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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I first met Ethan in 2005. He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. I was preparing to move back to the US from London after 11 years abroad. The company was called Red Beacon.

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JUNE 28, 2011

These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry. Every startup I knew in 2005 (when I started my second company) was using this. That little online book company. I still think it was Amazon that created this category not the other way around.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

We recognized that it was a large business, with American Greetings having about an 80 million dollar a year e-card business, and we thought we could bring some hipness and freshness to the category. Those books have the kids as the main character, and include their name as well. So, we launched JibJab eCards.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

We recognized that it was a large business, with American Greetings having about an 80 million dollar a year e-card business, and we thought we could bring some hipness and freshness to the category. Those books have the kids as the main character, and include their name as well. So, we launched JibJab eCards.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I shifted my thinking a few years ago after I read Tim Ferris’s book The Four Hour Workweek (link is to a short summary I wrote). I try to bucket my tasks into major categories and spend some time doing each of them. He turned me down for a job in 2005. Is that OK? I think so. [I I know many of you are not yet persuaded].

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

billion in 2005, and also currently represents Rdio, Beats Electronics, Riot Games, Ad.ly, Redpoint Ventures, and several other prominent private and publicly traded clients. Categories Deals. Follow PandoDaily: Search. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Fireside Chat with Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify. Get Tickets.

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MARCH 25, 2016

For example, if you’re going to build a travel planning website (as many, many startup entrepreneurs do) your basic research would be: How much do people spend on travel books / guides today? How much money will airlines companies, hotel companies or event companies pay me as a referral or for booking?

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