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A Seed Fund Grows in Brooklyn: Announcing Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

It is the first venture capital fund based in Brooklyn--the city’s most exciting and creative borough. Gilt Groupe maintains a significant presence there, as does scores of creative agencies and design firms. It’s a great place to build a business--creative, less expensive, flexible, etc.

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Did Twitter Kill the Blogger Star?

Both Sides of the Table

When Twitter first became popular with niche crowds in 2007 it seemed to take hold initially with bloggers. I have started blogging again having taken a hiatus since 2007 (actually, I was initially embargoed by Salesforce.com who didn’t want me blogging after they acquired my company). So what gives? Thank you, Twitter.

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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

Both Sides of the Table

Before weighing in on the subject I would point out one thing that should be obvious to many of you – the iPhone was originally launched in 2007 in an exclusive partnership with AT&T and this was vital to both Apple and AT&T and was a hard negotiation throughout 2005 and 2006.

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The Myth of SXSW: Why the conference was, is and always will be about people, not about the next big thing

This is going to be BIG.

I was at SXSW in 2007--the "Year of Twitter". It is the single best place in the creative innovation world to build relationships and get to know people. In the days to come, there will be a lot of back and forth analysis over who "won" SXSW and whether or not there was a breakthrough technology to watch out for. Happenstance, anyone?

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Congrats to Backupify! A Great Exit Story for the First Company I Ever Backed

This is going to be BIG.

I didn''t actually get to meet him in person until SXSW in 2007. We stayed in touch and I got to know a bunch of the Louisville startup and creative crew, like Todd Earwood, Matt Winn, and Ashley Cecil. That was the year Twitter took off. I took this picture of Rob, Michael Galpert, and Danny Wen of Harvest.

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Today’s entrepreneurs weigh in: Is entrepreneurship a lonely journey?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

“The stress amplified to the point that I could no longer laugh” Keith Roberts, founder, author and speaker at OAKJournal , founder and creative director at Zenman , and a member of EO Colorado. In 2007 I came across EO. The answer depends on the individual, their unique personality, and their approach to business.

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How Do you Motivate Yourself and Stay Focused?

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve talked before about how I use visualization to drive my creativity. I was also deeply paranoid that a bad recession was coming (this was early 2007). I’m a visual person as many people are and I need to be able to see things visually to process them. I also believe in visualizing results as a means of achieving them.

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