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Congratulations Indiana
We talk a lot of NBA basketball in the comments but I don't post about it. This blog is supposed to be about startups and tech, for the most part. But the Knicks lost last night in Indiana and my...
Video Of The Week: SNL's Take On Google Glass
This is pretty funny.
Capital-Efficient Tableau Software Soars in IPO
Tableau Software went public Friday after raising less than $15 million in venture funding.
Venture Firm InCube Builds a Crowdfunding Site of its Own
Venture capital firm InCube unveils a health startup crowdfunding site.
An inevitable tension between investors and entrepreneurs
I’ve just read Bill Barnett’s article on Winning as a self-fulfilling prophecy which argues that optimists’ irrational belief in their chances of success makes them to try longer and harder to get there and makes them better motivators and leaders of teams. They are therefore more likely to succeed than people who are more [...]
Branding first starts with your team
External branding starts with developing a consistent, internal message first. When you think of branding and positioning, remember that your first line of offense and the most important representation of your company comes from your employees. Make sure you have a succinct, crisp and clear 2-3 sentence pitch on what you do and that everyone [...]
University of the People: Support a Student
I first met Shai Reshef, the indefatigable force behind University of the People, at DLD in 2009. Since then I have come to know Shai as someone who cares deeply about using education to empower people all around the world. He is taking...Show More Summary
The Daily Startup: Founders Fund Backs Digital-Currency Co. Bitpay
A roundup of venture-capital news and analysis from VentureWire and around the Web.
It’s Your Job To Improve Your Team
At this year’s NVCA meeting, my partner Jason Mendelson (who was the chair of the event) interviewed Dick Costolo, the CEO of Twitter. Dick is an awesome CEO, awesome human, and awesome interviewee. Among other things, he’s hilarious, and PandoDaily wrote a fun summary of the interview in their post What CEOs could learn from comedians. [...]Show More Summary
Fun Friday: Morning Joe
It feels like its been a while since we did a fun friday around here. So here goes. How do you like your morning cup of coffee? I go with the Cortado, ideally in a shot glass. Here's one from...
Costolo's Awesome Commencement Speech
"We must be willing to let go of the life that we've planned so as to embrace the life that is awaiting us." -- Joseph Campbell I am a commencement speech junkie. Dick Costolo's most recent one is in the...
NVCA: VCs Talk Accelerator Bubbles, Accelerator Success
At the NVCA’s VentureScape conference this week, venture and corporate investors met with executives leading top startup accelerators to ask them about measures of accelerator success, and whether we're in an "accelerator bubble."
From Analog Politics to Digital VC With General Colin Powell
General Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, is now a limited partner with renowned Silicon Valley venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
23andMe Gene Analysis Shows Venture Conference Attendees More Likely to Go Bald
The company makes one of the world’s first consumer products to emerge since the sequencing of the human genome more than a decade ago.
Google IO: Google Is the New Microsoft
Two years ago I wrote a blog post titled “Is Google the New Microsoft?” hedging it with a question mark. I think after the announcements at Google IO there can be very little doubt that Google is the new Microsoft. Here is a short check list. Show More Summary
How to build trust in the Bitcoin ecosystem
Well it looks like the Department of Homeland Security is investigating Mt. Gox and the primary complaint is operating an unlicensed money transmittal business. Things do not look good for Mt. Gox. Its US accounts are being seized. This …
The Daily Startup: SAP Ventures to Boost HANA Fund, Staff
A roundup of venture-capital news and analysis from VentureWire and around the Web.
S4 Running Stock Android
Google announced so many things yesterday that it makes my head spin. Goodness all around in Google land. But there is one thing that really caught my eye. Google will start selling a Galaxy S4 running "stock android" in the...
For Early-Stage Entrepreneurs, ‘Huge’ Visit to Investor Mecca
Early-stage company founders hobnobbed with top financiers at the annual National Venture Capital Association conference.
Twitter CEO Riffs on Life in The Valley
Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo riffs on life in Silicon Valley during an interview at the National Venture Capital Association's VentureScape conference.
