Both Sides of the Table

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. See definition: ad hominem. Ad hominem.

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Both Sides of the Table

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. Felipe grew up in Brazil. Irony, hey?).

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Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Both Sides of the Table

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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Both Sides of the Table

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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SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Just don’t believe what they write about you. Write a blog post or a journal about how you feel while you’re there. We launched out second company, Koral, at DEMO in 2006. Get stories written. Market, market, market. Once the cycle has passed it’s harder to capitalize. Enjoy the moment. Record it with video.

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JUNE 22, 2011

I will write more about this in the next 2 weeks. It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. All of that might be true, but the 2006 price might still be over-valued. I believe that. This market will be the same.

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Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I thought the analogy was preposterous back in 2006-2007 but it has become obvious. In the summer of 2006 over a cup of Peet’s Coffee, you told me about this new thing called “cloud computing” and that you were trying to come up with a creative way to incorporate it into the curriculum of your upcoming UCSB Computer Science class.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Adorian Deck: I started making Youtube videos in 2006, when I was thirteen years old. That said, I think it's great that people are now able to film something in their bedroom, and jump into Hollywood fame, writing books, and becoming legit stars. Some people lost 40 to 50 pounds, and I lost 25 pounds myself through the process.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

This should not be confused with raising too much money as many companies did in 2006-08. But imagine a VC that did 12 deals per year in 2006, 2007 & 2008. A certain amount of infighting is clearly going on and would make for a great book about this era if some enterprising journalist would write it.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Back to regular writing this week so check back in. Since 2006 they have added offices outside of Boston including Menlo Park, Europe, and China. I’m now back & ready for action. I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2009

When I sent out 300 invites in early 2006 people thought I was crazy. &# In a way, LinkedIn has become mostly a chore for me – a place to provide intros for two people that I know. Facebook has much more value to me as a networking tool. This is how I met Tristan Walker. He left me a comment on Twitter.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

We started the company in the fall of 2006, launched in 2007, and have been offering our services to all kinds of mission critical websites since then. Software-as-a-service companies write good software, and network companies build good networks, but rarely do you find both that do that well as the same time. We've grown really fast.

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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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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. Even though write once and run anywhere has been the holy grail, I think it's the false prophet. What's the story behind GOGII?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2008

At the high end, people can write plug-ins. We left Sony in 2006 in order to do Metaplace--I'd dreamed about doing it for about ten years, and actually put together our first prototype in the spare bedroom, with my wife helping me out. At the high end, we expose scriptability, behaviors, and you can create behaviors and share it.

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JULY 22, 2010

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.&#. When I went to raise money in 2006 I thought I knew every term in a term sheet but somehow I still got a bit duped by the option pool shuffle.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Vince Bianco: The company has been around since 2006, and we started by launching an SEO tool for press releases for professionals. Those companies are ones they don't have time to write about, or don't have an interest in, or who they just don't have the resources to write about.

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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 If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). Or, as always, summary notes available below. Is that when it became big? Is that when it became big?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. True Ventures – When I was raising capital for my second company back in 2006 I had talked to many brand-name VCs and had several term sheets. I know that I call them often to co-invest.

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

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. 2006 Closed Complaints – 1. Great I said, but why use the BBB email address and pose as a BBB staff member if that’s the case?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

In 2006 he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world. As the co-founder of the Underground Comedy College, for the past 3 years he teaches classes in stand-up, improv and sketch comedy writing to aspiring creative performers. Thanks to our Sponsors!

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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. I need to give credit for the topic to PR Malloy who Tweeted me this question. msuster looking for an inspired post on when an exclusivity deal (w/ major industry player) works (cons as well) for an early stage tech co. —

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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. I had the CEO of a prominent site in 2006 come to me near tears about how she couldn’t take the stress of running her company any more. Both are basically people businesses.

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Both Sides of the Table

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. I read Andy’s post with a knowing smile on my face. But VC is like congress. Because they know him or her.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

In 2006 he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world. As the co-founder of the Underground Comedy College, for the past 3 years he teaches classes in stand-up, improv and sketch comedy writing to aspiring creative performers. Thanks to our Sponsors!

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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.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

An A-round investment in the late 90's, or even in 2005/2006, or 2007, was a $5-8M check. We'll even write a half a million check. To answer your earlier question, if we're getting involved in earlier stages, is GRP wants to do A round investments. That as unhealthy. An A round investment in this market is a million to $4 million.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Write me an e-mail and let me know what youre up to! I’ve been asked a few times recently, “Wow, these analytics you write about are great, but how does a startup begin to bite off the relevant parts? splunk is neat since it's somewhere in-between writing your own log parsing and buying off-the-shelf reporting.

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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. I guess I have to keep writing now. =) Going forward, I’m going to take a different approach with this blog. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► March (2) 4.

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MARCH 22, 2010

. - 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. - Robert Scoble interviewed me in 2006 about my startup, Koral. Many other great companies are not. -

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

It was fun to write, so go get the best out of it. It’s all dumped from memory without further thoughts and didn’t face a syntax checker. I consider this pamphlet kinda draft of a concept, not a design pattern or tutorial. I’d be happy to discuss your thoughts in the comments. Thanks for your time.

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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. Dont get in the habit of "re-writing" code (a natural tendency of engineers), its dangerous. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3.

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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. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3. Virtual Location, Location, Location ► January (2) 2. We just started developing.

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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. I had multiple term sheets to do my Series A financing. I have this mentality, too. I talk about this in detail here.

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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. There are a lot of people out there who can "write code", but very few good engineers. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3.

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Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. After writing this, I think I smell something. Outsourcing ▼ April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3. Virtual Location, Location, Location ► January (2) 2.

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