Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2016

Here’s an example of a recent Snapstorm on negotiations: https://medium.com/media/ecca992139dedfef9ac6dc1a6afe432e/href So for the people who still don’t get why I’d use Snapchat — in no particular order let me say: I enjoy doing it. Not since the initial popularity of Twitter in 2007 has a product so befuddled people. I LOVE writing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2016

https://medium.com/media/842efeff51d5ecefbe43f913f0a62c23/href How to Build a Startup & Understanding Venture Capital was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. So what should you do? Twitter was a podcasting company.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

” Using Google’s href="[link] persistent cloud anchors in ARCore, Mark users are able to create permanent images that can be viewed and modified through the company’s app. At the same time, the March organizers were trying to find a way to incorporate art and artists into the event, while being respectful of public spaces.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

https://medium.com/media/aec01f203f35f445d82826855e482c4a/href So what is the importance of succession planning in VC? Union Square Ventures (USV) has been one of the most successful venture capital firms of the past 10–15 years and continues to be a leader in our industry. Essentially we run the firm together but play different roles.

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JUNE 30, 2016

I was reminded of this yesterday watching my friend Justin Kan on Snapchat with this 10-second reminder, “No matter how much you raise at your company you’ll end up spending it in 12–24 months” https://medium.com/media/8594cb16d022a083932b0f3d60b79ebd/href I would probably amend it to say 12–18 months. million or $4 million.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. Yet as we enter February 2017 the VC funding markets are booming, Snap, Inc has filed for its IPO, AppDynamics was just purchased for $3.7 Baidu alone raised $3.2 billion into Uber.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2016

https://medium.com/media/fcbf3382017c6dc3792ff6baf03d260b/href Nope! https://medium.com/media/fcbf3382017c6dc3792ff6baf03d260b/href Nope! https://medium.com/media/13f6c95d2258ee84d60d5442ce6eede1/href Ah, but I’m doing both! https://medium.com/media/84c05236d43bd3da8059e096fb7f695a/href Immediacy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2016

There is so much in the media about “The Internet of Things” that it has lost meaning and for many for some strange reason it became a short-hand for wearables. There is so much in the media about “The Internet of Things” that it has lost meaning and for many for some strange reason it became a short-hand for wearables.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. October 5, 2012.

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JUNE 16, 2016

Computer Vison Startup Nanit If you follow me on Snapchat ( msuster ) you might already know that I’ve been looking at and investing in a number of companies in the computer vision space. My thesis is that it will become a major I/O computing metaphor or as this field is sometimes referred to HCI ( human-computer interaction ).

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

The goal is to raise money to help children with chronic illness get ongoing instruction in sports, art, music or whatever endeavor would help them get fulfillment in life. So if it would make you feel even better to honor me, I will be so honored if you attend.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Mark Cuban opened the Upfront Summit in an epic interview by Jason Hirschhorn , founder of Media REDEF. https://medium.com/media/73e635308c13a4f3c71517be2826fdb0/href Startups Outside Silicon Valley Jason asked Mark is he thought it was possible to build non-Silicon Valley successful startups. Now there are 4,000.

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JULY 10, 2016

https://medium.com/media/89de2d332b456b3edc6e534c1d8ab613/href We need to stop hiding behind the ruse that being pro #BlackLivesMatter means you are anti police. How can we as a community not speak up? After Eric Garner? Trayvon Martin? Freddie Gray? Alton Sterling? Philandro Castile? Black lives matter.

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AUGUST 14, 2016

I love reading non-fiction as a way to challenge myself to understand topics that stretch my understanding of the world around me. I love history and biographies and even novels that are “faction.” This Summer I read “The Third Chimpanze” by Jared Diamond and since he’s my favorite history writer I of course loved it.

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AUGUST 28, 2016

grew in a single-parent (often zero parent) lower-income home in Middletown, Ohio and spent much of his youth also in his family’s cultural home of Jackson, Kentucky. His youth was surrounded by family members who struggled with substance abuse, violence, teenage pregnancy and lack of social mobility. In each case J.D. I hope that J.D.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

One of the most talked about Fireside Chat’s of the 2-day Upfront Summit was the talk between my friend Joe Green and Pete Buttigieg , the mayor of South Bend, Indiana aka “The Happy Warrior” currently in a bid to become the new head of the DNC ( you can learn more here ). Joe and Pete went to college together at Harvard. I didn’t believe him.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

LLfI9iHIJd  —  @msuster During the election of 2016 I started noticing that Glenn Beck was speaking out against Donald Trump and the alt-right and had apologized for his role in helping divide the country through the increasingly fragmented and polarized media. He knew this of course before he came.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Use your blogs, use social media, use the TV media. His outrageous statements are so numerous and he adds so many new ones each week that the media simply focuses on the latest controversy rather than holding him accountable for the entirety of his past. Collectively we have a voice. Why does it matter?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

I guess that must mean that my public emoting was obvious and while many prefer private ways of dealing with the world around them I have always found solace in being part of a public, real-time community. 1/ I'm still in grieving and feel a sense of loss but I'm ready to start healing. I acknowledge I was angry. We all know that.

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