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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

Both Sides of the Table

Silicon Valley (and Alley) has been super excited about the new category of “group text messaging&# and for valid reasons. I know this category has gotten a lot of press. Some of them are beautifully designed and have exciting teams so I know why investors are pumped up about the teams they’ve backed.

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Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple

SoCal CTO

I also read - The Difference Between Apple and Microsoft Marketing that tells us: Apples marketing is designed for Time Poor buyers, while Microsofts is designed for Time Rich buyers. I would agree that Apples product design would suggest that it aims at Time Poor buyers. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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Interview with Scott Saunders, Payoff.com

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In terms of the problem, is the majority of tools available today to help people with their money have been designed by financial times, for people more like them. In 2009, I teamed up with my partner, co-founder Eden Warner. That's compared to other financial products, which are designed for managing money, and just feel like work.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?” You could just outspend. You Can’t Sign This Deal.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

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CallFire will continue on a strong growth trajectory throughout the remainder of the year, driving revenues for the company as we work to transform the telecom category.” He joined WebVisible, a leading provider of local online marketing software and services, as chief operating officer in 2009 and was elevated to CEO in 2010.

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Advice for CTO Founders: Don't Let Business Kill the Business

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Home About Press IA Capital Partners Archives After 17 years in M&A, Derivatives and Trading, Im spending my time with young entrepreneurs in and around financial technology and digital media. So why do inexperienced (as entrepreneurs), ultra-skilled CTOs fall into the trap of engaging a business partner too early? Lack of confidence?

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Interview with Scott Morrow, Curatemedia

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That realization set forth our current business strategy, which is to create a portfolio of vertical shopping sites which allow consumers to discover and be passionate about categories they are interested in. Scott Morrow: Sports/outdoors is quite interesting, that's the fastest growing lifestyle category in e-commerce.

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