Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

This article first appeared on TechCrunch. So resume + directionally-correct social graph = goldmine for recruiting, networking and marketing. It doesn’t strike me as a “social network&# in the way we’ve come to define them. It seems almost incomprehensible that only 2.5

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube). social amplification (from which memes are spread) by Twitter and the like; and … commenting. It’s entertainment. It exists precisely because there is a network. Think creatively.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2013

I don’t agree, for example, that the first priority is to avoid startups with a high attrition rate, like trendy restaurants and entertainment. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. Yet everyone seems to have their own view of key risk drivers for startups, and I’m no exception.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2012

I don’t agree, for example, that the first priority is to avoid startups with a high attrition rate, like trendy restaurants and entertainment. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. Yet everyone seems to have their own view of key risk drivers for startups, and I’m no exception.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2009

We sat down and spoke with Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried , co-founders of the firm, about what the firm is up to now, their view on how to mesh entertainment and the Internet, and how to go beyond creating a viral hit. Miles Beckett: Our company EQAL is a social entertainment company, which means two things.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. Go on, have a bit of fun down memory lane!).

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

I don’t agree, for example, that the first priority is to avoid startups with a high attrition rate, like trendy restaurants and entertainment. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. Yet everyone seems to have their own view of key risk sources for startups, and I’m no exception.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This article originally ran on PEHub. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. If you prefer the super short version – I’ve summarized the post in the final section. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” Otis Chandler built Goodreads in 2006 because he believed in social networking and wanted to see what his friends were reading. link] Matt Visser.

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