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POPSWas Zappos forced to sell by venture capitalisists? A big hesitancy i've always had about raising venture capital money is that i would lose control of decision making for Amplify and Clipmarks - in regards to things related to user experience as well as if/when to raise money and/or sell the company. That said, additional resources sure would help. At this point i think we've raised about $136M less than Ning :)
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POPSTwitter Hall of Shame Because I live under a rock, I found many interesting things on this list. Poking around the links led me to some very good articles. I learned a lot about how companies can use Twitter to interact with their customer base, as well as ways to screw that all up.
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POPSThe Zappos Way The online shoe company Zappos encourages the weak to quit after a training period. They even pay them to. Know of any other companies that do the same thing?