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JUNE 3, 2010

Paul explains the rationale behind HackerNews this way : “We wanted to try to recreate the way reddit felt back in 2006, when the users were mainly hackers. I CERTAINLY opened myself up to attack by writing my original blog post about job hoppers with some incendiary language and tone. Tags: Tech Market Analysis.

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APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Tags: Tech Market Analysis. Irony, hey?).

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I’m not going to cover in this post the obvious post-show marketing tasks such as following up on all those business cards you grabbed, communicating with all those people who registered at your site and leveraging your new found fame to score venture capital. Just don’t believe what they write about you. I had a plan.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. I had seen many cycles and decided that since I was going to do it all over again I should write about it. I decided to write about my experience and to be blunt. And covered we did.

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APRIL 2, 2010

I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

But any entrepreneurs raising capital should keep in mind that this opening of the markets could possibly be temporary. This should not be confused with raising too much money as many companies did in 2006-08. Why did the VC markets freeze so quickly? Market downturn – We all know that investors move in herds.

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JUNE 22, 2015

I must admit I discuss this very frequently with portfolio companies but hadn’t thought to write about it. As the desk-based Internet emerged it was initially sold through telecom carriers (after players like AOL and EarthLink innovated the market). I need to give credit for the topic to PR Malloy who Tweeted me this question.

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APRIL 23, 2011

Back to regular writing this week so check back in. So it is a combination of markets and people. The contextual ad market was attractive. Since 2006 they have added offices outside of Boston including Menlo Park, Europe, and China. I’m now back & ready for action. Google Ad Sense was just getting going.

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2011

Lahman is also one of the co-founders of JAMDAT Mobile, the immensely successful developer of mobile games, which had an IPO in 2004, and eventually became part of Electronic Arts in 2006. We spoke with Scott about GOGII and textPlus, the shifting mobile market, and also what lessons he's applied to his new startup.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I then went to Pepperdine University School of Law and graduated in 2006 with a Certificate from the Geoffrey H. You are writing about the essentials of business. I am planning right not to write a post about how startups often get SEO wrong. I have always been entrepreneurial and business focused. That's great.

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APRIL 17, 2012

I kind of think LA is just LA and doesn’t need some clever marketing term. I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. That’s OK with me.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I finally got around to writing it having read Fred Wilson’s post about what a CEO does. Due to the language and culture issues in Europe we opted for a country structure with an MD in each country and local sales, marketing & customers support staff. Both are basically people businesses.

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JULY 22, 2010

Due to competitive markets we ended up with a pretty good term sheet until we needed to raise money in April 2001 and then we got completely screwed. I’m not sure I really even need to write this at length because Nivi absolutely nailed the topic in his article “ The Option Pool Shuffle.&#.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service. Mitch Joel – Marketing Magazine dubbed him the “Rock Star of Digital Marketing” and called him, “one of North America’s leading digital visionaries.” Thanks to our Sponsors!

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MAY 25, 2013

After all, I am no stranger to the publicly expressing the frustrations of dealing with the downside of this industry as I wrote about in 2006 when I was an entrepreneur. In the original version of his post, Andy writes. It’s a market, after all. And I’ll know in 18 months whether we have product / market fit.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009.

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APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. Or, as always, summary notes available below. Is that when it became big? was starting.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service. Mitch Joel – Marketing Magazine dubbed him the “Rock Star of Digital Marketing” and called him, “one of North America’s leading digital visionaries.” Thanks to our Sponsors!

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

First Data of Santa Barbara has offered to extend below market rates to current accredited businesses like yours – again, just like they did for your BBB. Today, I received this email from the BBB: We’re writing to let you know that during the past month the Reliability Report that we publish on Make It Work was accessed 6 times.

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MARCH 22, 2010

File this under both Startup Adivce and Sales & Marketing Advice. Journalists don’t know enough about your company before the show, don’t have time for proper research, and you will be competing for their time afterward with 49+ other companies that want them to write about you. - Many other great companies are not. -

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Frank Addante

MAY 20, 2007

► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. What is the Rubicon Project? Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register?

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We have 35 POPs all over the world, in every major market, and we have more than 6,000 customers today. We've grown really fast. There's complexity in being a CDN.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Recently, I have been looking very closely at the online advertising market. ► March (2) 4.

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Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Third, and most importantly, it’s when you’re moving faster than the market.

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Frank Addante

DECEMBER 5, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ▼ December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Dont get in the habit of "re-writing" code (a natural tendency of engineers), its dangerous.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

a few days before the wheels came off of the market). We were immediately thrust into a globally competitive market for B2B collaboration tools. But the stock market continued to tank and one of our investors who had committed $12 million pulled out. I’m normally too cool to write posts like this.

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Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. There are a lot of people out there who can "write code", but very few good engineers. Be scrappy.

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MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We discussed in the video why they don’t price this money but give it as convertible debt) they don’t make announcements to the market. Founded in 2006 by Aaron Finn.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

2006 was the last time I went out to raise venture capital. Chris writes that early-stage deals should have: Founder vesting w/ acceleration on change of control. When the markets turned sour and they didn’t hit their objectives the non-standard investor decided not to follow its investment. I have this mentality, too.

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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. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? It was mostly timing.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

As I sit here writing this, I can’t help but think how excited I am about our future. Launched in July of 2006, Twitter was a platform that experienced consistent and steady growth for many years. What Twitter looked like soon after launch in 2006. Dear Twitter, I have always loved you and I always will.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

Plus, there's always shoulder surfing--when people write them down, and are grabbing for your daytimer or spreadsheet for passwords--that's treating passwords like it's the 1950's, and leaving your front door key under a door mat. Curtis Staker: We completed an asset purchase of Vidoop in January. It's not used for authentication.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Analysis on viral marketing, user experience, game design, and online ads. Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Go-to-Market 5. What is the Rubicon Project? ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3. Be scrappy.

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JANUARY 20, 2013

Brad Feld seems to write books faster than I can read and write about them. He teamed up with his wife, Amy Batchelor , to write about about the impact that entrepreneurship has on relationships and what to do about it. This time he has written a book that is far more important than most management books you will read.

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MARCH 1, 2010

I’m not talk about the age old debate amongst investors whether you back entrepreneurs, markets or products (or as people like to hedge – product / market fit). I’m on the record as saying I’m 70% management, 30% market. I’m on the record as saying I’m 70% management, 30% market. I’m unequivocal on that topic.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

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. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of. Lori Deschene – Founder of Tiny Buddha.

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