Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Typically entrepreneurs doubt themselves because they undervalue their offerings, but it isn’t about creating a product, setting a price and hoping people will buy. Valu e and Exp erience versus Price and Product. On the card I usually write the date, where I met the person, how I met them and what value I can bring to the table.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. BCG, Bain, LEK – they’re all great), a few years at a start-up or a few years somewhere like Microsoft, Google, Amazon or Apple. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

As a teenager he experimented with writing & producing his own rap music and received a lot of feedback from elders that he had a talent with words. He wanted to create awareness for himself to generate marketing buzz and demand and then get the retail stores to pay wholesales prices for his cds. Here are some take away’s: 1.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

No one, including the engineers who work on Google’s constantly evolving search algorithms, fully understands how to reliably and consistently boost search results via artificial means. Thus, avoid link farms, mindless keyword content and similar techniques designed to make your site more Google friendly.

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MARCH 1, 2011

Now, he ‘outsources’ his investments through John Frankel of Frankel Asset Management. I appreciate the write-up and your continued support of this blog. Why AltaVista Failed To Become as Successful as Google. After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ).

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InfoChachkie

MAY 23, 2011

Hipster-wannabes routinely wait in line for hours for the opportunity to buy exorbitantly priced drinks in an exclusive nightclub. As noted in Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid , exclusivity can kill a small company. Write this number down. In this context, your Bro Foe is inclined to communicate a very large number.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? But I didn’t write it for you; I wrote it for myself. but: Something is Still Missing.

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MAY 15, 2010

Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

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JULY 10, 2011

Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. So by now everybody know that 30% of all of the Tweets from the first week of July were about Google+. It is the town hall.

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MAY 7, 2011

This ended up developing into Visual Basic for Applications , the strategy for programmability in Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office ended up beating its competitors because it was able to read and write to file formats other than its own. Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development? Pricing information.

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