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The Secrets to BuzzFeed’s Success
What Buzzfeed Gets Right BuzzFeed’s CEO, Jonah Peretti, recently sent out an email to employees and investors summarizing the company’s strategy and progress. I really liked... ...read more
If Money Makes the World Go Round, Now You Can Spin It the Right Way
Social entrepreneurship just got a much-needed dosage of altruism thanks to StartSomeGood. Co-founders Alex Budak and Tom Dawkins launched the crowdfunding website in March of... ...read more
Why Facebook Needs a New Business Model
Facebook’s Real Problem? Display Advertising Startups usually succeed because of a single major product or business innovation. Google is unusual in that they succeeded b... ...read moreInside the iPhone Contact List Scandal
1. I’ve heard rumors that lots of apps have been uploading user contact lists for years. One person who knows the iOS world well told me “if you download a lot of apps, you... ...read moreThe TripAdvisor.com Success Story
The TripAdvisor IPO - Great startup story. Raised a total of $4.2m in venture capital, sold to IAC/Expedia for $210M, and had some interesting adventures and pivots along th... ...read moreB2B Sales and Business Development: What I Learned
Background: At Hunch, we switched our focus (“pivoted“) about 14 months ago from B2C to B2B. Over that time, we pitched over 500 potential partners, trying to get them to u... ...read morePatent Firm on The Patent Bill Problem
From my friend Charles Cella at the excellent patent firm GTC Law Group. (email from them published with permission) REVISIONS TO UNITED STATES PATENT LAW As you may be aware, ... ...read moreDoing Work That Matters
“Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life or come with me and change the world?” – Steve Jobs I sometimes wish that instead of working on internet and software... ...read moreHow New York Can Become a Serious Startup Hub
Here’s what I think NYC needs to become a serious, long-term startup hub: 1) Some extremely successful startups. We need PayPals – companies that spin out boatloads of talented ... ...read moreHow to Raise Venture Capital
Having raised a number of VC rounds personally and observed many more as an investor or friend, I’ve come to think there are a set of dominant best practices that entrepreneur... ...read moreFollow Us
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