SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. When I’m on a VC panel, I’m always amused by the answers from my co-panelists as they are usually the same set of “VC cliches” which makes it even more fun when I blurt out my answer.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Want to know, for example, why Foursquare uses MongoDB to store check-in information? I'm Tired of Creating Your Content - Babbling VC , November 12, 2010 Jeff triggered this post in regards to his Check-in Fatigue on Foursquare. Ask a question and get an answer - that is, after all, what all Q&A sites offer. By doing the job.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. Angel vs VC? - Here’s why. Not so bad.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217