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Some of the Best Founders Are “Difficult” People

Hunter Walker

Do they have a cofounder who can balance them out? Pair a Difficult CEO with a COO/CTO/CPO who knows how to manage alongside and whole just might be greater than the sum of its parts. Make sure to talk with this person as well.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

Both Sides of the Table

My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). Another major hire was Ryan Lissack who joined as CTO. Ynon started as shareholder, board member & advisor and switches to full-time executive. Distribution costs have, too.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

Research from BCG, Harvard Business Review, First Round Capital, the Kauffman Foundation, and Illuminate Ventures shows that investors in diverse teams get better returns: Paul Graham , cofounder of Y Combinator (2015): “Many suspect that venture capital firms are biased against female founders. How do we reconcile these two sets of data?

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds.

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Upcoming NYC family office conferences: Real estate and Blockchain

David Teten

East Coast Family Office & High Net Worth Conference , October 25th, at The Union League Club, NYC. Azad Jain , One of the prominent single-family offices in Infrastructure, Energy & Real Estate in India and Principal at Civil & Structural Engineering. Register here. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fort Worth Regional Office.

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Startup Funeral: Honoring The Lessons Of Failure [Video]

ReadWriteStart

For Chris Siragusa, former CTO of Kozmo, it was a chance to talk about his new company, Max Delivery , which is a lot like his old company. In 2000 its revenues were $30 million, delivery costs $35 million and net loss $120 million.) The event was different things to different people.”. After Grieving, Starting Over.

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How Tech for Campaigns Has Helped 3,000+ Techies Make a Difference in Progressive Politics

Hunter Walker

I met Jessica Alter when was running FounderDating, which helped solo founders discover their perfect cofounders. Jessica, along with two cofounders, started Tech for Campaigns , which connects tech volunteers with the campaigns of progressive candidates for skill-based volunteering. 10 of every $1 they raise on digital.