By Larry Chiang<\/p>\n
I’ve a confession.<\/p>\n
Duck9 is a sequel to a business that I didn’t start.<\/p>\n
Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) 12\/14\/12 3:13 AM I’ve made plans for do a sequel to your last startup (or a sequel to someone else’s): Stanford Entrepreneur We… planca.st\/n13S<\/p>\n
You see I pattern recognize what film studio executives know: Sequels are less risky.<\/p>\n
The sequel concept is something I explored when I took-taught ENGR 145<\/p>\n
ENGR145’s Anchor Concept: Lemonade and Gua Gua Guacamole<\/p>\n
It moves you to the right on the entrepreneur bell curve<\/p>\n
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Stanford Entrepreneur Week is Jan 31 – March 14<\/p>\n
Workshop #11 is “Do a sequel company to reduce risk”. More details to come but I’m loving the Stanford Engineering, Live-Action Business Case Studies for<\/p>\n
– Danny Sullivan “Search Engine Land” franchise founder started Search Engine Watch – Michael Levit Spigot is a sequel to Vendio – Mark Zuckerberg Facebook is a sequel Hot or Not and Friendster – Nick Alexander He has a YC company that is a sequel to another YC company that also augments it in a symbiotic way<\/p>\n
Who do you know of that has a sequel for a startup? Tell me in the comments below<\/p>\n
Do u have an idea for an event or have an event?! I’ll try to list it either as an official event or UNofficial event<\/p>\n
Text me<\/p>\n
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CEO of Duck9 Stanford University Entrepreneur in Residence, Emeritus<\/p>\n
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