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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

Both Sides of the Table

On the other side, animal loves in need of extra money or stay-at-home parents, the elderly, whoever – can make extra money while just carrying out their normal life routines. The photo in this blog (like many of mine) came from 500px. And if he can make a few extra bob on the side, why wouldn’t he? My Experience.

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Why Startups Need a Well Articulated Strategy (And How to Think About Yours)

Both Sides of the Table

I recommend you read Fred Wilson’s recent blog post about the need for a well articulated business strategy before pushing a particular business model. I found myself in violent agreement with Fred’s blog post(s). We simply have a ring-side seat and hopefully make our next moves based on market signals.

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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

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Turns out everybody likes to produce content and take part in the “conversation.&# Massive uptake of user-generated content including blogs (e.g. People rightly recognize that comments on blogs are just a form of a stream and thus the growth of open commenting platforms like Disqus and IntenseDebate. Then came blogs.

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Indonesian D2C insurance marketplace Lifepal raises $9M Series A

TechCrunch

Jakarta-based Lifepal wants to simplify the process for Indonesians with a marketplace that lets users compare policies from more than 50 providers, get help from licensed agents and file claims. The startup, which says it is the country’s largest direct-to-consumer insurance marketplace, announced today it has raised a $9 million Series A.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. There are two things that people grumble about Y Combinator that are actually compliments,” he told me. But I think there is a down side that I see in startups that raise artificially at prices above what a normal market might value.

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Convoy: The Future of Truck Freight

Y Combinator

Online marketplaces bring efficiency to traditional sectors. There is a clear opportunity to upend the status quo, but its intricacies have made freight one of the toughest sectors in which to build an online marketplace. Fragmented supply and demand is a problem for incumbents, but a great opportunity for a digital marketplace.

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Edtech’s search for the magic metric

TechCrunch

For the past two years, I’ve spoken with every top investor and founder in the industry and each of them have made their own, independent arguments for what is considered an effective outcome in education. As always, you can support me by sharing this newsletter, following me on Twitter or subscribing to my personal blog.