Archive for March, 2007

Innovation Night

Mar 21 2007 Published by under Startup Strategy

An event that I co-founded was picked up by the local paper.

If you’re local, and passionate about innovation and start-ups, do come… it’s shaping up to be a great evening.

Tuesday, March 27th. 7:30 PM. Gown and Gavel in Hess Village.

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Required Reading (or, Revisiting a Favourite Topic)

Mar 13 2007 Published by under Startup Strategy

Another quality post from Josh Kopelman, this time on the changing venture industry and new strategies at the earliest stages.

Long time readers will recognize the idea from earlier Disruptive Thoughts discussions on said topic (and in advice to start-ups).

While it’s nothing new – it’s the underappreciated commercialization phase of a start-up – it’s great content from Josh. And it will be interesting to see how the strategy works for First Round Capital.

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4 Quick Things

Mar 06 2007 Published by under General,Startup Strategy

1) A user-generated mutual fund returned 71% for investors. An interesting idea, a great return, and Eric shows us why it’s not attractive.

2) Brad Feld on the benefit of “Learning how to walk a little more carefully through a field that is regularly visited by dogs“.

3) The inappropriateness of the “because it’s standard” arguement (and, the power of a story to communicate a message).

4) The benefit of rising early (a goal of mine) and the potential benefit of a rigorous schedule.

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Harvard Business Review In One Word (or less): February 2007

Mar 05 2007 Published by under Startup Strategy

Excellent.

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Soundtrack From Undergrad – Sunny Day Real Estate

Mar 04 2007 Published by under Media

From joining Dave Grohl in Foo Fighters to helping with various Dashboard Confessional tracks, the individuals who made up Sunny Day Real Estate continue to have a real impact on music.

Here’s one of my favourite tracks, from the album How It Feels To Be On Something, Pillars.

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