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How I Gamified My Own Brain to Lose Weight & Improve Fitness

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I mostly talk about startups, technology & venture capital. It’s amazing what mental coaching can do for a workout. “A And sometimes I need the focus on my form of “Coach Matt.” With no platform to really help me with “food coaching” I had to be this coach for myself. This is when all the good stuff happens!

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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

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As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. I divided success into the phases of venture capital and 18 months into writing my first check here was my view (details on each in the link above). Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10. The monkey on my back. ” Yup.

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7 Strategies For Brand Leadership Through Influencers

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You too can become an influencer through social media, videos and blogs, and people will follow you on what to buy, what causes to support, and who to vote for. I still see too many aspiring business leaders highlighting their technology, product features, and price, more than customer value and usability.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. Write things down. It’s one of my favorite blog posts. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. Be gracious.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. Write things down. It’s one of my favorite blog posts. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. Be gracious.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. As a courtesy if you enjoyed his write-up please check out his startup company, ChannelStack. In the early 80’s he left academia to work on venture capital investing with Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies. and Half.com.

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

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I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. And they have access to some of the most talented technology entrepreneurs so this is a worthy goal for them. We are judging how well you are coached on stage. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I hustled.

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