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Content + Commerce = Opportunity
Today I read that Ben Lerer raised $13 million for Thrillist. Thrillist started as a newsletter for guys, but after acquiring JackThreads, it is now a really interesting content + commerce play. It’s...
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The Sign of a Good Company
Ben Horowitz had a characteristically great post last week, on GigaOm, called “A Good Place to Work.” Lots of wisdom in there for entrepreneurs and operators, both as to why you should make your...
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A Great Demo Day Pitch Does Not a Might Oak Make
Yesterday I tweeted a phrase I came across that strikes me as great imagery for seed stage entrepreneurs: From small acorns might oaks grow. It is a long, long journey from a seed stage startup to,...
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Back to the Well w @seth and DJZ
Big congrats to @Seth and the @DJZ team on their launch of DJZ, as covered today in The New York Times! I’m thrilled to be a part of the team here; and thrilled that this marks the 6th time in our...
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Startup = Growth
Paul Graham just wrote a great post called Startup = Growth. Few would disagree with his premise — that the essence of a startup is fast growth. Graham goes on to explain what I’d call the “YC Theory...
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The Post Accelerator Phase
I had a board meeting yesterday with a company that is now about 4 months out from completing an accelerator program, and over the course of the meeting it became clear to me that there is a pretty...
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The New Paradigm for Brand Building and the Startup Opportunity It Creates
There is a great interview with Crispin, Porter + Bogusky CEO Andrew Keller on Think With Google. Here is a summary by way of some excerpted quotes: The digital age, and social media in particular,...
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“Anchor Investors” Open Doors
(reprinted from The Wall Street Journal). The single best thing you can do to raise an angel round is find the right anchor investor. Just like wolves and sharks, angels often travel in packs. There’s...
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“This Feels Fucking Insanely Awesome”
I received an email from one of my founders the other night that made me feel like a proud daddy. No, it wasn’t that they IPO’d, or raised $20 million, or closed a big deal, or got TechCrunch to wax...
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Backing Sunrise
Founders (and the investors who back them) face the perennial challenge how to build barriers that will keep competitors at bay. Historically, tech VCs have focused on projects solving difficult...
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