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Thoughts on curated marketplaces and perfect competition

The Equity Kicker

Jeff Jordan , now a partner at Andressen Horowitz, and previously CEO of OpenTable and senior exec at Paypal and eBay, has a post up on the A16Z blog about online marketplaces. I agree with Jeff, but only about half the time. For marketplaces like eBay, Craigslist and Etsy he is right.

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How Arnold Palmer Changed the Athlete Influencer Game

crowdSPRING Blog

He was so in demand that when a contract ended, competitors would pop up offering to pay him more. We’re talking 30 years before Michael Jordan was credited with changing the game. As a result, the brand equity behind his name never lost its oomph.

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How Arnold Palmer Changed the Athlete Influencer Game

crowdSPRING Blog

He was so in demand that when a contract ended, competitors would pop up offering to pay him more. We’re talking 30 years before Michael Jordan was credited with changing the game. As a result, the brand equity behind his name never lost its oomph.

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How Arnold Palmer Changed the Athlete Influencer Game

crowdSPRING Blog

He was so in demand that when a contract ended, competitors would pop up offering to pay him more. We’re talking 30 years before Michael Jordan was credited with changing the game. As a result, the brand equity behind his name never lost its oomph.

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A Pat on the Back or a Kick in the…?

Growthink Blog

Green Bay Packer tackle Henry Jordan once famously described legendary football Coach Vince Lombardi’s coaching style as “He’s Fair. By focusing vigilantly on building distinct and equity - filled brands, strong barriers around their customers, and company cultures and management styles that demand and reward high performance and results.

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

www.chubbybrain.com

Don’t exacerbate the issue by needing to figure out how to deal with a large equity deadweight on your hands (investors won’t like that the #2 stakeholder is absent, even estranged, from your company). So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders.

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How Israel and the Arab World Connect Through Technology

David Teten

Amelia Investments – “Amelia Investments is a private equity fund creating economic opportunities throughout the Middle East region. Markets include Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, the Arabian Gulf among others. “. We are entirely equity and profit free.”. Apply here. Siraj Capital.

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