Eric Greenspan

APRIL 19, 2010

Watch Jacob become a big brother, right before your eyes: April 16, 2010 12:54 AM: JAG: Anything? April 16, 2010 1:59 AM: JAG: And? April 16, 2010 2:12 AM: HMB: Baby!!! Mom suffered some complications shortly thereafter, but will be fine and as I write this, remains in the hospital for observation. Making progress.

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Writing 139

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel-good startups. Let’s call these cards 1996-99, 2005-08 and 2010+. In the latter cases many companies (Flickr, Delicious, Blogger, Writely in 05-08 and lately Invite Media, Aardvark, Dodgeball, etc.)

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.” Many pension funds are simply too large to write small checks and favor the ability to write $50-100 million checks to funds. ” Stated simply – if you seed funded Uber at $4.5m Why is this?

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

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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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

25 Years of Writing Code. Adam Sroka, an agile software innovator, is a self-taught programmer with 25 years of writing code and previously combined his coding skills with his knowledge of agile and lean management techniques as a coach and technical trainer. Established In 2010 By PayPal’s First Head of US marketing.

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Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Every second, a copy of MS Office 2010 is sold, and a large number of those go towards corporate use. Kinect for Xbox 360, released in November of 2010, sold 8 million units in the first 60 days of its release. 5. Microsoft donated over $504 million worth of software to 43,650 organizations worldwide in 2010.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2010

Before I start writing this review, I want to say how much I appreciate the web series' nominated for Streamy Awards. Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series: Wainy Days (David Wain). Best Writing for a Drama Web Series: Compulsions (Bernie Su ). Nor is this a review of the show's hosts, Tubefilter , NewTeeVee or the IAWTV.

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Web News Technical Review Writing 40

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

We do, as of the writing of this in early December, seem to be seeing a correction at this time. The biggest news was the continued bullish market now coming on ten years even though historical cycles show markets don't usually last more than 7-8 years. I had expected a correction much earlier in the year and I was wrong.

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Southern California News Class Writing 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 7, 2012

A little bit about the author Chris Camillo…When the stock market was at it’s worst and our economy was failing us from 2007-2010 his private self-managed portfolio outperformed the big fancy dogs of Wall Street. Most auth ors write from a place of passion and a desire to share. Where was he when I was 18 and just starting out!?

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Social Media Media Writing Blogging 68

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2010

I’d like to offer you two “life hacks&# that I implemented in 2009 and one that I’m test driving in 2010. They taught us to write down questions when they came up and batch them together in point sheets. That’s my 2010 hack. If you get 3 things done every day it adds up to a lot more within the month.

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Product Startup Email Technical Review 280

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel good startups. 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.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2012

In his 2010 offer letter and 2011 Levinsohn will receive severance payments, plus an equity award of 67,000 restricted stock units with stock options of 250,000 which at an exercise price of $15.80 I am writing to let you know that Ross Levinsohn will be leaving the company at the end of July. His compensation. found here.

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Yahoo Pricing Writing Entertainment 74

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 22, 2011

By early 2010, I found my stylistic voice and identified my audience of emerging entrepreneurs and thus dropped my penname. For instance, I was recently asked by Inc.com to write a weekly column. For the first couple years, I wrote under the pseudonym Uncle Saul. Do They Believe? StumbleUpon stumbled upon this entry. 2012 And Beyond.

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Newsletter Blogging Santa Barbara Content 205

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? that talked about a recent NY Times article When It Comes to Innovation, Geography Is Destiny. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events.

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CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

The event was created in 2010 by Hank and John Green, when they hosted approximately 1,400 industry insiders and fans. As I write this article, Crash Course stands at 83% of its pledge goal, with nearly 10,800 fans funding the show''s production costs for its upcoming season. Think "Consumer Electronics Show meets E! Entertainment."

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 15, 2012

I didn’t get my first one – believe it or not – until 2010. Most people I know who gave up their Blackberry’s just write shorter emails and respond to less. I was jealous watching all my friends surf the web on their iPhones. And all the Apps. Instagram and the like. I had to keep 2 devices.

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Email Startup Marketing Competition 386

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010 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 Some great free resources listed this month that I thought were interesting.

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Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Most men in the 1940's and 50's did not know how to use a keyboard and thus could not write code. Thus, it's hardly surprising that in 2010, women earned only 18% of all computer science degrees.

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JUNE 17, 2013

Take for example the years 2010-2012 where every brand out there seemed to be buying Facebook “Likes.” Write down the customer pains so you’ll have them for later. Customers sometimes buy things spontaneously without thinking through what their actual need is. It’s just human nature. Ask questions the whole time.

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Sales Slides Startup Customer 367

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Catherine (Cat) Hoke founded the program in 2010 and launched the business plan competition in 2012. I promised her I would write about this experience for the LinkedIn platform so I didn’t write about yesterday’s trip here. I will write about that as soon as Caroline is ready.

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Writing Startup Design Training 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Lead investors and follow investors can both win equally but in each case you know why you personally are writing the check. Yet the truth is that I see angels with great deal flow & great instincts whom I believe will only perform well in times that favor angel investors (like 2010) where there are early exits.

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Invest Angel Web 2.0 SEO 288

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

In April of 2010, we put up Dealcurent.com, and we started indexing number one on Google for daily deals software. Jimmy Hendricks: We launched in April of 2010, and within 90 days we realized that it was much, much bigger than our contest software. Our media clients were telling us that they were losing revenues to Groupon.

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Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil. Let’s buy more!&#.

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Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. I’ve wanted to write a blog post called “Mobile Second” for a long time to make this point more forcefully. Try writing long reviews of a restaurant. The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. They do both well.

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Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 31, 2010

Posted on 9 September 2010 | 3:27 pm Thanks Andre - Ive updated… Thanks Andre - Ive updated the post. Posted on 9 September 2010 | 3:25 pm Hi Ben. Your article is the only useful information Ive found about Engage but one thing I dont get is, what methods do you say we have to write? (in Your article is the… Hi Ben.

Software Review 40

Software Review PHP Class Startup 40

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

But I’ll judge the angel class of 2009/2010 on a 7-10 year time horizon. I was very active in 2009 / early 2010. I will write about some of these topics soon. Bad times are when M&A halts to a trickle and this is when many businesses are rushing to get exits. We’ll re-compare notes then. Why should you care?

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Invest Angel Technical Review Venture Capital 299

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. I just cover the companies that were funded that week. LendingClub. 24.5mm in Series C.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

According to a recent study done by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were 565,000 new businesses created per month in 2010 in the US alone, which is a 15-year high. Be visible online and to traditional media, volunteer to lead, write guest posts for others, be responsive, give stuff away, and provide many ways to communicate.

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Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Let me assume for this discussion it’s a garden variety 2010 IT or Internet business (as opposed to something requiring capital equipment or a life sciences project). And how do you think the next person who’s thinking about writing you a check going to feel about that sort of cavalier attitude with their money?

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Startup Venture Capital Capital Competition 319

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

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. You are most vulnerable right after it has been announced that you won (I will write a separate post on this). Promise you won’t be defensive or try to change the decision. Be gracious.

Outsource Development 333

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

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. You are most vulnerable right after it has been announced that you won (I will write a separate post on this). Promise you won’t be defensive or try to change the decision. Be gracious.

Outsource Development 328

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2015

The truth is that I’ve been warning about convertible notes since 2010 it was first declared that “convertible notes have won.” Over the years I’ve written extensively about the downsides of convertible notes for startups such as here , here and here. So how DOES a VC think about financings at early stages?

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Venture Capital Pricing Startup Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

A new group of investors have clustered around writing earlier-stage, smaller checks. But I wrote about one other point that I wrote back in March 2010 so it’s clear I didn’t just dream this up after today’s panel. So in the past we needed VC to really get a startup going. That’s awesome.

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Venture Capital Training Startup Entrepreneur 308

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2012

My first job was as a page at NBC, and after that I went and did a year and a half of writing and production at MSNBC with Keith Olbermann and Chuck Scarborough. Dollar Shave Club came to me about two years ago, in December of 2010, when I met my co-founder, who was my friend's fianc's father.

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Dollar Shave Club Startup Pricing Sample 210

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2013

The current record was set in 2010, when sex.com sold for $13 million. Get the agreement in writing as quickly as possible. Gone are the days when people like Frank Schilling and Kevin Ham built $300 million empires by speculating on premium domain names, since the possibilities are now endless.

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