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A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY DECEMBER 5, 2012 Rethinking Mobile First I wrote the Mobile First Web Second blog post a few years ago. In that post, I talked about apps that were designed to be used on mobile primarily with the web as a companion. There have been a number of startups that have taken that approach and done well with it. Most notably Instagram, and also our portfolio company Foursquare. Typing is easier. | SOCAL CTO DECEMBER 19, 2012  Document Your MVP for a Developer I was talking with an early-stage founder who has a product vision and wants to get it built. He is not a technical person, but is somewhat web savvy. | | | | | | | | | |
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FELD THOUGHTS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012 My Smart Phone Is No Longer Working For Me
I spent two weeks without my iPhone. was completely off the grid for the first week but then spent the second week online, on my MacBook Air and Kindle, but no iPhone. got home on Sunday and have had my iPhone turned on the past few days. I’ve used it as a phone, but I’ve largely stayed off of the web, email, and twitter with it. MORE >> -
ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012 Where Are The Best Executive Programs and Crash Courses for Venture Capital?
Q: As a rookie VC trial by fire is a great way to learn. Aside from crunching through some early deals, where are the best executive programs and crash courses for newbies to the VC world? A: While self serving, we recommend you start with our book – Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer And Venture Capitalist. MORE >> -
GUST | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2012  10 Action Items to Keep Angel Investors Hovering
ABC Shark Tank Angels via Elite Daily. Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. Line up an experienced team. MORE >> -
SOCAL CTO | MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012  Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One
I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. LOVED it because, the presenting part was over quickly and we got into specific issues that the founders had in terms of getting things built. Roughly, they needed to make sure: Specify the right things to be built. MORE >> - Nobody Is Crying For You When You Are Worth Billions
I did a talk with Bill Werde at Billboard's FutureSound conference a few weeks ago. The entire talk is online (in two parts) here. If you go to 7:45 minutes in on the first video (embedded below) you will get to a conversation about Pandora and Spotify and the royalty negotiations they have with the record labels. And it is a powerful one. MORE >>
- Some Quick Sage Advice for Young Employees Early in Their Careers BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012
- Business Plans Are An Historical Artifact FELD THOUGHTS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012
- The Right Question(s) to Ask VCs about Their Availability of Capital GENUINE VC | MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012
- 4 Startup Tenets for Extreme Focus on Customers GUST | MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012
- 10 Entrepreneur Qualities That Tag You as Fabulous STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2012
- Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012
- Why Menus Suck + Other Deep Thoughts on the Food Tech Revolution, by Captain Obvious McClure 500 HATS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2012
- It’s Startup, Not Start-up or Start Up FELD THOUGHTS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2012
- Why First Round Capital funded a lawsuit REDEYE VC | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012
- Users Guide to Startup Advisors GUST | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012
- The New Breed of Startups Master These 5 Processes STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012
- Why Malls Are Getting Mauled JEFF JORDAN | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012
- Fear of Flying. 500 HATS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2012
- Startup Visa – One Step Forward, One Step Back FELD THOUGHTS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012
- 6 Habits of Extremely Likeable People FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012
- What is the ratio of equity received for sweat equity vs. cash investment in a new venture? GUST | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012
- 10 Course Corrections Every Startup Should Memorize STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012
- A 50-Point Checklist For Creating The Ultimate Landing Page UNBOUNCE.COM | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012
- Learning Should Be Your Top 2013 New Year’s Resolution VC CAFE | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2012
- Will 2013 Be Harder For Startups Than 2012? FELD THOUGHTS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2012
- 9 Mistakes You're Making on LinkedIn FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012
- How much stake (equity) is an idea worth? GUST | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012
- Founders Must Keep Their Startup Culture Positive STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012
- Advice for 2013: Deliver On Your Promises A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012
- Top 10 Must-Follow Entrepreneur Twitter Accounts BLOGTREPRENEUR | ENTREPRENEUR BLOG | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012
- Ignore Trends and Predictions FELD THOUGHTS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2012
- 5 Trends to Ignore in 2013 FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012
- 10 Perspective Checks on Your Startup Aspirations GUST | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012
- 10 Action Items to Keep Angel Investors Hovering STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012
- The Valuable Unsung Heroes of Startups BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012
- Customer Development in a Diagram STEVE BLANK | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012
- Hope Is Critical To A Strategy FELD THOUGHTS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2012
- “Pay with a Tweet” and Other Growth Hacking Examples VC CAFE | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2012
- How would you break down the process of raising an angel round of investment in 5-10 steps? GUST | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012
- 6 Core Elements of Winning Startup Launch Content STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2012
- 7 Things That Make Great Entrepreneurs Tick FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012
- 10 Reasons Why Now Is A Great Time To Be A Woman In Business YOUNGUPSTARTS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012
- Hire For Cultural Fit Over Competence FELD THOUGHTS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012
- The product lens CHRIS DIXON | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012
- The Things Successful People Don’t Do MIKE MICHALOWICZ | MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012
- Using warrants to pump up your VC valuation WWW.MATTBARTUS.COM | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012
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John Morris