SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups - Steve Blank , May 27, 2010 Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. friend of mine asked me to chat with a startup he’d invested in. think his strategy is essentially the Ron Conway strategy , and at his rate ("34-ish investments" in 1-2yr?) I know I do.

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 14, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! However, when you ask them to buy it or invest in it, the music stops and the number of interested parties decreases dramatically, fast.

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Startup Email Ideas Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 19, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Sure, you need to take the proper precautions to protect your idea first (patents, copyrights, etc.), particularly with international patent laws.

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Startup Ideas Venture Capital Competition 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! At L90 (Startup 3.0) , we were sued by DoubleClick on the eve of our IPO for alleged patent-infrindgement. ► October (1) New Video!

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development CTO Hire Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Patent Lawsuit 6. raising capital, underwriters backing out, extreme criticism, patent lawsuit from our competitor, etc.) Bootstrap 2.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! We invested the first $1 million to develop version 1.0 Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit

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