Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2010

Fred Wilson once wrote about the topic of how to introduce two people who don’t know each other via email. He called it the “ double opt-in introduction. &# He talks about the stuggles of email introductions when you’re dealing at scale. I hope some day to emulate Brad Feld in this area.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2014

It started when a well-intentioned colleague introduced me to the caller via email, without first confirming with me that the intro was welcomed. During our email exchange before our call, I had to ask the caller what he wanted. I was checking out your YouTube channel and I enjoyed your recent talk with Brad Feld.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Despite the snarky rumors that Google’s content development program was poorly managed at its outset (e.g., • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2013

It was based on an excellent book I had just read by Brad Feld & Amy Batchelor (his wife). Respect and develop a positive working relationship with his co-workers. Don’t email him unless you have to. Emailing – even when well intentioned – just adds to this to-do list.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

You bump into the person you’ve always wanted to chat with or your perfect business development partner who can “make” you. Brad Feld was sitting at my table. Once they have buy-off from David Cohen, Brad and others they have their 60-second pitch. So my list for you is: Develop your 60-second pitch. Don’t wing it.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? You really should go read Brad Feld's Implied Suspicion Versus Implied Trust. Lots of thoughts here.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? You really should go read Brad Feld's Implied Suspicion Versus Implied Trust. Lots of thoughts here.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Especially for their stage of development. The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc. Collaboration in business starts and ends with email. In business you spend your life in email. Because email works! Enter Xobni.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. A company has a personality.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

However Gmail is only private email conversations. We're trying to build a center-of-mass on the East side, to draw talented developers and designers, to recruit more effectively, and reinvest in the local ecosystem. The other amazing thing, is getting access to people like David Cohen and Brad Feld.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2011

Or if you’re a developer perhaps you could donate time by dedicated to their hack-a-thon? In America we have people like Steve Case, Brad Feld, Dave McClure, Shervin Pishevar. No need to email me. Warning: they have a minimum donation size of $1. They now give away $32 million per year. Happy Fourth of July, all.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? They’ll invite you out to events in which you’ll meet their other clients, you can get to know them socially and hopefully develop a real mentorship relationship where every conversation is not on the clock.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I had been reading Brad Feld’s blog & Fred Wilson’s blog for a couple of years and found them very helpful to my thinking so I honestly just thought I was giving back to the community. So you developed a product for the mommy community? Do you have an application that helps mobile developers build HTML5 apps?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I started blogging because Brad Feld blogged. years as a software developer I decided I wanted a change. years as a software developer I decided I wanted a change. I had always regretted that I wasn’t fluent in Spanish and had never developed a relationship with my grandfather because he never learned English.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. We had several emails back and forth where he provided basic details on the concept. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? The scene will kill you.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

500 Hats , January 10, 2010 Developing new startup ideas - Chris Dixon , March 14, 2010 Batch Processing Millions and Millions of Images - Code as Craft , July 9, 2010 jQuery Plugin: Give Your Characters a NobleCount - The Product Guy , March 23, 2010 How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

There are too many to mention but I’ve noticed them all on Twitter, Facebook, blogs and people who have emailed or texted me. Hunter Walk, Brad Feld, Chris Sacca and Kara Swisher are just a few. I’m grateful they have all spoken up. Many others have, too. She’s a competitive athlete.

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