Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. The other quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. Or as the article on Y Combinator suggests, “is your accent too heavy?” The real point of my article seemed to be broader.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. But succinctly this press places a marker in the ground for your company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Well-known crowd-funding platforms on the Internet, led by Kickstarter and Indiegogo , have worked for years to provide non-equity “funding” for many startups, as outlined in my previous article Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding. Crowd sample size and makeup not representative of market.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. HootSuite recently faced this common startup predicament: how to quickly hire quality candidates in large quantities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Well-known crowd-funding platforms on the Internet, led by Kickstarter and Indiegogo , have worked for years to provide non-equity “funding” for many startups, as outlined in my previous article Will the Real Crowd Funding Model Please Stand Up? Crowd sample size and makeup not representative of market.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2012

Some lucky people received awesome iPhone protectors from Life Proof giving them the power to be active and still capture video without cracking the screen. As of this article Viddy is only on iPhone, but word on the street is they’ll soon be coming out with Viddy for Android.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

” while watching the screen and registering nothing. I’m staring at my screen, and there they were. Two articles, side by side. ” Article 1 discussed the digital revolution and how companies like Netflix and Hulu were taking over. You’re flipping through Vevo and watching a music video.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

I was reading an article by Robert Scoble earlier today about how amazing Spotify and some other news app are on Facebook, and how awesome frictionless sharing is for the Internet. I openly can’t stand OpenGraph. It’s the one feature that stuck with me the most from the F8 conference this past September. What is OpenGraph?

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. Great article – good stuff. Social Media. Laura Brashier – Founder of 2date4love. Paige Craig – CEO and Co-Founder of BetterWorks.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. I live in the city of Santa Monica.

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