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JULY 7, 2015

I myself coined the term ENIFA (everyone now is a f **g angel) in 2011 but it didn’t stick as well as the term Unicorn did. In fact, the article was so spot on, so well shaped and formed I was only left wondering three things: 1. Even if one disagrees with the premise, why would anyone feel the need to attack Mike for writing it?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

In this article you’ll discover how to start a blog that makes money. This article will focus on the second component, monetization strategy. One of the hardest things about being a blogger is drawing that line between being a business owner and writing for passion. Write those down and then head over to Google Keyword Tool.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). In the latter cases many companies (Flickr, Delicious, Blogger, Writely in 05-08 and lately Invite Media, Aardvark, Dodgeball, etc.) Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Will Zell (CEO) is based in Columbus, OH, and is an Empact100 entrepreneur who was honored at The White House in 2011. A graduate of Ohio Northern University , Ferres built a digital marketing agency called BounceFire , which was acquired in May 2011 by a company in Phoenix, AZ. Who are the founders/ background? What Inspired You?

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JANUARY 19, 2012

In April 2011, the Association of Coupon Professionals held an Industry Conference in Atlanta to address the present and future state of couponing. Evidence of this was seen in late November 2011, when Foursquare announced they will be incorporating a new “ social sharing ” button on their site. Paul Breummer, Search Engine Land.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2012

I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011. I plan to write about it early next year when we’re all through. They are forwarding you set another mother f **g link to an article about your competitors. I didn’t sleep much back then. And so it goes again. It has been a fascinating experience.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). 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. Not everybody agreed.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

This article wasn’t actually from a single interview, but the result of a couple of conversations with a co-founder of Rap Genius , the wildly profiled lyrics annotation site. “It was Summer 2011, and it’s when we first started thinking of Rap Genius as a business. Before that, we considered it an art project.

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JANUARY 21, 2013

This article is not just another report on the case of Aaron Swartz but serves to be a tribute to the life and awe inspiring personality of a complicated, principled, and brilliant man. In 2011, Swartz was indicted on federal charges of illegally downloading over 4.8 Activism, Lawsuits and Depression. He allegedly broke into M.I.T.’s

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DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” There are certain topics that even some of the best journalists can’t fully grok. One of them is profitability.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2011

Imagine entering the Tony Stark Expo 2011…wouldn’t that be fun? As I’m writing this article, Mother’s Day is just around the corner and what better example of AR in our lives than showing thanks to our mother’s with it. We enjoy tinkering with objects, reverse engineering products, and building things.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

As I sit here writing this, I can’t help but think how excited I am about our future. Sometime in 2011, I started to notice that the content I was putting out on Twitter was not getting the attention that it used to. The things that I talked about in the first part of this article still apply and are still relevant.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

There are hundreds of entrepreneurs here in Los Angeles who are building awesome companies, writing awesome books, making awesome movies and are trying to solve important problems to help make this world a better place. Cyrus Farudi is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Flipswap, Inc in 2004 and Capsule in 2011. Laura Trice , M.D.

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JANUARY 1, 2012

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. One of the most important articles I read during the entire year was David Brook’s op-ed article on “ The Haimish Line.” And so I framed much of my life since reading the article in Haimish terms. ” So true.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check. But one common theme I’m hearing from there in 2011 is that it’s impossible to recruit. In our regions? Fuggetaboutit – show me the money !

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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. But I didn’t write it for you; I wrote it for myself. Clearly it'd be more accurate to say "sometime in Q1 2011." call to arms.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

As I write these words I’m aware that I could practically change the words AOL and Facebook for much of this section and with a few factual tweaks it might not be noticeable to the reader which of the firms I was talking about. I’m going to write a whole post on BothSid.es They controlled distribution to the masses.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Otherwise, grab a cup ‘o coffee … Clicking on any graph below will take you to that article. VCs have also gone back to writing checks because as an industry we can’t be seen as “sitting on the sidelines” for years at a time. If you’re short on time click on the WSJ link and read the 990 word version there.

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JULY 19, 2011

I know it’s easier to write “horse race&# stories about who’s signing up more users, raising more funding or who’s “hot&# lately. Ranjit Mathoda said it best in the previously linked NY Times article: “Thomas Jefferson used newspapers to win the presidency, F.D.R.

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