March 2010

Using Convertible Notes for Financing a Startup

March 17, 2010 Startup Funding

I’ve been doing some research on the use of convertible notes for the purposing of financing our startup, BiggerPockets.com. If you’re also doing research on this financing option, I hope you find the info helpful — if you’ve got some great articles that you want to share, please do in the comments below. Without further [...]

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Stop Making Commitments When You Can’t Live Up to Them!

March 12, 2010 Entrepreneurship

This is one of my biggest pet peeves. On almost a daily basis, I run into a situation where someone made a commitment to me, and didn’t live up to it. It is tiresome, annoying, and flat out rude. I don’t pretend to be perfect, and I’m sure I’ve made my share of commitments that [...]

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Reputation & Crisis Management Rockstars: Where to Turn When Things Get Crazy

March 10, 2010 Commentary

Brett Borders – Online Reputation Management I just finished responding to a bunch of interview questions about community building from a good friend, and social media rockstar, Brett Borders. If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out his site before, I strongly recommend going through each and every post, and of course, when the [...]

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Planning for the Unexpected and Startup Team Building

March 9, 2010 Entrepreneurship

Today was supposed to be a new beginning, but sometimes we have to deal with headaches from our past, and that appeared to be the case this morning, as I learned of a security hole that was causing bots to be able to spam parts of our site. The hole has since been closed, but [...]

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Catharsis

March 8, 2010 Entrepreneurship

According to Wikipedia, catharsis means a “cleansing”, “purging”, or “clarification.” I hope that today’s catharsis marks a new beginning for myself and my company, BiggerPockets. With that in mind, I hope to share the journey moving forward with the rest of you. I’ve ignored this blog for a long time, and I’ve really come to [...]

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