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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

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When the early teams: angels, lowercase capital & first round capital funded Uber they had no idea it would be one of the most revolutionary ideas of our time. This was certainly the case when I invested in a small YouTube video production company called Maker Studios that recently sold to Disney for just shy of $1 billion.

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Interview with Wade Eyerly, SurfAir

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One of the most original, subscription startups to come out of Southern California's tech accelerator boom emerged last week, looking to disrupt not just another retail sector or e-commerce category, but something else entirely: the airline industry. Those are the three innovations we've brought together to build this business.

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Do you Suffer from the Urgency Addiction? It’s More Common Than you Think

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As the CEO you have a team that is counting on you and a board that is measuring your performance. So things that have to be done early get done early, but only at the last possible moment that the early task is due. I thought through the steps: Get a class of interesting companies. It’s hard to hide. I couldn’t.

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