I just finished reading Mark Cuban’s new ebook How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It. Considering it only costs $2.99, there is no reason for you not to go buy it right this minute. While the entire thing is a great read, I particularly enjoyed a chapter at the end

This past Saturday, Y Combinator hosted their 5th Annual Startup School at Stanford.  Featuring speakers such as Mark Zuckerberg, Reid Hoffman and Andrew Mason, the all day event was a first hand account of the ups and downs of creating a new company.  Thankfully for those of us that couldn’t attend in person, the entire event was streamed on Justin.tv. 

Thanks to the Twitter tip from Jon Steinberg, I came across this great presentation from Rashmi Sinha, CEO / Co-Founder of Slideshare.  In it, she talks about the trials she went through in finding the right mix of business models for SlideShare, ranging from advertising to Freemium.  Great read for any start-up

Paul Gillin, author of  The New Influencers and Secrets of Social Media Marketing, writes one of my favorite online newsletters.  In his latest issue, he provided a stellar summary of the advice he gives to college students.  In fact, the advice is so good that I thought the piece deserved to be reposted in its entirety.  If you like the