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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy
— Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. — Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy …
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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC
— When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. It was a fun period for me because everything was new and I was curious. — What kind of deals should I be doing? — What stage? What price?
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Why Silicon Valley and Hollywood Don't Get Each Other and Who Will Win the Future
— For the past three years I have been pounding the table as loud as I can about the future opportunities in digital video. The concise guide is here. — My narrative has stayed pretty simple:
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Is Going for Rapid Growth Always Good? Aren't Startups So Much More?
— I think I've read Paul Graham's post on “Startup = Growth” three or four times now. And of course on Twitter I've seen the Tweets, ReTweets and superlatives on what a great post it is.
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The Misstep of Quora and The Importance of Trust Amongst Your Community
— You know the old saying about trust ... “It takes years to build and seconds to destroy.” — And once destroyed it is very difficult if not impossible to repair. You need to be the guardian of your own reputation.
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The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn't Understand
— This article initially appeared on TechCrunch - with a minor update highlighted in red below. — Ah. We're back to discussing convertible debt again. This time by the efforts of Adeo Ressi …
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Trello versus Asana
— For the past several years I've undertaken many initiatives to “get more organized,” which basically means to make another attempt at implementing and running a solid task list that I can share with others with whom I collaborate. — I seem to be really good at kicking off …
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It's Morning in Venture Capital
— This article originally ran on PEHub. If you prefer the super short version - I've summarized the post in the final section. — Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it.
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Web Second, Mobile First
— Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. — The titles were: — Mobile First, Web Second — Mobile First, Web Second (continued) — If you're in the minority that never read these posts - you should.
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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?
— There are certain topics that even some of the best journalists can't fully grok. One of them is profitability. — I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) …
Windows Store Weekly — This week we take a look at: Star Trek App, Box, Fling Theory, StumbleUpon, and wordBrush.
Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry — In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
An Army Is Forming To Battle Patent Trolls — For the past several months, we've exposed the flaws in the patent system and how they're being exploited by opportunistic patent trolls looking to extort a quick buck …
Boosting Big Data and the Hadoop Ecosystem with Splunk Alliance — Today we announced a strategic alliance with operational intelligence leader Splunk. We are excited to be strengthening our relationship …
“Yammer sucks” — Not to be mean to Yammer, or anything — it's a very good tool for some use cases — but that's what a customer told me recently (and others feel the same way).