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JANUARY 1, 2012

The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. You can fly first class and not talk to fellow passengers. It is this reminder that helps me form my internal compass and not hide behind a fortress. And as I said to my close friend Adam Lilling who helps run Launchpad LA. Happy 2012 to all of you.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). In a way it feels intuitive to us – the readers of this blog – because we’re the tech crowd. There are 2.9 billion email accounts. This figure is predicted to reach 3.8 billion by 2014. 94% of all online adults use email. PHONE CALLS.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

Just 20 years old and a recent Harvard University dropout, Olenka provided insight into her transition to Los Angeles, life as an entrepreneur, and how she’s passionate about helping non-English speakers see American movies in their own native language. Explain to our readers why you started your company, and why you created your app myLINGO.

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OCTOBER 18, 2015

In 2012 I penned an article called “ It’s Morning in VC ” that highlighted many of these trends and in 2014 I published a series of data in this VC SlideShare presentation of “ Why VC is Much More Compelling ” now, which updated many of our earlier analysis. Are LPs to blame? None of these.

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