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If You Don’t Have a Discrete Hypothesis You Are Incapable of Failing

There are very few people in Silicon Valley who have such a precise grasp on what defines success of early-stage startup companies than Eric Ries. And there are very few people who so consistently exceed my expectations when I hear them speak. I find myself nodding – even when the topic is one I don’t [...]

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10 Signs Internet TV is Ready to Disrupt the Industry

I recently gave a talk about the Future of Television. I’m still planning to write some in depth pieces on the topic but I thought I’d do the quick version here. Since this is about how video will consume the Internet over the next 5 years, what better way to exemplify this than with a [...]

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Ever Wonder What It’s Like Inside a VC Pitch Meeting? You Can Be a Fly on the Wall Here

I’ve often wanted to let people see what a VC pitch is like to help new entrepreneurs have a better sense of what it’s like to present. Obviously having a camera on will add a small bit of an artificial result because I don’t want to ask as much confidential information and with the camera [...]

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. For any company interested in applying please visit the website. History For [...]

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HealthDataInsights Sells for $400 Million. Big Win for GRP Partners.

The tech market is filled with many stories of early-stage funding. It’s even more exciting when you can report an exit of a company that is a major win. That’s why I’m proud to announce today that HealthDataInsights (founded by Victor Chaltiel), where GRP Partners was a 30% owner, has been acquired for $400 million. It maps to [...]

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The Future of Television Presentation

I will be giving a speech today on The Future of Television at the PaidContent conference in LA. I will write way more details about this in the coming months but I thought I’d give you a sneak peak at my presentation for today. Future of TV // Feel free to leave comments and we [...]

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We Have Only Scratched the Surface of the True Value of Twitter. Here’s What You’re Missing

I have written extensively about Twitter in the past. I still find that many people don’t understand the basics. If you consider yourself a newbie, please check out a group of posts that I’ve done in the past that might make you feel more comfortable with what is unique about Twitter. In this post I [...]

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Why You Should Ban Laptops & iPads at Board Meetings

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I haven’t had too many board meetings lately so I want to get this timely post out now lest somebody think I’m talking about their company or board in particular. This is a post about ALL boards. Back when I ran board meetings as a CEO, the biggest annoyance [...]

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Why Startups Should Pay Attention to Herman Cain’s 9-9-9

This is intended to be an apolitical post so if you want to get into a political debate in the comments you’re missing the point. Herman Cain. He’s sorta lovable. He just says whatever he thinks and we expect politicians not to do that. He’s sorta like a crazy uncle. He says out loud that [...]

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The Controversial First Role to Hire After Your “A Round”

I’ve thought a lot about team construction of early stage companies. I was once asked on Quora what my idea startup team would be. I wrote the following: “I like to invest at the seed or A round. My ideal team is simple: Assuming 6 people 1. 5 engineers 2. 1 CEO who doubles as [...]

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