Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2016

In 2011 I started using Instagram. In 2015 I opened up my Facebook page to the public. Here’s the thing: If you never try new product and new networks you’ll never learn anything. Ironic to be self-centered while you’re trying to offer advice to others. It was a break from information overload of Facebook. Stay young.

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Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

Being intentionally productive is something we all strive for, but often fail to achieve. After being disrupted with an email notification, an average person will need 23 minutes and 15 seconds to regain their focus again. Routine work is the worst enemy of productivity. Happy teams are productive teams.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital: we can look at every company we’ve ever funded, and learned that the time from first email/contact to term sheet has shrunk from 90 days in 2004 to just 9 today. “Everybody thinks valuations are too high since 2011 and people are thinking there’s going to be a recession. ”

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