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OCTOBER 19, 2011

I’ve just completed an investment in Ryan Carson’s new company, TreeHouse. I’m investing heavily in Internet video. So I invested in Maker Studios , which is now the 3rd largest producer of Internet video on the web. I’m investing in businesses that reinvent education. Americans watch 5.3

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

A few months ago I wrote about an entrepreneur, Sam Rosen, whom we brought on as an EIR at Upfront Ventures. His message was that he realized he needed to move his girlfriend’s stuff into a storage facility due to apartment flooding. Now remember that Sam is an entrepreneur. When I was in college ( UCSD, go Tritons !)

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JANUARY 28, 2011

I’m in the team centric sphere so every investment decision I make first & foremost centers on this plane. I made an investment in a company with deep domain knowledge. “Imagine you were a Phd wireless chip designer out of UCSD and then Qualcomm. These are the skills I look for in entrepreneurs and leaders.

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