always have interesting tidbits to contribute to small talk at meetings, parties and social outings. They know that idle chitchat is awfully valuable in building [...]

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Companies I’d like to Profile (but don’t exist)

November 22nd, 2005 · 2 Comments

Companies I’d like to Profile (but don’t exist)-Great ideas for Internet companies to startup
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Tags: Asides · Startups · The Internet