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Should You Really Sit on Other Boards When You’re a Startup Founder?

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We live in an era where the press espouses the entrepreneurs who have five startups. I personally like to see this board member invest pocket money in the company so they at least have shareholder empathy from having written a nominal check. Ryan Carson made me promise not to do it. So I was intrigued by Brad’s post.

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Getting to Know Maker Studios

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A year ago I invested, along with Dana Settle at Greycroft Partners , in a startup company called Maker Studios. You need star power of entrepreneurs surrounded by star power angels & VCs who in turn get tons of press from adoring journalists who are insiders amongst this crowd of tech cognoscenti. More on this soon.

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

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I’ve just completed an investment in Ryan Carson’s new company, TreeHouse. I’m investing heavily in Internet video. So I invested in Maker Studios , which is now the 3rd largest producer of Internet video on the web. I’m investing in businesses that reinvent education. Americans watch 5.3

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