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Marc Barros
marcbarros.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2013
Marc Barros, a founder of the camera company Contour, writes about startups, hardware, fundraising, marketing and his own failures.
What HN saysCommenters call him a good, very open writer on startups, hardware and marketing, and note much of the blog is a post-mortem of Contour.
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- 1The ROI on being an entrepreneur vs. an employee2 people · 157 points · first shared 2014 · 99 comments on HN
- 2When I got fired from my own company2 people · 11 points · first shared 2013 · 1 comments on HN
- 3Will you make it past being a founder?2 people · 5 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 4Startup Off-sites – Why They Matter And How I Run Them1 people · 18 points · first shared 2019 · 3 comments on HN
- 5You Can’t Fire Your Investors1 people · 4 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 6Getting Back Up1 people · 4 points · first shared 2014 · discussion on HN
- 7Poor Quality Will Kill You1 people · 4 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 8How to do marketing without hiring a marketer1 people · 4 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
- 9To The Creators (Co-Founder on Contour shutdown)1 people · 3 points · first shared 2013 · 1 comments on HN
- 10The Metrics that Really Matter with Hardware Startups1 people · 2 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 11Stop Hiring By Titles1 people · 2 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 12After 9 years, Contour's founder says goodbye1 people · 2 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 13You Are Building a Brand - Whether You Realize it Or Not1 people · 2 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 14Founder Confidence1 people · 2 points · first shared 2014 · discussion on HN
- 15How To Fund A Hardware Startup1 people · 2 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
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jkestner · 2014-01-21
Most of Marc Barros' blog is a post-mortem of Contour: http://marcbarros.com
Fuzzwah · 2013-08-16
Marc writes really well and his blog is full of very open thoughts about start-ups, being a hardware creator and marketing.
Back in April he posted an insightful article: when you are losing.
http://marcbarros.com/when-you-are-losing
marcbarros · 2013-04-30
Totally. I just left Contour and realized I spent most of my twenties behind my laptop. I was completely exhausted and it has taken me almost six months of doing nothing to have my full energy back.
I wrote a similar piece about enjoying the ride. I missed a lot of it at Contour. http://marcbarros.com/enjoying-the-ride/