December 31, 2009
I can remember talking with Idealab’s Bill Gross just before the Millenium about themes for the coming decade. At Idealab we decided on more internet (Bill having created Citysearch and Overture among others in the prior decade), energy and ...
December 28, 2009
What Matters Now… is a free E-Book from Seth Godin
Some great one-page insights from some amazing thinkers pulled together by Seth Godin - gets you in the right mode of thinking heading into a new year... What Matters Now <iframe class="embeddedvideo" align="middle" height="500" name="doc_17434915781923_object" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ...
December 24, 2009
SneakerheadVC Dunkolicious Christmas
Dunking on Raindeer MVPuppets Nike commercial is a great way to head into the ...
December 24, 2009
NYC: a winning culture and the start-up
Since June, I have been hanging out in the New York tech scene and think the environment that cradled jazz and created Hip-Hop is now supporting a new generation of creative talent. For me, the key to the NYC community, what makes it sexy, is a culture that expects to win and to win ...
December 20, 2009
Robert Frost on choices and the story of two MBA students who's paths diverged in the ...
December 16, 2009
Building Blocks (and customer love)
you have to not only give your customer a voice in the product development process, but make sure you are listening to the best customers -- not the crush, but the ones that really love ...
December 9, 2009
Susan Boyle was a dreamer. She believed in her talent -- and just needed a platform to help the world hear it. This past year we saw what can happen when the right talent is combined with the right ...
December 8, 2009
Last Chance for First Round Office Hours in 2009!
It's been a great year of meeting entrepreneurs here at First Round Capital, in no small part due to the community outreach we've been doing via our Office Hours program. (Hat tip to Kent!) And as 2009 comes to a close, we've decided to slip in one last event. Because we're like that. Please do join us tomorrow, December 9th, for LA Office Hours. We'll gather at Bar Chloe in Santa Monica from ...
December 6, 2009
The answer to “What if?” (In memory of Greg Kannerstein)
Greg Kannerstein passed away and I will miss him dearly. He taught me how to be happy by answering the question what if? When you know it, you know. Have the strength to follow your instincts and when you are compelled to do something, do it with all your heart. Happiness will ...
December 6, 2009
The answer to “What if?” (In memory of Greg Kannerstein)
Greg Kannerstein passed away and I will miss him dearly. He taught me how to be happy by answering the question what if? When you know it, you know. Have the strength to follow your instincts and when you are compelled to do something, do it with all your heart. Happiness will ...
