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JULY 25, 2011

I was significantly wiser by 2005 when I started my second company. This series inspired me to start my blog as a VC. This series inspired me to start my blog as a VC. To this day I’m still surprised how few CEOs really understand the differences between 2x liquidation preference and a liquidation preference with a 2x cap.

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APRIL 13, 2011

Or, as always, summary notes available below. Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0

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APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. I think you'll enjoy hearing him, but if you're in a rush check out the summary notes below. Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. Howard is successful enough that he doesn't need to work.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I shifted my thinking a few years ago after I read Tim Ferris’s book The Four Hour Workweek (link is to a short summary I wrote). You’re writing a freaking blog post! He turned me down for a job in 2005. Plus, he’s a loyal reader of this blog. I know many people think I blog all day long.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

As I’ve highlighted I believe we’re in a unique period similar to 2005-08 where the biggest tech firms of Silicon Valley (and some media companies) are scooping up small software companies as “talent acquisitions&# versus accretive revenue / profit generators. In summary … A few great hands is all it takes to win big.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media&# is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism. I love to sell the knowledge to my clients but ranting in blogs is somehow useless.

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