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APRIL 21, 2010

In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. LendingClub. It sucked.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Unfortunately my wife reads my blog and she’d log in and add comments to dispel this rumor (she keeps me honest. I’d like to offer you two “life hacks&# that I implemented in 2009 and one that I’m test driving in 2010. That’s my 2010 hack. Tim Ferriss gave this extra emphasis in his book.

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JANUARY 28, 2012

Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. ” Part of the beauty of blogging that in two sittings Fred was able to influence what was built over the next 12 months. Try writing long reviews of a restaurant. The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. They do both well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

According to a recent study done by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were 565,000 new businesses created per month in 2010 in the US alone, which is a 15-year high. Be visible online and to traditional media, volunteer to lead, write guest posts for others, be responsive, give stuff away, and provide many ways to communicate.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Where LinkedIn Works for Me A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive About this Blog Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading.

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JUNE 17, 2013

If you haven’t already followed me on Twitter, that’s the fastest way to get blog updates. Take for example the years 2010-2012 where every brand out there seemed to be buying Facebook “Likes.” Write down the customer pains so you’ll have them for later. This article initially appeared on Inc.

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JANUARY 16, 2010

I tend not to go into heat when I hear the latest buzz on the tech blogs about the latest gadgets. Yet 2010 is already showing me how connected our lives and our health are starting to become. I actually wrote a long blog post about this but I’m trying to get TechCrunch to publish it before putting it on my blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I decided to put both of those issues to bed in 2010. Write things down. It’s one of my favorite blog posts. I had planned to blog about it at the time but I waited 2 days and the whole world blogged about it so I didn’t pile on. We helped the write out their requirements for a system.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I decided to put both of those issues to bed in 2010. Write things down. It’s one of my favorite blog posts. I had planned to blog about it at the time but I waited 2 days and the whole world blogged about it so I didn’t pile on. We helped the write out their requirements for a system.

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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. Felipe grew up in Brazil.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Some great free resources listed this month that I thought were interesting.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 31, 2010

Posted on 9 September 2010 | 3:27 pm Thanks Andre - Ive updated… Thanks Andre - Ive updated the post. Posted on 9 September 2010 | 3:25 pm Hi Ben. Your article is the only useful information Ive found about Engage but one thing I dont get is, what methods do you say we have to write? (in Your article is the… Hi Ben.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

Except that without providing the Twittersphere any scope for write-in votes 9 people actually said to go to Jim’s instead. From this list and one email that came in forwarding me a blog post by Joanne Wilson on what to do with kids under 10 in NYC I formed my “to do&# list. I had a free day.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

But I’ll judge the angel class of 2009/2010 on a 7-10 year time horizon. I was very active in 2009 / early 2010. I am avoiding “frenzied&# deals for all of the reasons Roger Ehrenberg talks about in his excellent blog post. I will write about some of these topics soon. We’ll re-compare notes then.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

3) Imagine it is 2010 and Lynda is a 20-year old, digital native who wants to start a company. I would probably enjoy teaching, running a conference, making documentaries, curating a series of lectures, writing a book or a regular blog. “ That doing something you hate makes for an unhappy life.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

3) Imagine it is 2010 and Lynda is a 20-year old, digital native who wants to start a company. I would probably enjoy teaching, running a conference, making documentaries, curating a series of lectures, writing a book or a regular blog. “ That doing something you hate makes for an unhappy life.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

An inflated sense of financial well-being can result in sloppy budgeting and accounting as you write checks here and there without pause. Fancy websites are expensive, but blogs and Facebook pages are free. He has published extensively on branding, and often shares his thoughts on the Logogarden.com blog.

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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. Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) September 4, 2010. A new social pipeline, the quick blogging style, the similarity to texting: all these things were great for Twitter. Dear Twitter, I have always loved you and I always will.

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Frank Addante

MAY 20, 2007

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! ► October (1) New Video! FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary!

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How to cleverly integrate your own URI shortener Posted on 30 December, 2009 This pamphlet is somewhat geeky. For example when you operate a WordPress blog, you could code nearly everthing below in your 404 page (consider alternatives ). There’s a downside, though.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

LAGbook was founded in 2010 by two twin brothers Chika and Chidi Nwaogu when they were just 19 years old and freshmen at University. 2010 and launched on 25 Apr. 2010, same day we purchased the domain name, lagbook.com. As of writing, my twin and I serve as the Co-CEOs and Co-Presidents at LAGbook.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

I find a blog that has the share buttons around the comments are more likely to receive shares, as it’s a fresh call to action (whereas here, your hard buttons are still up at the top and I’d have to remember that in order to share). On January 15th, 2010 at 3:37 pm , Josh said. Just a thought. whats the process?

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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. Heather McPhaul is the founder of AgingGal.com , a funny little blog about aging and other inconveniences.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.)

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JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch ran my article yesterday as a guest post but I wanted to have a copy here for anybody who missed it and for future readers of this blog. So no prizes for guessing my New Year’s resolution for 2010. I plan to be 25 pounds lighter by December 31st, 2010. I’m normally too cool to write posts like this.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. 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. then bought GeoCities for $3.6

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MAY 18, 2014

We’ve gotten to the point where after the film The Social Network and now with our own ironic HBO drama “Silicon Valley,” (makes it sound like writing a algorithm can easily net you $10 million without trying) one might think starting a company is a bit like the gold rush where riches flow to you with ease.

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Frank Addante

DECEMBER 5, 2006

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! Dont get in the habit of "re-writing" code (a natural tendency of engineers), its dangerous.

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Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

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! ► October (1) New Video! We just started developing.

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Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

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! There are a lot of people out there who can "write code", but very few good engineers.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

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! After writing this, I think I smell something. ► October (1) New Video!

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

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! ► October (1) New Video! There is no “how-to&# book for your company.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March The following are the top items based on social signals. 10 Blogging Tips. Those who avoided just one of those errors stood out in the crowd. Here’s why.

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JULY 17, 2017

Starting back in 2015 and throughout much of 2016 people started commenting that my blog had become a lot more political. My blog has always been a mixture of what was on my mind and a blend of venture, startup life, tech views and current society events that related to my interests: Venture, startup & tech.

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

Having teachers unions in 2010 is so archaic and leads us to have public school systems where the best teachers are paid the same as the worst ones. Lawrence) both helped me master the rules of writing and tap into my creativity. So in addition to economics, writing & computers I had great exposure to the arts and to music.

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