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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

Both Sides of the Table

Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. You can’t change media consumption patterns easily. Ynon Kreiz is a force of nature in the media and tech sectors. hours of TV / day. hours of TV / day. They read less than 30 minutes.

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Learn from People, Not Classes

Reid Hoffman

Three mentioned the same name: Joi Ito, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur. PayPal Japan debuted shortly thereafter, and Reid and Joi—who now directs the MIT Media Lab—struck up a friendship and collaboration that is still going strong. Still, the world is full of experts who lack boldface names.

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[Review] Hatching Twitter

YoungUpstarts

You’ll read about all the different personality clashes and divergent cofounder views on the directions for the company, even as the Twitter grew at an explosive pace that’s forced the company into a multitude of different challenges – technical or otherwise.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. The question is: how should they be compensated when cofounding a company? equity that belongs to departed cofounders)?

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Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010

SoCal CTO

Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. Now I have. Twittering. " Is Your VC Founder Friendly?

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Editorial: We owe a duty of care to founder mental health and it requires a collaborative solution

NZ Entrepreneur

Angry that such a tragedy could have occurred – indeed possibly directly attributable – as a result of Jake’s endeavours in the name of this thing we call entrepreneurship. It also made me angry. Angry too that we were seemingly unable to prevent this tragic situation from occurring.

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A Credit Card and a Dream: How We Owned #SXSW for $221.96, Roundtrip

Austin Startup

Written by Chad Hall, Cofounder + CEO at RemodelMate , a humble ventures company that intends to disrupt the home improvement industry by setting the standard for residential renovations and transforming the buying experience for customers as well as the way that contractors attract customers and sell their services.