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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

Both Sides of the Table

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. I saved my main point for last.

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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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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. FourSquare obviously brings up a lot of interesting commercial opportunities. Social Chaos Will Create New Business Opportunities: Sprout Social, CoTweet, awe.sm, LocalResponse. The Present Era.

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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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Meet Benchmark’s New Partner: Eric Vishria

abovethecrowd.com

After graduating from Stanford in mathematical and computer science when he was just 19, Eric joined the newly-formed enterprise software company Loudcloud (which became Opsware in 2002). It requires investors to work diligently on the boards of startups, providing advice and counsel and supporting the visions and dreams of entrepreneurs.

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Lee Jun-goo, CEO of ANDOPEN, Sets Sights on Global Biometric Control Market

AsiaTechDaily

Register The once futuristic scene of iris recognition for identification, seen in the 2002 film Minority Report, has become a reality in 2023. For instance, ‘Seongnam Hall’ in Fullerton, California, USA, provides Korean companies with opportunities to showcase their products.

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Don’t Take the Little Things for Granted

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For weeks or months I gazed at the ocean at every opportunity I could. &# Pinch me – is this my life?&# But slowly, strangely and without notice I stopped looking quite as much. I was married July 20, 2002 when I was 34 years old. Tags: Startup Advice. And thus the reason for today’s blog. And it was Tania.

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