Category: Technology
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Never miss a post…subscribe! “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker You’ve written a 92 page business plan. For three years, you hunched over your laptop coding, sustained by Red Bull and Cheetos At last, launch…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, Self-employed, Small Business, Software, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Never miss a post…subscribe! This weekend, I burrowed into the couch and turned on WeCrashed, the fascinating new series on WeWork’s rise and fall. I’m actually in an upcoming episode as an extra; more on that in another post. 🙂 Jared Leto’s energy and Anne Hathaway’s icy poise make for…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! You walk into an elevator. As the doors close, Doug Leone of Sequoia steps in. Suddenly, a lump appears in your throat. Your palms sweat. This is your moment. Last night, I went to a fascinating pitch event at a startup accelerator in New York City.…
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Let’s say I have a question: “how do angel investors choose startups?” I go to Google and type it in, right? But what if the best answer is in a podcast? That audio is trapped somewhere in the dark world of RSS feeds, along with great answers to millions of…
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+ Audio, Investing, Podcasting, Podcasts, Silicon Valley, Software, Startup, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Never miss a post….subscribe! Yandex NV dominates the Russian market, with a majority of all Russians visiting its platforms every month. It offers the nation’s most popular search engine, an e-commerce portal, and even ride sharing. But now Russia’s premiere tech company’s days may be numbered. Yandex’s stock is down…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! I recently took a short ride with my friend Paulie. We reached our destination in less than 10 minutes, only to find nowhere to park. We circled block after block. Any open spot turned out to be a fire hydrant. Finally, after 20 minutes, we found…
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+ Cities, Climate Change, Entrepreneur, Environment, Finance, Investing, Startups, Tech, Urban, Venture Capital+
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Never miss a post…subscribe! Every month, I look at over 200 startups. I choose one. Among those hundreds of companies raising funds, I always see tons of cool ideas. So what distinguishes the companies I choose from all the others? The number 1 reason I say no to founders is…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! If you’re writing an e-mail, you can use Grammarly to find errors and make suggestions as you type. It’s so useful that over 30 million people a day use it to improve their writing. So why is there no Grammarly for code? Well, now there is,…
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+ Engineering, Finance, Investing, Money, Programming, Software, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Tech+
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Never miss a post…subscribe! Last week, the U.S. government made its largest asset seizure ever: $3.6 billion worth of bitcoin. The money came from the 2016 hack of the Bitfinex exchange. The culprits: Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, a young couple from New York City. Perhaps the most interesting detail…
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I’ll name my first born after you if you subscribe! Well, it’s happening. Ever since shares of major tech companies like Block Inc., Peloton Interactive Inc., and Robinhood Markets Inc. began to fall off a cliff last fall, investors have wondered when the pain would trickle down to early stage…
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Tremendous 