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Why Startup Founders Should Diversify Income (+5 Practical Tips)

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Income diversification can be a marvelous way to mitigate some of the financial challenges of starting or buying a new startup. By generating additional sources of income, you can reduce the risks of starting a new business and ensure stability in your finances. Fortunately, there’s a relatively simple solution.

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Bill DeBlasio's Uber targeting is in danger of making NYC a tech joke

This is going to be BIG.

It first started with Airbnb, which got caught in a crackdown aimed at people who turn "affordable" residential housing into full time hotel space. Same with Airbnb. Imagine what the NYC tech community would be like had Uber and Airbnb grown up here.

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My Pal Dave: A Triumph of Substance Over Style

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When my pal Dave started his venture fund, 500 Startups, he was ridiculed. Wasn’t when Dave started championing it and making it a tenet of his incubator class. When Dave started I commented to him that I thought he would need to be the same to be successful. He really only needs a DropBox or Airbnb in his portfolio to do so.

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In Defense of Uber: An Unbiased Opinion

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They need somebody who can get their own cars, fit the best possible GPS, and start driving.” I mean people love Airbnb – so what is wrong with Uber? I read this morning that Airbnb is the company that embodies love and fulfillment because apparently their hosts LOVE Airbnb while Uber drivers apparently hate the company.

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

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If you’re funding the same stuff as everybody else and if you started your activities when the clues were obvious you’re much less likely to drive enormous returns. A couple of years ago we started debating internally what some of the future big themes would be for our fund. Venture Capital is a tricky industry.

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Why I Backed a 24-Year-Old Trying to Assess Human Potential

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How does one come up with the right idea to start a company? It’s actually very easy to spot when a founder has decided to focus on a concept because he or she has “spotted an opening in the market” or building a derivative business that is “Uber for X” or “Airbnb for Y” or “Dropbox for Z.” But really it’s something I look for.

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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

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She started watching dogs in her spare time through DogVacay and was able make ends meet during a tough period. Without DogVacay my Thanksgiving would have been ruined. That’s a fact. And I’m not an investor. I just had to tell this story. The Background. Every year my family meets in San Diego for Thanksgiving. .”