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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

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There is a second set of career discussions I have even more frequently than my “angel yourself” advice but this type is almost never discussed publicly in blogs, which tend to emphasize only billion-dollar opportunities, 20-something technical founders and Silicon Valley elitism. Being a CEO begets the network to be a CEO.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. To anybody who asks my advice I repeat the same line, “I don’t know whether this party will last 6 weeks, 6 months or 18 months. source: Capital IQ.

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Why You Should Make Your Competitors Your Frenemies

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We talked about why customers were slow to adopt (cloud computing was really early and most people had security concerns), we talked about how hard it was to raise money (2002/03), we talked about some of the tech challenges we were facing (AJAX didn’t exist yet, browsers were really bad) and, of course, we talked about other competition.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

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By the time of my wedding in July 2002 I was super fit. Tags: Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Then I got engaged to be married in late 2001 and had the motivation to get really serious. I planned a half marathon, which I crushed in a personal best 1:42. I completed this in 3:57 and was on top of the world. You can do it.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. Our advice is what helped them target the right market, hire the right team, build the right products.&# And there are some delusional people who really believe it. Imagine how Flurry felt when Steve Jobs called them out by name.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. StockTwits) where you really want to know more about the person giving you advice. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? Social Networks: Past, Present & Future.

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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

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I won’t go down that rathole here, but will share that my advice to client executives in the past has been that when in doubt, if they’re going to cite any number related to company performance, either (1) make sure it’s been publicly disclosed already, or (2) determine with confidence that it’s immaterial.

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