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MAY 19, 2013

And while Eric Garcetti is leading in the polls by 7%, according to recent articles a victory is not certain. But more damning is that LegalZoom decided to open its next big center of innovation in Austin, Texas, along with 600 new jobs and a $21 million office purchase according to this article. LA needs Garcetti.

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JULY 13, 2012

The New York Times recently ran an article titled, “ Tech Companies Leave Phone Calls Behind.” But this article missed the real trend. More Calls in the Future: The premise of the article can be summed up in this quote. If you haven’t you should read the article – it’s an interesting trend.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

His article is well worth reading anyways. Often you ask somebody, “Did you see that article on Google buying so and so?” Gabe’s post appears first on TechMeme’s website, which must mean Gabe has paid off some TechMeme editors to get his story to rise to the top. I should know. And so it should be.

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JANUARY 11, 2014

There’s an article making the rounds in tech circles titled “ Growth Hacking is Bull ” written by Muhammad Saleem. I’d like to make the case that the article is wrong. I’d strongly encourage you to read it. Avoid the spin, stay heads down and deliver the goods.

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MARCH 27, 2011

So my biggest recommendation of “what&# to blog is a series of articles that will be helpful to your community. Take one topic and break it up into 10 bite-sized articles. If you plan out what you want to write about in advance (create topics then to headings to structure your article. Keep the list electronically.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Accomplished entrepreneurs appreciate the importance of crafting a succinct, well rehearsed description of their venture. Hence the term "elevator pitch.". Going Down?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Many of us jokingly talk about ADD because we recognize the tell-tale signs like inability to focus on one task at a time, inability to finish projects (or articles or books) that don’t hold our interests intensely. p.s. if you really have ADD you probably didn’t finish the article or at least you skimmed a bit.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. My article 5 Time-Tested Success Tips From Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos was so well received, I am sharing five more pearls of wisdom from Mr. Bezos. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 31, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! The article Don''t Do Tequila Shots With Your Mentor explores how a protégé can keep the mentor interactions fresh and engaging during stage two. Setting the ground rules.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I think the issue I have always had with investment bank pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. ” The other Paul Graham quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! As Wired magazine pointed out in a January 2013 article , "It’s a Hail Mary pass for a company that held 44.5 A Band-Aid On A Gushing Artery.

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MAY 5, 2013

” In the article I discussed the downside of raising capital at a too high of a price and referred people to a previous article I had written encouraging founders to raise “ At the Top end of Normal ” as opposed to stratospheric prices. Yesterday I wrote a post about “ proprietary dealflow for VCs.”

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! This was especially true when I was younger.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Viewing the article through the lens of a venture capitalist there’s much to agree with under the mantra of “growth!” ” And when you read the article carefully it allows for a period of discovery in your business. For example. I worry that many people will read this post and get the wrong message.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 25, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. During the intervening 20-years, Jeff has offered business executives numerous valuable tips, including the following: If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

What about those RETURNS the WSJ article spoke of? In the article it talks about Sequoia’s $19 billion sale of WhatsApp to Facebook that generated apparently $3 billion for Sequoia and its shareholders. First, the returns data Rolf has shown are actually pretty damn good. I know tons of LPs in A16Z and I haven’t heard any complaining.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I think my mentality to banker pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. The other quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups. International money. Do you have good quips?

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Want to be an entrepreneur? Don''t go to Wharton or Harvard. Instead, grab your surfboard and head to UC Santa Barbara. Organic Academia. The TMP is an example of lean academia.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In that article I talked about how PR drives: recruiting, employee retention, biz dev deals, funding and even M&A and that often “attribution” to your PR activities is unknown. Who cares if they know what you’re delivering today – that’s all about execution.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Someone on Quora recently asked me to answer the following question: Why Do Digital Entrepreneurs Hate MBAs? As I stated in my Quora answer, "hate" is the wrong word.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 23, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! This can be a blog article that helped you make a particular decision or a link in a Tweet that you found helpful. Old School Charm.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Anyway, to the point of this article if you make a mistake in recruiting – if somebody is PURE – deal with it quickly and surgically. Thus everybody is implicitly on probation anyways so making it public does you no good and potentially limits some people who may join.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 16, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Tracy DiNunzio, Founder and CEO of Tradesy , recently shared her insights regarding the best approach for entrepreneurs to address competition. 1% Chance You''re A Freaking Genius.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

She sent me this very powerful article that talks about how men have viewed the #MeToo movement and I found this instructional. This past week he was accused of having made sexual advances on 6 women in a well-researched article published by Bloomberg’s Emily Chang. Men must speak up, too. Sharing alone is better than complete silence.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Jason Nazar, Co-Founder and CEO of Docstoc , and a self-professed "Mentee Whore," discusses his secrets to finding and keeping a mentor in this compelling article. Mentee Whoring.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

My articles never appeared on Digg so I didn’t focus on it at all. So in those years where you were simply submitting articles to Digg there were a cabal working together that would undermine you. If you’re nowhere near the line of acceptability you’re playing in the wrong rink.” Underbelly.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 22, 2021

Interestingly, an LA Times article back in 2018 noted that the space, “may also serve as a declaration that Apple intends to compete as a major Hollywood content creator.” The store has been in the works for a number of years, owing in part to having to work with the city to restore a space that had been declared a landmark.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 7, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Steve Benson, Founder and CEO of Bay Area Badger Maps , intends to hire so many interns this summer that he will effectively double the size of his startup.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2018

Related articles. The Integrated Master Plan tells us this in units of Effectiveness and Performance. How can we have a compliant WBS in accordance with MIL-STD-881-C on an Agile program? Architecture -Center ERP Systems in the Manufacturing Domain. Cone of Uncertainty Bibliography. IT Risk Management.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

There is much discussion about this weekend’s article in the NY Times regarding Amazon’s work practices. For anybody who has never worked in a hard-charging environment I can see how this article portrays a unidimensional view of Amazon but it isn’t one I believe tells the complete story.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

Ever since WeChat rolled out its content publishing function — a Facebook Page equivalent named the Official Account — back in 2012, articles posted through the social networking platform have been free to read. WeChat launched its long-awaited paywall for articles published on its platform . That’s finally changing.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! "A Balance is one of the most important aspects of skiing. A solid foundation formed by two strong legs is key, especially at a competative level.

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JANUARY 26, 2013

Over the past couple of years I’ve written down some of my thoughts and it’s started to add up enough that I’ve now created a new tab on this blog with PR related articles on the topic. I will add to this as I write more in the coming weeks on the topic.

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MARCH 21, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. it's all in this article if you want the details]. I recently wrote a blog post in which I pointed out that many investors & advisors discourage enterprise startups from having a professional services (PS) business and I think this is a big mistake.

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MAY 7, 2013

If you want to understand my thesis behind Maker you can read this article that outlines the trend , but in summary: People watch 5.3 If you want to read some other articles I have written on the topic of online video and what I believe will shape the future, there are linked below. hours of TV / day. They read less than 30 minutes.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2012

They are forwarding you set another mother f **g link to an article about your competitors. If you want to read more on the topic: The Yo-Yo Life of a Startup Entrepreneur, A Cautionary Tale (the first article I ever published on TechCrunch). Friday night in the office while others are at the bar. Sundays in the back of a plane.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2021

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have an article from Tony Cristiano of Pivotal Arc, talking about 3 Steps to Software Market Entry Success. Do you have an article that would be useful to the SoCal startup and technology community? Let us know! There is much money to be made in software and tech.

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