Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011. I plan to write about it early next year when we’re all through. I didn’t sleep much back then. I was on the road much and I internalized much of the stress so that others didn’t have to. And so it goes again. We have a little more to go until the finish line.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 13, 2013
I miss blogging because it serves as a great repository for me of my current thinking, as a way of organizing my thoughts and clarifying what I think and as a conversation started with so many of you (as Hunter Walk elegantly said, “Blog not to show how smart you are, but in the hope of soliciting feedback from smart people.
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InfoChachkie
DECEMBER 22, 2011
I began publishing my blog in 2008. I was hesitant to use my own name, as I did not want my blog to be perceived as a self-promotional vanity project. In addition, my role as Partner at Rincon Venture Partners provided me with a business reason to invest additional time and effort into my humble blog. 2012 And Beyond.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 14, 2013
.” Here’s what I mean … Let’s start with what it takes for a journalist to want to write a story. Do I have an “angle” from which to write the story (first company to do X, company does biggest X, consumer behavior is doing X)? I am a VC. I hand out money. How differentiated is that?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 31, 2011
There are lots of knowledgeable people that we find to write these guides--people who grew up there, and who are experts in the area. In the past, their reviews have been through blogs, and as you know, the second your write a blog post, it falls off a cliff. That's really empowering. It's working out really well.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 8, 2013
According to the most recent study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were approximately 514,000 new businesses created per month in the US in 2012. 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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