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This Week in New York Tech - November 23rd

This is going to be BIG  Nov 23 09

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Five applications that should be platforms—Dropbox, Eventbrite, Backupify, Tweetdeck, and Squarespace

This is going to be BIG  3 days ago

If you think you’re going to satisfy every last one of your potential customers, it’s simply not going to happen.

Everything I didn’t learn about startups as a VC (…or why VCs don’t make good entrepreneurs)

This is going to be BIG  Mar 13 10

There are a lot of great venture capitalists who started out as entrepreneurs like Vinod Khosla or Josh Kopelman.

People Recommendation vs. Content Recommendation

This is going to be BIG  Mar 10 10

Content recommendation for years has been a startup graveyard.  Sure, a few companies like Sphere/Surphace  and StumbleUpon have been able to get out—but the number of folks who have tried to solve this is vast.

Perhaps a slight oversimplification of my job, but I'll take the compliment

This is going to be BIG  Mar 10 10

First Round Capital could do zero deals in New York over the next 12 months and they would still have a major impact on the NY startup scene because they’re paying Charlie O’Donnell to hang out in the Ace Hotel Lobby and chat with any entrepreneur who walks up to him.

A practical guide to a first board meeting: Advice from the pros

This is going to be BIG  Mar 03 10

As I prep for my first Backupify board meeting, I asked more experienced pros for their take on setting the right tone and starting things off right for productive board participation.

Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG  Mar 01 10

It’s really difficult for me not to get into the thick of discussions about whether or not you can and/or should build a company in New York City.

This Week in the New York Innovation Community - March 1st, 2010

This is going to be BIG  Mar 01 10

If you'd like to receive this events list by e-mail every Monday morning, just sign up here. You know, if I was the kind of guy that pimped out his own firm's newly redesigned website on a weekly community newsletter that goes out to over 1,000 people, I might include a link to the new FirstRound.

Stories of Opportunity from the First Round Capital Key Hire Wire – COO, VP of Business Development, Online Marketing Director

This is going to be BIG  Feb 26 10

If you know of senior level business and technical professionals looking for exciting startup opportunities, they can sign up here: http://eepurl.

The Sleeper Agents of Innovation

This is going to be BIG  Feb 25 10

Your industry?    It’s in trouble.  Your most experienced execs can’t stop the bleeding and they’re jumping ship—or you’re having to throw them over the side to save money.



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