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The Changing Venture Landscape

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I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. Are we in a bubble?” By definition?—?I’m dot-com bonanza. of the fund.

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EFactor presents: 7 Steps to a Successful Startup

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Thursday, October 6, 2011 -- EFactor presents: 7 Steps to a Successful Startup. Entrepreneurs don't like to write business plans, but how do you know if there is real potential for you idea? Are you an entrepreneur? Do you have a great idea? Do you want to transform it into a successful startup?

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Why You Should Put Yourself Out There and Try New Products

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I went to an industry event where people actually called me self-centered for writing publicly. In 2011 I started using Instagram. It was a break from information overload of Facebook. Ironic to be self-centered while you’re trying to offer advice to others. My friends said, “I don’t need another network.

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How Many Angels is the Right Amount for a Startup to Have?

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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. But we’ve gotten the point where ENIFA and they will invest with no information based solely on the name of who else has invested. Information Leaks are a Real Problem. Information leaks.

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How Go Trexx is Making Travel More Rewarding, with Samantha Lurey

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Go Trexx (www.gotrexx.com), which is based in Mission Viejo, think it's by engaging kids with mobile applications which provide background information, helps to build excitement, and gets kids involved in traveling to different destinations. I sold that company in 2011, and then used the proceeds to start Go Trexx.

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What’s the Real Deal with AngelList?

Both Sides of the Table

This is a blog post I really didn’t want to write. I didn’t want to write it because I have mixed feelings about AngelList. I didn’t want to write it because the bloggosphere doesn’t always do nuance well. So why I am writing it then? 2011 is one big cocktail party all over again.

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Trade Show Guerilla Marketing – Booth Babes With Beards

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I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. However at the 2011 Hospitality Conference, he allowed his desire to make an impact impair his reasoning when he hired a band of masked parcours.

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