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Why You Should Embrace Opposing Views at Your Startup

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Albert Wenger from Union Square Ventures wrote a great post the other day that reminded me I’ve been meaning to write about this topic. The topic of FourSquare came up. None of the VCs were investors in FourSquare. To ignore FourSquare would be dumb. They knew their position on FourSquare.

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Web Second, Mobile First

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I would love to see FourSquare double down on web development and market it harder to its user base. It seems that FourSquare’s strategy has appropriately broadened from “check ins” to “discovery” of great places to eat or visit. FourSquare in the future? I’ve got strong views on this topic.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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I’ve written extensively on the topic , but in a nutshell it is: an RSS reader, a chat room, instant messaging, a marketing channel, a customer service department and increasingly a data mine. Social Networking is Becoming Mobile: FourSquare and Skout. FourSquare obviously brings up a lot of interesting commercial opportunities.

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7 Lessons On How Startups Use Social Media To Succeed

Startup Professionals Musings

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. In looking ahead, don’t forget the mobile platforms (iPhone, Android), and location-based services (Foursquare, Curbside).

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Seize the Power of Diversity in Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Tristan Walker, VP of Business Development at Foursquare and Silicon Valley diversity advocate, recently pointed out that, "By the year 2040, racial minorities will account for the majority of the United States population.

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The 1/9/90 Rule of UGC & Why It’s OK to Have Lurkers

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I stumbled upon the Question, “ What-is-the-motivation-behind-writing-public-reviews-and-tips-as-on-Amazon-Yelp-Foursquare-StickyBits-etc &# and took the bait. They are passionate about a topic (like this one for me!) But my post today is not about Quora, it’s about an answer that I wrote on Quora.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

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I have written more in depth on this topic in the past. He then profiled his portfolio company FourSquare who started with a very small investment. If FourSquare wants to dominate it’s market it’s time to GO FAT. There is also True Ventures that does early stage, seed investments. That’s OK.

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