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Congrats to Backupify! A Great Exit Story for the First Company I Ever Backed

This is going to be BIG.

I started reading a great blog called Business Pundit in 2004. We used to chat a fair amount via our respective blogs about management and entrepreneurship. I didn''t actually get to meet him in person until SXSW in 2007. It was written by a guy about my age down in Louisville, Kentucky. That was the year Twitter took off.

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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

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I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 I remain a huge supporter and am very proud of our accomplishments and hugely optimistic about our future. “Ok, so this guy can write a blog and source deals but can he make any money?” years ago. 5 years ago. The monkey on my back. ” Yup.

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. If you came here via a direct link you might want to check out the more detailed full version on my blog, which is here. rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee.

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Today’s entrepreneurs weigh in: Is entrepreneurship a lonely journey?

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In 2007 I came across EO. To be immersed, locally and internationally, with other business owners from different businesses, cultures, races, beliefs and experiences provided me with the support and push to learn and grow. and more articles from the EO blog. . appeared first on THE BLOG. I haven’t felt lonely since!

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

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This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. That is the reason I am so supportive of the Startup Visa movement that has been so successfully championed by Brad Feld, Dave McClure, Eric Ries, Shervin Pishevar and many others. In 2007 Salesforce.com wanted to buy Koral.

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4 Lessons learned from building a sustainable business model

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EO is an avid supporter of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ?17 The even bigger issue to making home automation ubiquitous is cost: Since 2000, the cost of homes has outpaced household income in all but the years 2007–2012. The post 4 Lessons learned from building a sustainable business model appeared first on THE BLOG.