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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I’ve had a long-standing rule of thumb in product design, which I call “design for the novice, configure for the pro.&# I started saying this back in 2001/02, long before the era of Web 2.0, You can always hide complexity into configuration screens rather than the out-of-the-box features. Learn from them.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

It isn’t open in either its standards or in the way that applications are marketed and distributed. Throughout the 90′s the PC became much more popular in corporate environments, so companies began to replace dumb terminals with PCs. But for software developers like my company the web was a blessing.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. I first wanted to invest in this trend by backing a company called Filmaka.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

"Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. He started targeting the ad by location and interest, and the number of potential people he was reaching began decreasing on screen (Facebook tells you dynamically). they released a new 2.0

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 We spoke with Sunil Rajaraman, CEO and co-founder of the firm, about the company. Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community. We'd always talked about starting a company together.

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APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 Either it’s a bunch of pictures or screen shots or it’s a bunch of words. A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. was starting.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

There is no shame in being an exec at a company or whatever.&#. Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. Long hours. Time away from family. Low salary. High stress.

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