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03.16.08

Irony or Tragedy? The Venturescape and Bear Sterns
Tech'nomics
As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I just returned from SXSW. The atmosphere among most attendees seemed one of optimism, bordering on carefree exuberance. Companies like Facebook, Digg, Etsy and Google threw great parties and spoke about how they would ‘revolutionize’ this or that. Many other earlier-stage startups I spoke with were confident they would soon score substantial investments at great valuations. And why not? AOL just bought Bebo and may go for Kickapps. Union Square Ventures just launched a new fund. Microsoft is buying, apparently not deterred by its Facebook investment. Even articles on the Spitzer debacle ...
03.15.08

BarcampNYC3, Cavemen and SXSW
My Experiences
Apologies to all, especially Matt, for a lack of blog posts. I’ve been a busy guy: In addition to a beyond-heavy workload, Heights Media Group in conjunction with iStragtegyLabs launched a social platform for Geico last week helping cavemen find dates. I then spent five days at South by South West and had an absolutely awesome time -- even despite the Lacey debacle. Seeing Marty was a true highlight at the Crush Party, as was the following night’s Rock Band concert. Today I presented at BarCampNYC3 along with Vishy Venugopalan, Sewell Tang and Krish Sridhar. We organized a panel called, The Office ...
03.08.08

The Office of 2013
Tech'nomics, Workstreamr
I’m planning to present at BarCampNYC3 talking about the office of the future. It’s my proposition that the office and work culture will be in a transition by 2013. Overtime, office environments will look almost nothing like the traditional office environments of today. One of the forces driving these changes is the benefit from open knowledge sharing. Institutions, it seems, continue to discover increases in value (ROI) from opening-up closed environments. I foresee this trend eventually seeping into office culture. For example, instead of hiring a jack-of-all-trades who is ‘okay’ at a lot of things, why not take that salary and ...
03.03.08

On Being a Better Entrepreneur (And VC)
Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
I have noted that a new trend among VC firms seems to be an annual, or bi-annual gathering of their portfolio companies. I think this is an exceptional practice, and as an entrepreneur, the first VCs I would approach for money are the ones supporting these types of interactions. It’s a clear indication that being ‘part of that particular family’ means access to connections and learning experiences. Such gatherings are all the more important when you consider a finding from a recent study featured in Time Magazine and on Mind Hacks (one of my favorite blogs!). Turns out experience isn’t all ...
03.01.08

Daniel Squadron: Political Entrepreneur
My Experiences
On Thursday I had the privilege of attending an event thrown for Daniel Squadron, a 28 year old Democrat currently running for State Senate. I’ve met Daniel a few times over the last few years and like him a lot. He understands that most people, especially younger folks, don’t know or particularly care about state government. However Daniel’s not afraid to give you an earful on why it does matter. New York State government used to be a leading force in key legislations. He'd like see it return to its once prominent form. In contrast, current turnout for state elections ...

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