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Why You Should Put Yourself Out There and Try New Products

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In 2007 I started using Twitter and most of my friends & colleagues wondered why people would care what I ate for lunch. In 2008 I started VC blogging. I had blogged when I was an entrepreneur. In 2006 I started using Facebook and most of my friends & colleagues thought I was strange.

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What I’ve Learned About Venture Funding

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blog here ). Either lemming behavior is taking over or I’m out to lunch. The industry did that in 2007. Amnesia sets in and we get back on the merry-go-round. I saw this great image on Twitter courtesy of Simon Wardley , CC3.0 It’s kind of a truism for life and certainly our industry. I see it in many young pups.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 6.0 - the Rubicon Project: Internet Advertising

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About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! As I mentioned previously, I am taking a slightly different direction with this blog.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Setting up Shop - Picking an Office Space

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About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Also, having something walking distance to lunch/dinner/happy hour options was also a key factor.

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

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If you get a moment, as a favor to John for having produced such wonderful notes I’d be grateful if you would check out his most excellent startup blog The X Factor. I appreciate the write-up and your continued support of this blog. They sold in December 2007, but he started selling Quigo in 2004. Thank you, John.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 3.0: Internet advertising is good. No, it’s bad. Oh wait… it IS good!

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About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! My purpose for the lunch was to confront him on the things that “didn’t seem right.&#