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The Harder I Work, The Luckier I Get

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That’s how it felt then and a bit how it feels in May 2011. But they weren’t there in 2009 when you were up late nights shitting yourself whether you really were smart for pursuing this idea. I started by writing 3-4 times / week. And 18 months later, in May 2011, I have crossed 422,000 views. I did that?

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. source: Harris Interactive IM Shopping Poll (August 2009)). Much more data in the full post.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

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I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on the skills I’ve developed in my career. In the latter cases many companies (Flickr, Delicious, Blogger, Writely in 05-08 and lately Invite Media, Aardvark, Dodgeball, etc.) So where are we now?

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on my background. In the latter case many companies (Flickr, Delicious, Blogger, Writely, etc.) If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. So where are we now?

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Its BlogWorld Time! Los Angeles Get Ready!

Tech Zulu Event

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network. Jace Hall is the President and founder of HDFILMS INC.

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Its BlogWorld Time! Los Angeles Get Ready!

Tech Zulu Event

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network. Jace Hall is the President and founder of HDFILMS INC.