Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. It became a huge kerfuffle with many VC partners writing to thank me for the post, which exposed those that gave their industry a bad name. Folksonomy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

As a self-made entrepreneur and former chairman of Diamond Resorts International, he asserts that the five biggest companies by market value today, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple, aren’t really tech, but hospitality companies. He got even by going viral, so easy to do these days, costing shareholders perhaps $180 million.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Then I realized what that qualifies me to be: an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs have to wear a hundred different hats, be good at dozens of skills. Armchair philosophy aside, I truly believe that people with diverse skills, people who are well-rounded and good-but-not-great in many areas can make perfect entrepreneurs.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

I love hearing stories of entrepreneurs, it keeps me motivated and there are always great lessons to be learned. At first glance, Mickiewicz is a very happy-g0-lucky type of guy, but don’t be fooled because he is a serious entrepreneur. Hahaha, I laugh because later in his talk he mentions another website with a long name.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! There are 20x more consumers online. And buy people are doing en masse.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

This is what they say about themselves: We are an distribution channel for companies that help entrepreneurs start, grow, optimize, and scale their businesses. What was the most surprising was the fact that most participants came from viral growth (shared links, which where tracked). Borderless world. 6600+ new fans. Image credit.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Advisory Board. He's awesome.

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