This Is Sam's Town

February 20, 2013

Good idea, bad idea … Any difference for startups ?

What is the recipe for a startup ? Usually, friends + beer + chill out + have an idea (or many weird/crazy/smart… really?/very stupid/whatever ideas). That is the cornerstone of a startup building process. Think of something, have an idea, good or bad, and build on it. Then, one question I usually face when meeting…

February 19, 2013

Great Employees Are Not Replaceable – Forbes

See on Scoop.it – Entrepreneurship in the World One of the most important lessons I learned during my years as a CEO was that great employees are not replaceable. It isn’t the technology or the product that make a company great, it’s the people. Samuel Pavin‘s insight: A lesson to keep in mind. Hire good people but…

February 18, 2013

Article: Social Media Marketing: How To Turn Satisfied Customers Into ‘Brand Advocates’

Social Media Marketing: How To Turn Satisfied Customers Into ‘Brand Advocates’ http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2013/02/15/social-media-marketing-how-to-turn-satisfied-customers-into-brand-advocates/

January 31, 2013

Gone ‘Camping’

Not “Gone camping” like in real going out in the wild but still that could make an excuse for the limited recent activity on this blog. Anyway, that is actually “gone to ‘Le Camping’ “. Le Camping is a French startup accelerator, based in Paris, precisely in the posh building of the former stock exchange…

January 25, 2013

Why you are smarter on the weekend

See on Scoop.it – Entrepreneurship in the World At the end of the week, do you ever feel like you are waking up from a crazy dream? Do things suddenly start to make sense again?Maybe it’s because you finally get to do what you want, instead of Samuel Pavin‘s insight: It is Friday (in Europe…

January 10, 2013

Getting Lucky Requires Big, Bold Bets

See on Scoop.it – Entrepreneurship in the World Fortune befriends the bold – Emily DickinsonI’ve been fortunate. My company, HubSpot is growing — fast. We have 8,500 customers, over 400 employees and have raised $100 million in venture capital to Samuel Pavin‘s insight: "Be bold" 10 items by Dharmesh Shah. No pain, no game. Same…