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The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why

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He argues for a world he calls POSO (post social) in which we will only use social applications which drastically cut down our time involvement and/or increase our productivity. We had to develop whole frameworks of “middleware” to deal with this problem. The WWW is the presentation layer. It was a terrible user experience.

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How to Improve Your Odds of Getting to Yes with a VC — “Land and Expand”

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You company is the product and you’re selling an equity ownership in your company but much more broadly you’re selling trust & confidence that you’re going to build something enormously valuable and that you’re going to be enjoyable to work hand-in-hand with over the coming decade of each other’s lives.

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Changing the Face of Digital Signage: Nanxi Liu of Enplug

Tech Zulu Event

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. We move the discussion over to early product days. “We’ve built an app framework.

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Startup Mantra: Hire Fast, Fire Fast

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I’m not arguing that no screening is required. They over think the decision framework. And just as my gut feel about the likely success of startups is often determined by looking at their velocity of product development and market progress of their product, so too is recruiting a factor in my assessment. You’ll recover.

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Changing the Face of Digital Signage: Nanxi Liu of Enplug

Tech Zulu Event

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. We move the discussion over to early product days. “We’ve built an app framework.

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How to Handle a VC Presentation with No Deck

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I would argue that this mostly consists of consumer Internet companies (although not exclusively) and it is predominantly early-stage people who are product gurus and have a mildly technical bend to them. I’m a product geek more than a spreadsheet ninja. The product feedback will be invaluable. Beautifully written.

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Journey Platform To Build Data Gathering Mobile Apps | Co-founder Interview Conrad Hofmeyr

Tech Zulu Event

The names “Embark” and “Journey” relate to how our products are used by companies who have distributed workforces that go out to all sorts of places “in the field” where they provide services. You define the data structures that your app requires, and then the layout and logic of its various screens.

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