Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I have long advised startup companies that if you don’t control your messaging somebody else will and your potential customers will form impressions of you shaped by somebody else or by nobody at all. I was graduated with a double degree in economics & political science from UCSD in 1991. ” F**k.

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Technical Advisors Marketing Startup Venture Capital 385

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

One startup, SwoopThat (www.swoopthat.com)--started by a recent college grad Jonathan Simkin --has made it much easier to buy books for student, by pulling up books based on a student's schedule. How did you come up with the web site? We spoke with Jonathan about the advantages of SwoopThat over existing sites.

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UCSD Course Startup Sites 185

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

What's the story behind the company--I understand this started at UCSD? They got an NSF grant, and basically started up the original web site, as a video web site. Marc Friedmann: I was actually brought in about a year after they started. Marc Friedmann: It was founded by two U.C. READ MORE>>.

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Journal Technical Review UCSD Web 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2009

We caught up with CEO Aaron Crayford to learn about the company. We've come up with a pretty unique solution, which looks at social depth--you, your friends, and the people you follow, your demographics, and people you impact--and learns about these people and makes intelligent decisions based on that. Aaron, thanks for the interview.

UCSD 145

UCSD Social Network Content Sites 145

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

It’s a fantastic startup that has had a amazing impact on society. It’s not just about people like me who can (and do) turn up in nearly any city in the US and immediately book a ride. They were a little too fierce in their competitive practices against Lyft to sign up drivers. Is Uber evil? That’s silly.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. I’ll put up the video when they post it on their website. Stories have starts, middles and ends.

Startup 362

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JANUARY 28, 2011

Lately the topic of leadership & teams has been coming up a lot in my daily life. “Imagine you were a Phd wireless chip designer out of UCSD and then Qualcomm. You do a startup and decide you want somebody to step in and run the company so you can focus on technical excellence. They fund people with no customers.

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