December 2008
25 posts
Top 3 Temptations Of Young VC's (Part 1)
robgo:
As 2008 comes to a close, I thought I’d reflect on some of the lessons I’ve learned from my first year and a half in the venture business. I’m clearly still a relative newbie in the industry, but I’m starting to recognize the negative patterns that I am often tempted to fall into. I’m sure I’m blind to many others, but these are the three most common temptations that I see myself and...
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Very, very interesting finds from all over NYC that many of us miss on a daily basis as we scuttle from train to work or to and from a meeting. Well this film location scout takes the time to see the details ignored every day by thousands of NYers in too much of a rush to pay attention or even care. This is their blog and it showcases some really interesting sights, buildings,...
Most successful people begin with two beliefs: the future can be better than the...
– Op-Ed Columnist - Lost in the Crowd - NYTimes.com
Recently rummaging through boxes of books at home, I came across a copy of...
– Turning Points 2008: A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year - Retail News.
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Not a chance - as our research at the Lab notes, the fact is: companies who can...
– Why (Real) Relationships Matter - Umair Haque
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On Business Model Changes and Consumer-Centric...
The last time I put my head down to write was on September 16 - a day that in many ways changed my outlook. I’ve spent the last four months involved in something I consider a revolution, radical innovation and passion that (I think - in some shape or form) matters to everyone. The project should be launched in the next month, but until then I wanted to share a reply to an email I drafted...
In times of adversity, maintaining perspective and an espirit-de-corps is even...
– Josh Kopelman (via entrepreneurwisdom)
We’ve had one of these before, when the dot-com bubble burst. What I told our...
– Steve Jobs - On managing through the economic downturn (15) - FORTUNE
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The share of all men ages 16 and over who are working is now at its lowest level...
– Workers Give Up - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com
What do you tell college seniors?
Tim O’Reilly said something similar when I talked to him at OATV. He said...
– Terry Jones (via betaworks)
Startups are particularly vulnerable in tough times since they don’t have...
– Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing: Tough times never last, tough people do
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Corporate VCs, in contrast, invest their parent company’s money and often...
– Want to Crank Up Corporate Venture Capital Performance? Consider Matching Independent VC Pay Packages - Knowledge@Wharton
PayPal is readying a Facebook-only push. It has filmed over half a dozen...
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