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The Making of Lytro

K9 Ventures

” Ren and I started brainstorming about the potential for commercializing his technology in 2005. We would chat almost every day, and sometimes spend hours hidden away in one of the empty offices across the hall doing whiteboard sessions around what would be a viable plan for taking this amazing technology out to market.

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What YouTube Taught Me About Facebook Live & Violent Footage

Hunter Walker

“A technical glitch.” I saw this firsthand during my time at YouTube where in addition to running the product org from 2007-2011, I sat on our Policy Committee. Training our review teams to be able to judge between graphic violence which might violate our guidelines versus that which had a newsworthiness to it.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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What YouTube Taught Me About Facebook Live & Violent Footage

Hunter Walker

“A technical glitch.” I saw this firsthand during my time at YouTube where in addition to running the product org from 2007-2011, I sat on our Policy Committee. Training our review teams to be able to judge between graphic violence which might violate our guidelines versus that which had a newsworthiness to it.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

There are many ways to measure technical skills and check work histories and achievements, but assessment of team chemistry is a high art form. Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. Self-Awareness will conclude this list for today.

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How To Negotiate with Vendors, Partners And Employees

YoungUpstarts

When I negotiated crowdSPRING’s initial contract for internet and IP phone service, we had a few important deal terms (price, reliability, redundancy) and I made those terms very clear in the beginning. Don’t just give up those points outright before you begin – but do take note of them and concede them as you negotiate.

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The Advanced Guide to Transactional Emails That Convert

ConversionXL

Obviously, that makes them a great place to cross-promote, upsell, encourage sharing / reviews / referrals, etc. When asking for a review or asking someone to complete a survey, you should… Remind customers of the value you provided either via an image or text. Set expectations about how long the review or survey will take.

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