Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2015

And at just the right moment when my head was about to explode Twitter came to the rescue. I took a moment to feel better about some of the things I’ve accomplished and my goals for 2016 vs. being too off put by the critics lest they win. As you build out your teams be very thoughtful about team dynamics and culture.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 24, 2012

The “Advanced” option in the installation process allows you to change the Folder Location where the sync will occur, meaning – it is going to create that folder on your local computer, and will pull down whatever you have in Google Docs / Drive, into that folder. Can’t really complain about that.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2012

To learn more about how the company went from just an idea at an accelerator to a healthy exit, we spoke with founder Eli Portnoy. How did the acquisition come about? They started running campaigns with us, and were excited about the performance, and started talking about ways to work closer together.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 1, 2012

The “Advanced” option in the installation process allows you to change the Folder Location where the sync will occur, meaning – it is going to create that folder on your local computer, and will pull down whatever you have in Google Docs / Drive, into that folder. Can’t really complain about that.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2011

I have written about this topic in regards in different ways before and if you haven’t read them I think they’re probably both worth a glance: 1. I then asked for editing rights to his Google Doc and I rewrote a version of it. ” but I cared more about the outcome and the lesson. Don’t be a Grin Fucker.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2012

This is a hot topic I’ve been asked a lot about recently. I have seen some entrepreneurs go into first meetings willing to share almost anything about their company. I have seen others who seem guarded and cloaked about what they’re working on. Don’t mention that you have strategic initiatives that you can’t talk about.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In it I talked about how I believe that Netflix has a very strong lead in the battle for the “head end&# of the digital living room. It’s the most profound book I’ve read on thinking about how the Internet is changing business. And what about streaming? I would like to take the opposite side of that debate.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2020

What's Swoop all about? I've known him for a long time, and in the early days he told me about what he was doing, and we spent a lot of time together on it, so I made the jump. Plus, they now have more rest or downtime, to think about making some bigger decisions for their company. We use a Notion doc. Tooling helps.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

We sat down with Steve to chat about what the Alliance is working on, and why he decided to champion the growth of the technology industry here. Tell us what the Alliance is all about? The idea came about because of my work in both regions, and comparing and contrasting the two, and figuring out the game in Southern California.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

Although sports purists would no doubt quibble about the impact expansion has had on professional sports, most fans agree that the overall talent level has remained relatively constant, despite the significant increase in the number of professional athletes. In 2009 Jed created a Google doc to track the seed accelerators.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 19, 2016

To get a better idea of what CapLinked does, we spoke with Jackson about their motivation to create the company, where they are headed, and how they stand apart from others in the cloud enterprise market. We have clients that will upload 10K docs at a time. It’s secure stuff and we need to be serious about. Unstructured data.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Attach a Cover Letter: Far too many people simply email you their resumes and there is nothing in the body of the email, just a Word doc attachment. Do Your Research: A company wants to see that you have researched their website, studied their business model, and know what they are all about. Flattery does get you far; just (More.).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever get I’m about to offer you some fund-raising advice that flies directly in the face of what most conventional wisdom will tell you. Sending the docs via email is less friction than making people come to a data room. Why you should never have a data room?—?the

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Jason Nazar

APRIL 6, 2010

You will be the first to hear about world breaking news and have fast and easy access to our users documents and be able to purchase forms and reports from such established publishers as Legal Zoom , Real Deal Docs , WriteMyEssay.com , Zacks Investment Research , BarnesReports , Career Press , TechCrunch Reports , and many more!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

I’m sitting at my computer now at 9.00pm writing this – which is an hour earlier than I normally write (there are about 8 women at my kitchen table having a book club (aka excuse to drink wine & gossip so I’m locked in another room writing. They could chat about it with their peers or mentors. I enjoy that.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Can you talk about your background and how you ended up here? I grew that for about nine years, and that company was sold in 2000. A committee will select one of them to give a cash prize of about $50,000. There's no restriction about their grade or level of involvement at Viterbi. Who can enter the competition?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2011

For some reason, I haven’t heard much about the next generation of the Internet ( Web 3.0 ) lately, which probably means it isn’t happening as fast as everyone predicted. Examples include Google Docs, Salesforce.com, Slideshare.net, and Box.net. People are more and more worried about personal privacy and identity theft.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

My initial reaction to Adeo when we spoke was that while it may have solved some issues (debt versus equity) it didn’t solve the ones that I’ve been warning entrepreneurs about most loudly. In fact, that’s what that 20% discount we agreed in your note was all about. But what about this debt thing? It might be.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits. We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Employees: 20. Go Boulder!

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Eric Greenspan

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Anyhow, for more on that visit www.makeitwork.com or my about page. She get’s really excited about her job, which is the key at MIW. So Thurs rolls around and I’m all about using my new found skills from the PP and Ashley’s from the 140 and meet with the team to discuss the next marketing step.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2010

Can you believe all the talk these days about Web 3.0? Examples include Google Docs, Salesforce.com, Slideshare.net, and Box.net. People are more and more worried about personal privacy and identity theft. and I’m determined that it won’t happen again. After some work, I’m still convinced that much of the Web 3.0

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 29, 2015

Doing the BB doc was a real ice breaker for all of us, and I think it was the real beginning of our reforming of a partnership to promote skateboarding again. Powell: I think that point is best covered by what Lance says himself in Stacy’s BB doc. Do not listen to what your competitors say about you or your company.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Let’s talk about Chromebooks, why they are ideal options for new offices, and what models you should be looking for. Things to Keep in Mind About Chromebook Operation. This works if you base much of your work on online platforms or cloud software like Google Docs, Dropbox, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2012

The very first time I ever negotiated a term sheet (and then legal docs for closing the round) I found the experience very frustrating. The other law firm gets the docs. He concedes on one point and sends over our doc re-marked up. We ask the lawyers to mock up the docs. He marks up the term sheet. 10 days have passed.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 22, 2019

A Startup I’ve Been Excited to Tell You About for Years A few years ago I spent time in prison with Trevor O’Brien , the founder of Projector. They teamed up to solve this problem and when I heard about their approach it completely resonated with me. Announcing Projector?—?A Yes, I always imagined announcing the company that way.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

We had the final terms of our agreement fairly well boxed in within a range of about 5-7% on price and within 30 days on move-in date. But as it goes to the legal docs naturally 20 issues arise the require negotiations. So they’ll think more about their long-term relationship with the corp dev team at the buyer than you might.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I sat down with Kati Morton (who does YouTube videos on mental health) to talk about ADD. Luckily I don’t have hyperactivity but that makes me less able to talk about that. Misnomers about ADD. If I’ve said I’ll review your legal doc or Excel spreadsheet I will – even if you have to chase me.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

ports, a miniDisplayPort connection…and that’s about it. The reason for the low specs (and low price) is that you are intended to do everything on Google Docs and Word Online instead of holding anything on your own computer. Speaking of accessories, this computer comes with a couple USB 3.0 Be careful when matching accessories.

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Alon Schwartz

MARCH 25, 2012

The masses would not think about buying a Linux OS because it could not run their favorite game and Word. If you think about it, what software did you install on your computer lately? They have about 500 million Windows 7 users they hope to convert to Windows 8. Every game, productivity tool, utility, chat, email, etc.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 20, 2012

The SkyDrive home page has a default tile-based layout for users’ folders and files and with a details view button for Recent and Shared docs. We’ve updated nearly 100% of the SkyDrive UI to provide a fast and fluid web experience on all browsers and devices,” said Shahine.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2012

They have been working on the idea for about a year and are launching the product now, currently partnered with American Golf. Besides using excel sheets and word docs to organize, there was no other easy way. They focus specifically on fitness, so eventually they could branch off to other sports in the future.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Loudie allows you to communicate about your favorite artists and concerts on your phone regardless of your location. The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies!

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

But I’m not going to talk about increasing Wordpress speed, I want to show you how to improve you page load speed by cutting down on the number of external scripts you’re loading on a particular page. You’re about halfway there but the next few steps differ depending on what platform your site uses. do you need help?

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AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." Honestly, I never hear a thing about them. government. And what is the Department of Education doing?

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Why should a startup thinking about moving to a new place choose LA? MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users. What are the current local startups that more people should know about now? Los Angeles offers a great deal, both in terms of business opportunities and lifestyle awesomeness.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

There is so much confusion and misinformation out there about the government sponsored “payroll protection plan” loans to companies that the heads of every small business CEO in the country must be spinning. Why is there so much confusion about whether banks accept applications? Everybody is talking about the “Affiliate Rule”?—?what

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

If you want a very quick primer on all the stuff nobody ever tells you about raising venture capital check out this video where Mark Jeffrey & I break it down on This Week in VC. If they say yes you get a term sheet and once this is signed it is usually 3-6 weeks until your legal docs get signed and you’re funded.

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