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Sweet and Sour of Investing: Do’s and don’ts of making the deal
“Wow! You’ve got an amazing idea for the game-changing new product of the century. But no money to bring it to market. What to do? Your road ahead is paved with decision trees and gotcha traps....
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Parking Space Theory of Life
Great line from Faust : “I call it the Parking Space Theory of Life. Don’t park 10 blocks away from your destination because you think you won’t find a closer space. Go to where you want to be. You can...
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The Four Types of People
I just read a bunch of articles by James Altucher – I hadn’t heard of the guy before but ran into one of his articles and ended up spending a bit of time on his site navigating his posts. Lots of...
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Sweet and Sour of Investing – Part 2
I was pleased to be a featured speaker on Part 2 of the Voice of America Radio segment relating to the “sweet and sour of investing.” You can listen to the entire segment here. You’re a game-changer!...
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Judging the G-Startup Competition at the Global Mobile Internet Conference
I was honored to be a lead judge at the G-Startup competition of the Silicon Valley Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) held at the San Jose Convention Center. Other speakers and judges included...
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MIT Ranked as the #1 University in the World
As a student I had, like most students, a love-hate relationship with MIT. You love the environment, the rich academic ambiance, the incredible breadth of talent, the access to world-class resources,...
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Viva Los Cabos
After a recent visit to Los Cabos, I think I can relate to Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth”. Enjoy: Filed under: Entrepreurship Tagged: Adventure Sports, Beach, Beautiful, Cabo San...
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10 Quotes to Live by
“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.” “You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.” “People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does...
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Keynote Panel at AlwaysOn Venture Summit Silicon Valley
I recently participated in the opening keynote panel of AlwaysOn’s signature event, Venture Summit Silicon Valley (VSSV). My highly distinguished fellow panelists included Norm Fogelsong from...
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In Ecommerce – Revenues are Ego, Profit is Intellect
When it comes to ecommerce or retail, Revenues are Ego, Margin is Intellect. I owe this key insight to my former partner Tom Stemberg, who founded Staples and built it from scratch to a $17B company....
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Panel at Venture Summit West
On February 13, 2013 I spoke at the “Fundable Deals: Making VCs Sit Up and Take Notice” panel at Venture Summit West at the venerable Computer History Museum in Mountain View. Venture Summit West is a...
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Healthcare Technologies: Trends and Opportunities
On February 28, 2013 I was honored to be a Panelist at an event organized by VC Taskforce on the Trends and Opportunities in Healthcare Technologies. VC Taskforce is a leading organization that seeks...
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Judging the Plug & Play Tech Center Spring Expo
I was pleased to participate as a VIP Judge at the Plug and Play TechCenter’s Spring Expo. Other judges included folks from LightSpeed, Menlo Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Doll Capital Management,...
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Speaking at Red Herring Top 100 Conference
I was very pleased to have been invited to participate as a panelist at the renowned Red Herring North America Top-100 Conference held in beautiful Monterey, California on May 21-22, 2013. My panel’s...
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IEEE Big Data VC – Certificate of Appreciation
This week I’d like to thank my friends at the IEEE Computer Society for recognizing me as a “Big Data VC” and presenting me with the IEEE Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service at the IEEE...
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My Interview at the VentureBeat Mobile Summit
I was delighted to Chair the Executive Session featuring CEOs and CTOs of innovating mobile companies at the VentureBeat Mobile Summit held at beautiful Cavallo Point Resort in San Francisco. My...
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Top 10 Life Lessons from Navy Seal Training
I was lucky enough to live on Coronado beach in San Diego and saw the NAVY SEALs training every morning at the break of dawn. These top 10 lessons are courtesy of Admiral Will McRaven’s commencement...
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