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Future of TV: The Quick Version

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I recently gave a talk about the Future of Television. I’m still planning to write some in depth pieces on the topic but I thought, “given that this is about how video will consume the Internet over the next 5 years, what better way to exemplify this than with a 10-minute video.” It is the new distributor of video.

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Founders from MIT With a Plan to Change How We Grow and Eat Food

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In our industry we always talk about funding big ideas or funding things with more meaning. It’s something Yves Sisteron & I have been talking about for years at Upfront Ventures. He & Yves penned this post about feeding the world’s 9 billion people. eliminating herbicides & pesticides.

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In Defense of Uber: An Unbiased Opinion

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The story on Uber has been written about ad nauseam, which is why I’ve been reluctant to weigh in. It’s not just about people like me who can (and do) turn up in nearly any city in the US and immediately book a ride. It ain’t pretty – but it’s all around us. Grievances – yes.

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Handfuls Helping Millions During COVID-19

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In early March, when the COVID crisis hit the US, Andy Steggles of EO DC was completing the final part of Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management (OPM) programme. Currently, the MillionLives.org leadership team includes about 120 people from 33 countries. They are using their expertise. Here’s how. What’s next?

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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I hear it right after people have decided to come by for a few days to “check out what all the fuss is about.” Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3

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Quick Hack to Make Your Boss (and you) More Productive

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Yesterday I wrote a post about the " Urgency Addiction ” and how many people start important tasks late and then motivate with a huge wave of productivity and inspiration driven by deadlines and commitments to others. In the comments section Bill DAllesandro offered some insight that he had seen from Microsoft on "interruptions”.

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How Open Should a Startup CEO be with Staff?

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It’s a hard topic to write about because it’s almost an accepted norm that total transparency is good. For starters let me use “CEO” as a proxy to include her “inner circle” which might mean co-founders or might just mean senior execs of the business. CEO transparency. Of course not. Runway of cash.

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