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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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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. But for now, the summary is: You’ll extend your network. . 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. Why are they always so bad?

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