http://amitklein.com Figurin' it out... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:13:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://amitklein.com/2011/12/28/relationships-are-more-important-then-deadlines/ http://amitklein.com/2011/12/28/relationships-are-more-important-then-deadlines/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:43:04 +0000 Amit Klein http://amitklein.com/?p=1973 Two years ago we were late on delivering a project, and one of the developers came up to me and told me his launch-critical piece of functionality was delayed… again. Blame it on fatigue (I’d been up for about 30 … Continue reading →

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]]> http://amitklein.com/2011/09/22/the-first-version-of-your-product-is-going-to-suck-launch-anyway/feed/ 2 http://amitklein.com/2011/09/21/why-its-important-to-share-your-startup-idea/ http://amitklein.com/2011/09/21/why-its-important-to-share-your-startup-idea/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:29:30 +0000 Amit Klein http://amitklein.com/?p=1940 We speak with a ton of idea stage entrepreneurs through StartupGiraffe. Many times, people think we’re going to “Zuckerberg their Winklevoss” and steal whatever brilliant ideas they have. Because of this, they speak in generalizations and vagaries (it’s like LinkedIn … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2011/09/21/why-its-important-to-share-your-startup-idea/feed/ 1 http://amitklein.com/2011/06/30/the-top-6-mistakes-idea-stage-entrepreneurs-make/ http://amitklein.com/2011/06/30/the-top-6-mistakes-idea-stage-entrepreneurs-make/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:51:41 +0000 Amit Klein http://amitklein.com/?p=1930 Since the launch of Startup Giraffe I’ve had the opportunity to speak to 50+ idea stage entrepreneurs.  I’ve been amazed at the diversity of good ideas that folks from outside of the startup scene have.  Through conversations with them I’ve … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2011/06/30/the-top-6-mistakes-idea-stage-entrepreneurs-make/feed/ 8 http://amitklein.com/2011/06/02/latest-venture-startup-giraffe/ http://amitklein.com/2011/06/02/latest-venture-startup-giraffe/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:11:35 +0000 Amit Klein http://amitklein.com/?p=1920 Over the past few months my two buddies and I have worked on a bunch of different projects.  From StoryStack to  Tractorbe.am to AudioJux (plus a few others), we’ve realized a few things: We get all fired up about new ideas We’re … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2011/06/02/latest-venture-startup-giraffe/feed/ 28 http://amitklein.com/2011/03/09/deciding-between-startup-ideas/ http://amitklein.com/2011/03/09/deciding-between-startup-ideas/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:56:23 +0000 Amit Klein http://amitklein.com/?p=1906 No one said working at a startup was easy. Although we started StoryStack with the intensity of a thousand suns we’ve hit a few bumps along the way. Through three iterations of the product and countless meetings with friends and … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2011/03/09/deciding-between-startup-ideas/feed/ 8 http://amitklein.com/2011/01/27/thoughts-on-being-a-first-time-entrepreneur-in-new-york/ http://amitklein.com/2011/01/27/thoughts-on-being-a-first-time-entrepreneur-in-new-york/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:57:04 +0000 Amit Klein http://amitklein.com/?p=1893 It’s been just over three months since I moved back to NY to work on StoryStack.  The main reason for leaving India was ’cause I kept reading how the NY tech scene was exploding (and I was sick of samosas… … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2011/01/27/thoughts-on-being-a-first-time-entrepreneur-in-new-york/feed/ 4 http://amitklein.com/2010/11/29/introducing-storystack/ http://amitklein.com/2010/11/29/introducing-storystack/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:55:05 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=1868 For the past few weeks my two buddies and I have been coding non-stop and last night completed the first iteration of our product.  Now it’s time to take a step back, get some people using the app and see … Continue reading →

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]]> http://amitklein.com/2010/10/19/the-return/feed/ 10 http://amitklein.com/2010/08/26/steal-this-product-idea-4-cricketfaceoff-com/ http://amitklein.com/2010/08/26/steal-this-product-idea-4-cricketfaceoff-com/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:59:48 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=1441 I’ve been playing Fantasy Football for the last 8 years and absolutely love it.   For those who don’t know how it works: you join a league with your friends, draft real players, and accumulate points based on how the … Continue reading →

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