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This just in…SpeakerText, the company I founded in October 2008 amidst the global economic apocalypse, will be launching on stage in front of 700 people at the Jan 5, 2010 New York Tech Meetup. Get your tickets now.
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Mark Suster had a great post recently on "What Makes an Entrepreneur" and the role of street smarts, the need for a willingness to defy social conventions and how elite education and employers can hurt entrepreneurs. I was riffing in the comments about my...
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I sent this email to my congressman today. I urge you all to learn about and support the Startup Founder Visa movement.Dear Congressman Rangel,My name is Matt Mireles. I am a 28 year old Columbia grad and business owner. I had no silver spoon. To pay my way...
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CHARLIE ROSE: Tell me about “Mafia Wars.” MARK PINCUS: Sure, so “Mafia Wars’” is a game where you form a mafia with your friends and you — it’s kind of like a game like “World of War Craft” but it happens in text and pictures instead of immersive environments. The key...
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I heard something today that made me think about the problems facing the newspaper business specifically and the media industry more generally. From Fred Wilson: I think the problem there is that journalists are not entrepreneurs. And theyre not business...
