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Why Most Online Video Companies Will Fail

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I have seen every form of former Discovery or Nat Geo producer who has access to a few famous people with whom they will partner and create online videos. They will partner with every producer of online video software. The former thinks it’s all about the content and the latter thinks it’s all about the tech.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

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Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. So I hope y’all understand (Especially the chap who sent me a private message saying how frustrating he found my typos to be. Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners.

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4 Ways Raising a Family and a Company Share More in Common Than You Think

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For many of us, at least in the northern hemisphere, September usually marks the final days of summer holidays and a winding down of dedicated family time with our children and life partners. The alternative is ongoing confusion and frustration for all. In both cases, it’s about mindful presence.

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How Entrepreneurs Can Create Meaningful Impact through Philanthropy, Part I

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Run Your Non-Profit Like a Start-Up A three-part series showing alternative paths to the traditional model of making a boatload of money at all costs and then giving it away. As an advisor and family facilitator, I’ve had thousands of conversations about money, and they all revolve around that one question. Start by doing something.

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Why Young Entrepreneurs Are Crucial to Growing the Economy

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This article was originally published in Ashoka’s column on Forbes.com. Ashoka is a partner of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. While in some ways good for consumers, this could spell bad news for truckers, cab drivers and other service providers at all levels of the transportation industry. By Alex Amari.

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How Many Investors Should You Talk to in a VC Fund Raise? And How Do You Prioritize?

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If you don’t know what is “qualified” please read my fund-raising planning post but assume they’re all the right: Size, geography, industry focus, capacity available and they themselves have raised a new fund in the last 3–4 years so you know they have dry powder. This goes into the heart of my controversial blog post (coming soon!

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Should You Fear Outsourcing Your Software Development?

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But only if you are not clear on how to make the correct partner selection. There are countless horror stories of companies getting badly burnt by outsourced partners, but the reality is that many of those worst-case scenarios are avoidable if you’re deliberate during your assessment. How are communications are handled?