2010 Competition Training Writing 
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
A new group of investors have clustered around writing earlier-stage, smaller checks. I used an analogy I heard from Michael Dougherty (founder of Jelli) recounting what First Round Capital told him, “sometimes you’re on the local train and sometimes you’re on the express train. That’s awesome.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 15, 2016
On September 10th of this year I spent an entire day in California State Prison with people who had committed felonies and worked with them on business plans to help them create legal enterprise upon their release as part of Defy Ventures 6-month training program. I will write about that as soon as Caroline is ready. You can go.
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SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 25, 2010
I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. I decided to put both of those issues to bed in 2010. Write things down. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. Be gracious.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 25, 2010
I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. I decided to put both of those issues to bed in 2010. Write things down. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. Be gracious.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 31, 2010
TechCrunch Europe ran an article in November of last year that European startups need to work as hard as those in Silicon Valley and I echoed the sentiment in my post about the need for entrepreneurs to be maniacal about their businesses if one wants to work in the hyper competitive tech world. Our first big institutional round was $16.5
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 10, 2010
It’s an important film and the most important topic of our generation if we as a country want to remain competitive in a world that has globalized. Having teachers unions in 2010 is so archaic and leads us to have public school systems where the best teachers are paid the same as the worst ones. This hugely resonated with me.
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