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Why Be A Mentor?
As I travel around the world helping communities to start accelerators, I’m often asked in various ways about the challenges of finding mentors who are willing to volunteer to help novice startup teams – and thereby contribute to the greater … Continue reading
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Startupbootcamp Demo Day is just around the corner!
Startupbootcamp is TechStars’ first Global Affiliate. We’ve been long time fans of Alex Farcet, the Managing Director of StartupBootCamp, and have been more than thrilled to be working with him as he builds a world-class accelerator in Northern Europe. On … Continue reading
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Working with TechStars
Over the last few years, TechStars has indirectly touched my life in many ways: I was CEO of IntenseDebate, a TechStars graduate; I have invested in a few TechStars companies; I have met some incredibly great entrepreneurs that I continue … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, Entrepreneurialism, Personal, Philosophy
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Identifying and Evaluating Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Here’s the deck for the talk I gave last night for WinterInTheBunker. There were lots of good questions, and some comparisons and contrasts to Paul Berberian’s excellent talk on the same subject last week. Evaulating Business Opportunities View more presentations … Continue reading
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Whatever it is, begin it now…and enter the Cave of Pain!
“The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decisions, raising in one’s favor all manner of … Continue reading
What I've been reading…
Lots of interesting reading going on at my house these days…here’s a few interesting snippets: There aren’t enough hours in the day, and I’m always looking to improve how I spend my time. Here’s Ben Cashnocha’s “information diet”/routine. I love … Continue reading
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Sam Zell on Entrepreneurialism
Yesterday I had the good fortune to see Sam Zell talk. His wisdom, intelligence, and incisiveness, delivered more directly than most are capable of, is refreshing and inspiring. I liked his comments on what makes a good entrepreneur: The ability … Continue reading
Business Development at Twitter
Twitter is hiring a BizDev person. Given that: Twitter’s buzz is approaching the same stratosphere as Facebooks’; Bloggers’ number one pastime these days is pontificating what Twitter’s business model is/will/should be; The optimal business model for Twitter remains unclear; Growth … Continue reading
Entrepreneurial Batting Averages
My friend Brad Feld often talks about the important and constructive role that failure has in the entrepreneurial process. Today’s post-du-jour comes from Will Price, whose mentor has a great perspective on failure. The money quote: “…the key is to … Continue reading
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More on IPTV
Following on the heels of my post yesterday about Internet TV: The NYT has an interesting summary of the discussions about IPTV at The Cable Show last week. Also, in the NYT’s technology section, is an interesting article about Internet-enabled … Continue reading
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