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Creating the Next Generation of US Employees. My Investment in Treehouse

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I know readers of this post aren’t in that demo but that’s what the data says. He isn’t setting out to do it over night but with the ambition to make a difference in the world Ryan falls into the rare category of entrepreneur looking to tackle something truly monumental. I’m investing heavily in Internet video.

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Venture Outlook 2016

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There is a lot of uncertainty about the state of the private, high-growth technology markets and the venture capital markets that underpin them. The cycle before that was Google, Salesforce and LinkedIn, amongst others. Or the influx of massive new amounts of entrepreneurs and wantrepreneurs seeking fortune and fame?

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you. Google knows it. THE FULL STORY.

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

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I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. John gave me the book after I spoke at his entrepreneurship class at UCSB.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

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Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). Mark: Google had trouble dealing with customers and contracts because they historically were so engineering driven. They have been successful simply for pushing the telecom companies, Microsoft, and Google to innovate.