Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. The problem is that this is publicly available information that can and will be scanned by journalists and reported. When you file, you must be prepared.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) She became an authority on the topic and her blog helped her to both elevate her status in her industry as well as to bring great link juice to her website and improve her SEO. If you haven’t read my blog posts on why Tracy chose the right strategy it’s worth a read.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

Next, define what you need from a metrics and reporting standpoint. Don’t overcomplicate things with reporting tools. Then use what you’ve learned in this blog post to decide if the numbers validate your business model, or if you need to rethink your approach. Please write us at blog@techempower.com !

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. I was thinking back to a few previous “insider baseball&# blog debates that raged for several weeks: AngelGate (aka Bin38 secret cabal), convertible debt vs. equity, bubble vs. not, and now the AngelList discussion.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Tim encouraged us to set up a blog and start talking openly about what we were doing as a company and inviting comments. But I had been reading Munjal Shah’s blog about his experiences at Riya (later renamed Like.com) and this openess had an appeal to me. He build a wonderful reporting systems around this product.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2013

But it was reported compassionately by Christina Allen in this moving piece on Pando Daily. I cut-and-paste the text and saved it to my Trello board where I store blog ideas. I thought I might some day dust it off and try to deal with it in a blog post. But I hope you’ll indulge me one last personal post. How to say it?

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socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2011

A report today says that Irvine-based Fisker Automotive , the developer of electric vehicles, has started limited production of its Karma plug-in hybrid in Finland. According to the report, the first cars are expected to be used as demonstration models at dealers.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2017

People expect blog posts, Tweets, panels, speeches. And then there are investors who want updates, calls, reports, check-ins. Recruiting, business development, shipping product, writing blog posts, networking … it’s all the same. We’re expected to be at conferences, events, sales meetings and be publicly visible.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 10, 2019

My favorite car blog Jalopnik said it best: “Cars Sales Could Be Heading Straight Into the Toilet.” ” Citing a Bloomberg report, the site explains automakers may have had the worst first half for new-vehicle retail sales since 2013. After all, a vehicle traditionally loses its value at a dramatic rate.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based BUZZMEDIA , the vast network of entertainment and music related blogs and websites, said that it is now number one in entertainment news, according to rankings from comScore. The firm did not report number of monthly unique users.

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2012

Pasadena-based X1 Discovery , the electronic discovery offshoot of X1 and Idealab, reported Tuesday that it has launched a fully cloud-deployable version of its software. The firm said the new X1 Rapid Discovery search product can be deployed anywhere in the cloud "within minutes", including deploying through Amazon Web Services.

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2010

The links also will show up in a number of the paper's blogs, although so far the paper is steering clear of links within its mainline news reporting. The affiliate links follow a similar implementation of affiliate revenue links at the Chicago Tribune, which is owned by LA Times owner Tribune Co.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

” It’s hard to really find fault with the reporting. According to Forrester Research (2011 report) 77% users who abandoned an online purchase cite the inability to speak to some as their primary reason for leaving. Here are some data provided by a BIA / Kelsey report (2012). In some ways it appears factually correct.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

It got me thinking, which for me is always the sign of a good blog post. lament the coverage they get from journalists who reported the details unfairly. In my blog I just save that for the comments where people can say what their perspectives are. Also, remember that this is the era of the blog. Be respectful.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I have blogged about some of the downside consequences of the changes and the private information I have says the consequences are much worse than is reported in the press since few people publicly talk about. Does he blog about venture capital and try to advise entrepreneurs? How founders get screwed on convertible notes.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

I read this story on Ivan Kirigin’s blog that shows that Quora was posting which articles you’re reading to other people without your consent. I even had some reservations about writing this blog post this because I have no desire to p**s off other investors or great entrepreneurs. The guy was understandably pissed off.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Altly , the latest startup of Dmitry Shapiro , the founder of Veoh and former CTo of MySpace Music, has officially thrown down the gauntlet, saying in a blog post this week that it there is a need for an alternative to Facebook--and the firm is going to create that alternative.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Still, my wife had seen a report that almost all sun blocks for kids had a chemical known to be dangerous to kids. Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. He had just written another one of his way-over-the-top blog posts.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2015

The report on the LA Tech Market can be found on this link. To mark the occasion of launching this inaugural report I am also proud to announce that we’ve also launched the Upfront Insights blog. It will also serve as home to our partner blogs and to our company announcements. Thank you for the referral!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2010

I wrote a blog post about being hands on where I argued that startup founders need to be hands-on or in my words, “you can’t run a burger chain if you’ve never flipped burgers.&#. Anyone who’s ever presented to me with these titles hears the same questions: “OK, so who does tech report to?

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2012

San Diego-based Givit , the online video sharing service kicked off by VMIX Thursday, reported last night that it is seeing "temporary delays" due to overwhelming demand for the service. The company said, in a blog post, that the response was "overwhelming" for the service, which caused its services to be a "little slow".

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Xconomy

APRIL 23, 2019

In this Xconomy Special Report , our veteran technology journalists Bernadette Tansey, David Holley, and I bring you deep insights from key industry leaders and observers about what the future holds for.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Los Angeles-based Hulu is reporting today that it has inked a deal with Univision , to carry "hundreds of hours" of Spanish language novelas and other content to the video streaming site. Financial details of the deal between Hulu and Univision were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

MAY 20, 2020

Learn what’s fueling San Diego’s biotech investment and partnership opportunities by downloading Xconomy’s new special report and podcast that package the highlights from the recent Xcelerating Life Sciences San Diego: Biomedical Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine & Genomics event.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A friend and fellow CEO states that he publishes each of his mistakes in his company internal blog along with the lesson he learned. “If You may not know it but the National Transportation Safety Board has for years offered a reporting program for pilots, air controllers and others involved in aviation safety.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Guardian News & Media , the firm behind web publisher ContentNext , is in discussions with potential buyers about a possible sale, according to a report from the firm's own site, paidContent. Ali had founded the blog after he lost a job immediately after September 11th. Names of potential buyers were not discussed. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

” Part of the beauty of blogging that in two sittings Fred was able to influence what was built over the next 12 months. I’ve wanted to write a blog post called “Mobile Second” for a long time to make this point more forcefully. I loved the idea of “mobile first” but something always bothered me.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

Since I answer this all the time anyway I thought it might make an interesting blog post. The idea that people “report to you&# must validate some primal need. Writing this bl0g – This blog is a huge creative outlet for me. I’m enjoying the chaotic creativity that comes with blogging.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

It echoes the same message from Kik’s chief executive Tim Livingston last week when he rebuffed earlier reports that the company would shut down amid an ongoing battle with the U.S. In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Tonight I was reading a good blog post ( here ) from Sean Powers with Alistair Croll on preparing yourself for the TC50 “bump” – the rise in traffic that a company gets from presenting at TechCrunch 50. Goldman release a report on us. Write a blog post or a journal about how you feel while you’re there. We were hot.

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Xconomy

MARCH 1, 2019

In this Xconomy Special Report, our veteran biotech journalists Alex Lash and Ben Fidler bring you deep insights, based on conversations with key industry leaders, on what 2019 and beyond hold for biopharmaceutical companies. In this Report, you’ll learn: The key indicators that suggest a possible downturn is on the way.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2009

It seems this is already widely known as reported in this Wikipedia article about the Affinion / Treligient Group, “According to the Better Business Bureau , thousands of issues have been reported by consumers for deceptive selling practices, unauthorized charges to consumers’ credit cards, and failure to respond or resolve issues.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 28, 2020

The audit, tax, and advisory services firm shared details of the trend in its Healthcare & Life Sciences Outlook report, explaining that for companies developing cell, gene, and nucleic acid-based therapies, innovation is a necessity. “As KPMG says companies that choose to own the whole spectrum of R&D and manufacturing can.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2018

QAD had redirected its main website to its blog site, saying on that site that QAD is experiencing an "unplanned outage". A map of Montecito shows QAD's headquarters is directly adjacent to North Jameson Lane and Sheffield Drive, where multiple fatalities had been reported as of Tuesday in Montecito.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

That’s likely due to a continually expanding toolkit that now boasts a customer relationship management system, efficient dispatching and routing, invoice management, mobile applications for field professionals and marketing analytics and reporting tools.

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