Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 1, 2009

In the VentureHacks post Naval Ravikant argues in “the power of two&# – that you should have two co-founders as in Bill Gates / Paul Allen, Larry / Sergei, Jerry Yang / Larry Page. I think ADD is totally misunderstood – it’s a very PRODUCTIVE condition but it has downsides. For me 3+ is usually a non starter.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2008

According to Avaak, the funding will go towards product development, marketing, and sales. The firm's technology is based on technology first developed as part of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Office of Naval Research (ONR) research.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

He’s thoughtful about markets, investors, products and is always very well reasoned in his arguments. We had a very sensible debate on the topic on VentureHacks sponsored by Nivi and including Naval Ravikant. I’ve also found him to not be dogmatic either. Such that during that time, Chris “learned how to learn.”.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. My Obsession With The Product - Feld Thoughts , May 3, 2010 For some reason I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately. Tesla is not. It's a great talk. But the rates are high for a reason.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

HONK is backed by high visibility angels Paige Craig, Aaron Batalion (LivingSocial), Ben Huh (The Cheezburger Network), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Jillian Manus, Mike Walsh, and Structure Capital, along with Double M Capital, Venture51, Expansion, and Karlin Ventures. Tell us a bit about what HONK is about?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while and was going to use AngelList by Nivi & Naval as the basis for my example and the perfect prompt came yesterday when I read Fred Wilson’s blog post on AngelList. Obviously I’m assuming that you have a great product and/or strategy. So what are you waiting for?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based MOVIECLIPS.COM (www.movieclips.com) announced the firm's Series A funding round, worth $3M, from Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, and a number of Silicon Valley angels. From there, I did a couple of internships in the venture capital world, including with Hummer Winblad in San Francisco.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Then I saw this post from Nivi at AngelList so I thought I would invite Naval & him on to the show to talk about how AngelList works. It was created to provide peace of mind to moms looking for safe, healthy products for their kids. Q&A with Babak Nivi and Naval Ravikant, founders of AngelList.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Shortly after we sold Opsware to Hewlett-Packard, I had a conversation with the legendary venture capitalist Doug Leone of Sequoia Capital. Except they won’t be called Product Managers. It’s great advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. We read each of these statements from Chris Dixon, Babak Nivi, Naval Ravikant and me. I think this episode is worth watching ( video is here ) but as always I’ll try to summarize for anybody short on time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice. Angel Capital Association (ACA). This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally).

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AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." Innovation in the end is about creating products, but largely the federal government doesn't make products; it buys them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice. Angel Capital Association (ACA). This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally).

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG. m the f%*kin’ boss.”. Same goes for television.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice. Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $400 million in companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice. Angel Capital Association (ACA). This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice. Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $400 million in companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2011

Here are a few that I aspire to: Venture Hacks , by Babak Nivi and Naval Ravikant. Mark is a serial entrepreneur who is now active in the venture capital community for early-stage startups. These are great for understanding the big picture, spotting trends, and product reviews. Both Sides of the Table , by Mark Suster.

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