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Should You Really Sit on Other Boards When You’re a Startup Founder?

Both Sides of the Table

I recently read Brad Feld’s thought provoking piece encouraging founders to sit on the board of another startup company. I found it thought provoking because I’ve always believed startup founders need extreme focus on only their company to succeed. Ryan Carson made me promise not to do it.

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Getting to Know Maker Studios

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A year ago I invested, along with Dana Settle at Greycroft Partners , in a startup company called Maker Studios. For one, the consumer-driven startup world has become immensely hits driven. Sure, you need to start with talent. Maker Studios is the ultimate “lean startup.” Sound familiar? More on this soon.

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DriveCam Hits $100M In Revenues

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DriveCam , the San Diego startup developing technology which analyzes and tracks the performance of commercial fleet drivers, reported this morning that it has just reached over $100M in 2012 sales. READ MORE>>.

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I Only Have 7 Trips Left. On Managing Work / Life Balance, Love & Family

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So for the past 7 years we have ramped up the amount of sibling, cousin, grandparent, extended family time we could and we have loved every minute of this. I started thinking about “how many Thanksgivings, July 4ths or holidays we really had all together” and when you do the math it is daunting. It’s on you, Carson.

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A Surprising Entrepreneurial Journey To The Pinnacle Of Hollywood

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In John''s words, "This van pulls up, it''s the opening band. These guys (then) roll out of the van and start setting up their gear and I go, ''OK. According to John, "I started looking at the talent agencies and. If you haven''t watched the video yet, stop now and start the video at 5:45.

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Dynavax Co-founder Takes Long View on Vaccine Development

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For Dennis Carson, however, the FDA announcement represented the culmination of a scientific odyssey that took 21 years. Many investors sold stock on the news. In the days following the company’s Nov. 9 announcement , the price of Dynavax shares slipped about 8 percent, from $20.05 a share to $18.45

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23 Million Views – Startup Content Goes Mainstream

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about your skills or your abilities or your DNA, it's about what you refuse to give up on - what you will keep doing until you succeed.”. He became the agent for a number of celebrities, including: Jerry Garcia, Dr. Drew, Carson Daily, Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, Tom Green, Dick Clark, Keanu Reeves and Ryan Seacrest. Share and Enjoy.

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