UpstartToday: Rolling Stone's covers; Nelson Mandela's lessons; & VC downward trends

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July 18, 2013

Startup lessons from Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela is up there with Gandhi as one of the most peaceful, honorable, bold and courageous world leaders of all time. But he's an entrepreneur at heart. Why Twitter talk is cheap The Boston Globe didn't just tar Rolling Stone's Dzhokhar Tsarnaev cover for its alleged callousness, but with the ultimate journalistic kiss-off: "It's marketing." VC investing keeps falling The Series A crunch for startups is as real as a heart attack. Two reports released this morning illustrate it. Avoid becoming a startup cliché NERF guns and Ping Pong tables really are not startup culture. An entrepreneur gives advice on avoiding becoming a cliche. MORE ON ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATION 7 things we know about Rolling Stone from its covers Men's Wearhouse gets studly with Joseph Abboud deal Gee-whiz tech of the day: a wooden battery How big was PayPal's $92 quadrillion mistake? Are you a hero, whiz kid, or buddy? Get in character to run your business SLIDESHOW: Cooling down with a Perrier branding strategy When someone asks you what you did on your summer vacation what will you say? Back 9 links: Winnie the Pooh and Chuck E. Cheese too

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