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14 December 2006
Taking Risks and Going For Uncertain Change Is A Drug Like None Other
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I think I’ve learned to enjoy taking risks and going for uncertain change. I went through this today in a small way when looking for a new apartment. I had two choices:
Normal Apartment with a normal layout
or
A Loft apartment with a pretty […]
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3 December 2006
Without Focus and Scale a Startup Will Die
I think there are two key traits I’ve learned over the past two years that a startup needs: Focus and Scale. They are two intertwined characteristics. Your focus is strengthened by your scale, and vice versa. I’ve touched upon this aspect before, but have never done an in-depth post on the issue.
Focus
Your […]
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29 November 2006
My Response to the Venture Capital Aptitude Test
Guy Kawasaki had an amazing post today, honestly one of the best posts all year regarding Venture Capital. It was entitled The Venture Capital Aptitude Test. Basically, it is a test to see how suited you might be for Venture Capital. He also goes into the fact that a good venture capitalist isn’t built […]
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27 November 2006
The Holy Grail- “Online OS’”
Everyone has their holy grail in technology. For some it’s the semantic web, for some it’s online services (Jeff Bezos), and for some it’s singularity. If you were to ask me, what is my Holy Grail or something I’d like to see or be a part of, it’s the evolution of the “Online Operating System”. […]
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25 November 2006
Things To Do One Day: Presidential Classroom For Entrepreneurs
If you know me well, you know my goal is to exit one or two companies, maybe do the VC thing, but ultimately have enough money to give back and educate about entrepreneurship and technology. I’m working on volunteering my time to a boys and girls club in Miami to teach kids about technology and […]
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22 November 2006
Startup.com- Lessons
I’ve watched Startup.com multiple times. Last time I had watched the movie was about 14 months ago, right after Frank and I decided we were going to leave my first venture to strike it out on our own. Watching the movie again, I’ve noticed I’ve learned a LOT. I think you really […]
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22 November 2006
The Making Of a Top Blogger: Mike Arrington and Tech Crunch
If you’re reading this blog, you probably know what Tech Crunch is. It’s the place to go for Web 2.0 reviews and information. It’s run by Mike Arrington, and now includes many blogs in the “Crunch Network”. I met Mike, who was a very humble guy just taking some pictures, at an […]
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20 November 2006
What happened to theWeblogWire?
Ahh, so everyone is curious what exactly happened to theWeblogWire. Let me give you the background story. In early June, Frank and I, had decided that we wanted to start developing technology for the Public Relations industry. We stumbled upon the opportunity, just due to interest at looking at the market opportunity. […]
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18 November 2006
The Making of a Logo For a Startup…
We had internally called Publictivity, StartPR for the better part of five months. We officially decided upon a launch name for the project about a month ago. Frank gets the credit on this one. Publictivity, if you couldn’t tell is a combination of Productivity and Public Relations. So what are the […]
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17 November 2006
The Rutgers Chop Is Not Just For Football…
I’m from New Jersey, if you already don’t know. I was proudly born and raised in Norwood, NJ, a town only a few miles from New York City. Growing up, 50% of everyone you knew would attend Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Some of my best friends go there, and […]