Clara Shih, CEO of Hearsay Corporation and author of “The Facebook Era,” has worked with virtually all of Read More
Clara Shih’s lessons learned: it’s about the people
Be aware of who you are talking to. During a verbal interaction, regardless of whether it’s over the Read More
Up to this point in the evolution of Silicon Valley investment, legions of hopeful young entrepreneurs emerged from Read More
I’m moderating a panel at the upcoming Venture Shift event, titled “How angels and super angels/micro-cap VC funds Read More
Focus groups have gotten a bad rap over the years as UX research has shifted away from this Read More
I spent some time yesterday talking to an entrepreneur about this topic and I thought I’d share what Read More
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“A Structured Approach to Cleantech Development”
John Davison is a Global Accounts Business Analyst at HP and the San Francisco Metro Director of the Read More
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Open innovation in DC
Something interesting is happening in Washington, DC right now. It’s not the usual partisan fights about the budget Read More
Last week’s financing options post was about getting your customers to finance your business. This week’s post is Read More
It’s often said that an entrepreneur’s first idea isn’t necessarily what he ends up building. Mike Lazerow, CEO Read More
It’s Sunday morning. Take a deep breath. It’s summer time. Go for a walk. Or a run. Play Read More
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Steve Case: “The Three ‘P’s”
Steve Case is certainly most well known as one of the co-founders of AOL, but these days, as Read More
A decade ago I embarked in a round-the-world literary adventure, reading classics from top authors around the globe. Read More
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Delip Andra: “Solving a Problem”
Delip Andra is the founder and CEO of Twezr, developers of a popular personal organizer app for e-mail Read More
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The Internet might kill us all
It’s been fun debating the question, “Are we in a tech bubble?” with my colleague Ben Horowitz. Ben Read More