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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
If you weren't at the last Vator Splash you should watch this talk by Brian Sharples from HomeAway - excellent - http://vator.tv/n/2054 on November 08
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siraj deen
siraj deen at 03:18pm November 09
nice post
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
Just posted a piece on early stage investment models in prep for a panel I'm moderating at the NYC Venture Shift on Nov 17: http://vator.tv/news/2011-11-06-venture-shift-nyc-and-the-angel-investing-hall-of-fame on November 06
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
Great post on the big boots many startups need to fill: http://vator.tv/news/2011-10-29-web-start-ups-are-still-given-huge-boots-to-fill on October 29
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
#vatorsplash - - thanks to all for making it a kick-ass event - awesome night - end-to-end. on September 30
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
#vatorsplash in SF today - gonna be a good one! on September 29
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
gave a talk last weekend on the feasibility of the haas school of business guiding principle "students always" - http://bit.ly/pVCTTu on September 27
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
Great set of lessons learned from Jason Goldberg - this guy gets how to start new media companies: http://betashop.com/post/1417413108/57-things-ive-learned-founding-3-tech-companies on August 07
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
My new Vator home page looks great! Simple is nice. on July 21
Jeffrey Smith
Jeffrey Smith at 09:25am July 28
Another busy recruiting day @Smule with four scheduled interviews.
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
Over 2k followers on Vator, Over 1k connections on LinkedIn, co-host of Vator Box and countless articles and conferences = Klout score of 11 and the statement: "This influencer hasn't influenced anyone recently." The internet has spoken! on July 15
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Bambi Francisco Roizen
Bambi Francisco Roizen at 11:50am July 15
They only look at Twitter and Facebook. Can't believe they don't count Vator!
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
wrote up my thoughts on super-angels in prep for the panel at Venture Shift - would love to hear your thoughts/comments/questions: http://vator.tv/n/1c5a on July 06
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
Good event for those of you looking to build viral and search driven audiences: http://goodcauseseminar.eventbrite.com/ on June 18
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
Looking forward to Vator Splash next week! on January 24
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
I'm looking forward to an active 2011 - I think it's going to be a great year for startups and innovation. on December 28
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
thanks to everyone who participated in vator splash ny! was a great time - let's do it again soon... on December 16
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
My 2 cents on why Groupon (reportedly) passed up $6b: http://vator.tv/n/1490 on December 07
Heidi Vilppola
Heidi Vilppola at 09:24am December 10
Zentyal Team was glad to celebrate recently the 5th anniversary of Zentyal, the Linux small business server! http://bit.ly/dO0wm1
Heidi Vilppola
Heidi Vilppola at 09:28am December 10
Ezra: my apologizes for posting that update in a comment, feel free to delete it :)!
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
New iPad ap for discovering books discussed in the media - very clever - CoverCake: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/covercake-books/id399365595?mt=8 on November 06
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
#playconference - I posted the slides from my presentation on the $3mm Startup. Please find them here: http://bit.ly/b3ImTh on October 30
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
Great CNN Money piece by Wesabe founder Marc Hedlund on why Mint beat them - must read: http://bit.ly/cOA42I on October 04
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
I like the new Vator UX - nice work Vator team! on September 30
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
Great NY Times article on the psychology of entrepreneurs: http://nyti.ms/alWz7l on September 22
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
Reading the book "Clutch" Why Some People Excel Under Pressure and Others Don't - very interesting read - I'd recommend it for entrepreneurs - where being clutch is a daily requirement - http://amzn.to/avdb09 on September 06
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
This is brilliant - apartments, web sites, cars - whatever - great design is always a joy to see: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/08/04/rao.hk.flexible.flat.cnn?hpt=T2 on August 05
Andy Kurtzig
Andy Kurtzig at 08:10pm August 05
You know how much I love efficiencey... Love it Ezra!
Bambi Francisco Roizen
Bambi Francisco Roizen at 09:10pm August 07
There's no workout room. Then again, who needs one when you're moving walls around all day.
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
It's tougher to qualify as an accredited investor - which means it's tougher to raise angel capital - http://vator.tv/n/10c5 - your house no longer counts towards your $1mm hurdle. on July 23
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Lorenzo Carver
Lorenzo Carver at 11:07am July 23
That's sad news for everyone. Note that there's no mention of raising the amounts available under 504 (from $1MM, which was put in place well over a decade ago). Also, the existing 35 unaccredited federal rule still puts entrepreneurs at risk (of recision) in certain states.
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
http://vator.tv/n/1075 - vator brief on tapulous - called it on Vator Box! on July 02
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Lorenzo Carver
Lorenzo Carver at 02:02pm July 04
You have an awesome record Ezra!
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
Thanks to First Round Capital and Lorenzo Carver and his team from Liquid Scenarios for hosting an awesome party last night at LaMar - best thingy like that I've been to in a long time. on June 24
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
End of year push for Haas alum giving (you know who you are - I see you), donate here: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/alumni/give2010 on June 03
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Ezra Roizen (General Manager)
Nice article on Brad Feld and Foundry Group - old school VC: http://nyti.ms/8Z6egW on May 15
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