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Co-founder and Partner, #DominateFund, an early-stage fund that helps startups gain attention for their products through coaching on PR/press, user acquisition, marketing and Hollywood/celebs -- co-founded by two YCers (Tracks.by - W12). Investors in Clever, Virool & FundersClub.

Also a columnist/commentator at CNET. Author of Captivology: The Secret Science of Capturing People's Attention (Penguin Riverhead, 2014). Former Co-Editor & Editor-at-Large of Mashable.

http://benparr.com

  1. Show HN: The first episode of the Chatbots Magazine podcast (soundcloud.com)
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  2. I’m So Sick and Tired of Men Marginalizing Women in Tech (inc.com)
    3 points 2
  3. Startups aren’t supposed to be easy (stayhustling.com)
    17 points 7
  4. The Tech Community Must Invest More In San Francisco (benparr.com)
    41 points 54
  5. How to find and get the most out of an entrepreneurial mentor (news.cnet.com)
    1 points 0
  6. Startup Life: Our PR “Crisis” with TechCrunch and How We Came Out On Top (blog.markerly.com)
    4 points 1
  7. Wall Street is from Mars, Silicon Valley is from Venus (news.cnet.com)
    1 points 0
  8. 2012: Hard Lessons Learned (benmilne.com)
    97 points 15
  9. Can you be sexy and have a startup? (thenextweb.com)
    2 points 0
  10. Prospectus For Silicon Valley's Next Hot Tech IPO (mcsweeneys.net)
    14 points 0
  11. Commandments for choosing a co-founder (news.cnet.com)
    2 points 0
  12. Microsoft, Facebook Announce Patent Agreement (newsroom.fb.com)
    5 points 0
  13. Socialcam, 99Dresses named Hot Startups to Watch (businessinsider.com)
    4 points 0
  14. HN: Name a problem, any problem, you'd like to see someone solve

    What's a problem that bothers you intensely? Any problem, as big or as specific as you'd like. Who knows, maybe one of these ideas will turn into a YC company! A continuation of a question I asked HN 3 years ago --…

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  15. Why aren't there more women in tech? Wrong question (news.cnet.com)
    2 points 1
  16. Form letter template for acquired startups (gist.github.com)
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  17. The Talent Crunch Will Define the Tech Industry in 2012 (benparr.com)
    2 points 0
  18. Characters of Silicon Valley (spreadsheets.google.com)
    24 points 6
  19. Introducing the Mashable Startups Channel (mashable.com)
    1 points 0
  20. Managing the Federal Debt (nationalaffairs.com)
    2 points 0
  21. Hey, Entrepreneurs: The $250 Million Poem (mashable.com)
    7 points 0
  22. Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding (mashable.com)
    3 points 0
  23. Social From the Ground Up (developers.facebook.com)
    21 points 4

  24. Yes

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  25. Poll HN: Should You Have a Co-Founder for a Successful Startup?

    As articles have been posted with increasing frequency on the topic on Hacker News, I wanted to poll the community on its opinion overall and see where we as a group fall.

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