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Female Founders: What the numbers mean and what they don't

This is going to be BIG.

Last week, there was a Business Insider article measuring the percent of female founded companies that NYC seed funds invest in. Take the most widely used number--that way fewer women are getting venture funding than guys. Why so many mixed teams? Brooklyn Bridge Ventures came in first, with a whopping 61%.

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In Defense of Uber: An Unbiased Opinion

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I was at an alumni dinner at UCSD (I am on the alumni board) and a group of people were talking about how their kids use UberX to get rides home from parties at night. This article had much resonance with me. The author followed an Uber driver around and used it as evidence of why Uber drivers hate the service. I know that.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

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We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. Online marketing uses techniques for driving promotion and place. Rebelling is simply a form of snobbery.

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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

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So my biggest recommendation of “what&# to blog is a series of articles that will be helpful to your community. Take one topic and break it up into 10 bite-sized articles. I use WordPress. They’re more light weight and easier to use. Show that you’re a thought leader. Keep the list electronically.

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Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks

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This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Let me be sure to use me some Luma Partners. Every corporate buyer of technology and/or technology companies knows the LUMAscape and uses it to figure out which vendors they should consider. A journalist has a visual chart they can use. They’re different.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

PS.there are various companies in this article I have or have had business involvements with. 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. With the release of iCloud, that's less of an advantage now than it used to be. Reader beware.).

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Findings is GitHub for Ideas

This is going to be BIG.

In his book, he talks about software that he uses to capture quotes and ideas called DevonThink. He explains how technology can turn random snippets into inspiration: "I keep all these quotes in a database using a program called DEVONthink, where I also store my own writing: chapters, essays, blog posts, notes.

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