Business
I spent Sunday at the first-ever NYC video hack day. It was awesome. So many startups. So much energy. After the masses demo’d at General Assembly, an old friend approached me: “Dude, so do you miss it? Do you miss New York?” I thought for a second,...
Business
Facebook is not a “social networking” company; Facebook is an identity company. Your data is their castle; your friend network is their moat. Today, Facebook positions themselves as a mere advertising company. This will change soon. Within 5 years,...
Business
There’s a lot I suck at. I’m bad at financial calculations. My Excel proficiency is amateur, at best. I don’t know what EBITDA means. I’m still learning how to hire business people (kinda tough since this is my first office job). I can be a bit disorganized. I often...
Business
I originally posted this and the preceding post, Stop Dicking Around and Close: Lessons from the $24M Fundraising #Fail, on the 500 Startups email list (which is awesome). The origin of the discussion is Misadventures in VC Funding: The $24 Million Moz Almost Raised,...
Business
“You can’t play the man’s game? You can’t close them? Then tell your wife your troubles. ‘Cause only one thing counts in this world: Get them to sign on the line which is dotted.” -Alec Baldwin, Glengarry Glenn Ross Warning: Rant...
Business
I’ve watched New York grow up from afar. In May of 2010, I moved out of my apartment in Harlem. I was broke. My original co-founder and I had split. My attempts at raising money on both coasts had imploded. And despite very publicly stating an intent to move to...
