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AUGUST 22, 2011

We spoke about my interest in cloud computing, digital media and mobile. I invested in what I believe is the largest free & group texting platform in the country – TextPlus. If I’m in GroupMe’s shoes (and I’ve never met the founders) I think I’d be a seller at the price reportedly paid by Skype.

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MAY 21, 2011

The era of cheap cloud computing plus open-source software plus digital natives unleashed upon society is creating some truly amazing products that will challenge the way we do business and the way we live our lives. I can’t comment on its stock price – I’m not a public market analyst.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

A similar experience occurred at a cloud computing company where I acted as an addVisor. The key is to determine if your company’s solution is a feature, a point solution product, or a platform. The less mature the company, the larger the typical Earn Out as a percentage of the total purchase price. The Answer Is?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

After starting three companies, I've found that some widely accepted advice lead me to failure while. Bootstrapping advice, entrepreneur, startups. . The buzz words of SXSW Interactive 2010: cloud computing, social, on-demand, sharing, collaboration, Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, monetization, Startup. .

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

I have other areas of interest & competence such as cloud computing and document management given my background. If that bond isn’t there or if it feels like I’m in a bidding process for the highest price, I might as well be Wells Fargo. Not by dropping price & quality – they don’t have an advantage there.

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