Eric Greenspan

MAY 19, 2016

Next, came MIW II…but before we get to that part, let me explain why I’m writing this post. I was overwhelmed with that choice, but as I scanned the article published in the Star Tribune, APRIL 11, 2016 — 11:07AM., The winner of the race is using my former brand, also my mantra, to promote their company.

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JUNE 17, 2013

This article initially appeared on Inc. 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. If you haven’t already followed me on Twitter, that’s the fastest way to get blog updates.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you. Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). There are 2.9 billion email accounts. This figure is predicted to reach 3.8 billion by 2014.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! In Sarah''s words, "I started reading a lot of articles. Now my company is 28-employees, we closed a round of three million dollars in May (2012).

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. One of the most important articles I read during the entire year was David Brook’s op-ed article on “ The Haimish Line.” Happy 2012 to all of you.

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

In this article the focus will be on how to successfully attract media attention. In order to prepare for TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 I reviewed company bios via the official site and read taglines that said “cool” rather than what the company does. 1 Pre Planning. Speaking of time thievery = long winded boring press releases.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

But subsequent statistics have also shown that “online coupon access [has] increased 92 percent and redemption of Internet deals [has] leapt up 360 percent;” with more growth predicted in 2012. It has been predicted that this method will continue to increase in popularity in 2012. Getting Mobile-Ready.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. In that article I linked to I outline the difference between gross margin & net margin.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

There were only 22% women who invested in 2012. Her father was reading an article about Pipeline Fellowship in Bloomberg Business Week and he realized his daughter was an adult and she may be interested in angel investing. For me, it’s very much showcasing that angel investing is not just writing a check, it’s so much more.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. From the article: Mithril had its best moment yet last week when a portfolio company, Auris Health, sold to Johnson & Johnson for more than $3 billion — returning at least $500 million to the fund. How can you practice timing? Ditto people you met a while back.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. By 2012, total sales exceeded 50 million copies and founding band member Roger Waters was cited by Forbes as the second highest paid musician of the year, pulling in $88 million. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This article initially appeared on TechCrunch - with a minor update highlighted in red below. So if I write you a $500,000 check into a convertible note with a $4.5 million cap I am assuming when I write the check that I will own 10% of your company. We’re back to discussing convertible debt again.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. Thus, I was inspired when I heard about the impact collaboration-in-the-cloud innovator Central Desktop made at the April 2012 San Francisco ad:tech conference. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! I first got the idea on a cold night during the winter of 2012 in San Francisco when I walked passed a homeless woman sleeping on the street.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

OP: It was 2012 when my brother and I took our cousin who was visiting from Poland to go see the movie Hugo. I’d write to my professors and say “I’m so sorry, I have this meeting or I had this phone call that I had to take.”. Explain to our readers why you started your company, and why you created your app myLINGO.

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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 predict this will come before the end of 2012. I’m going to write a whole post on BothSid.es

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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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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. 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. © 2012 IdeaMensch.

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