Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Last year’s passé terms that even entrepreneurs cringe at (and the best are embarrassed to lead with) are social network, social media and social games. I guess “social&# is just soooo last year. I’ll bet even Foursquare is thinking about an eventual life beyond badges.

Startup 296

Startup Evite Web Ideas 296

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

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Networking 71

Networking Help Social Media Platform 71

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

They got us to fill out the details of where we worked in the past and the network effect compels us to keep it updated. The second obvious value drive is that it was one of our first true “social graphs.&# So resume + directionally-correct social graph = goldmine for recruiting, networking and marketing.

Startup 309

Startup Cloud Computing Venture Capital Marketing 309

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2011

While Google stopped Facebook in their tracks when they built a social networking company. And Facebook stomped out Twitter from building an open social network. FourSquare – I was recently asked on Quora whether I thought FourSquare was dead now that Facebook was going to launch “Places “ Others feared Yelp.

Google 325

Google Press Marketing Content 325

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

But be willing to have an informed view about – GroupOn, Google doing social networking, whether apps is a better metaphor than browsers, whether Quora is really a transformational product – whatever! I see too many people who do that.

Startup 349

Startup Writing Press Blogging 349

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 11, 2010

Social networks exacerbate the problem. Luckily I haven’t signed up to Formspring and don’t spend time on Quora. I sometimes dread going to conferences where I know people will walk up to me and say, “I send you an email a few weeks ago&# and I’m struggling to remember it. But not always.

Email 265

Email Startup Writing Blogging 265

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. Fred Wilson likes, “large networks of socially connected people” while Foundry lists its 5 key themes on its website. Do your homework.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

I was asked by somebody recently in a private message on Quora about whether the individual should leave his comfortable job to become an entrepreneur. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. On Being an Entrepreneur. I was baffled. It was 2007. They were envious.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

I was asked by somebody recently in a private message on Quora about whether the individual should leave his comfortable job to become an entrepreneur. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. On Being an Entrepreneur. I was baffled. It was 2007. They were envious.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

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. If network B has 20 users than it’s value is 400 (20*20). How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175