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5 Common Misconceptions of Web Design: Insights from the Yoga Sutras

From the Venture Trenches

Asmita’s are challenging for a web designer; anyway you move you will be damned. Hopefully there will be a few existing design elements that can be salvaged. You have to win these client’s trust and show them examples of sites that have been conceived, mapped out and launched in a matter of weeks rather than years.

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5 Common Misconceptions of Web Design: Insights from the Yoga Sutras

From the Venture Trenches

Asmita’s are challenging for a web designer; anyway you move you will be damned. Hopefully there will be a few existing design elements that can be salvaged. You have to win these client’s trust and show them examples of sites that have been conceived, mapped out and launched in a matter of weeks rather than years.

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Another personal story: Timing is everything in a sale.

Berkonomics

Almost anyone who has sold a company has a story to tell about their good deal, the problems with the buyer, a last-minute change of terms, or more. I’ve been offered $15 million for my company and my partner is suing me for all I am worth. How the industry was growing around the company. The year was 1998. What can I do?”.

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Timing is everything in a sale of a business.

Berkonomics

After presenting a “state of the company” report at a national meeting of resellers for a company where I sat on the board, I was approached by one of the audience members, complimenting my presentation and stating, “I have a problem. I’ve been offered $15 million for my company and my partner is suing me for all I am worth.

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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

Tech.Co

Amazon previously operated a service called Amazon Webstore which was “a complete commerce platform” that enabled “companies to leverage Amazon technology and expertise in building and managing their direct-to-consumer business.” A good alternative to BigCommerce with better web design.

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Creating the Next Generation of US Employees. My Investment in Treehouse

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve just completed an investment in Ryan Carson’s new company, TreeHouse. If you want a sense of their content, an example is their “Epic Rap Battles of History” channel including Stephen Hawkins vs. Einstein , Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Napoleon Dynamite and my favorite Mr. T vs. Mr. Rogers [this last one NSFW].

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

At Amplify I can truly say they take the value-add approach to another level by leading by example, demonstrating what hard work and dedication truly mean while exposing their founders to influential experts and industry change makers. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. And they do all this in the span of four intense months.