Venture Capitial

Some new & old startup blogs & presos i'm in love with

2008-11-15T06:00:37Z

in no particular order, here are links to a few new books, blogs, & presentations i'm falling in love with lately (plus a few not-so-new-but-awesome old ones too). Startup Lessons Learned (blog, Eric Ries) Customer Development Methodology (preso, Steve Blank) Four Steps to the Epiphany (book, Steve Blank) LaserLike (blog, Mike Speiser) Revenue Metrics (preso, Andrew Chen) Futuristic Play (blog, Andrew Chen) Startup-Marketing (blog, Sean Ellis) Sit, Stay, Click! Making Users Beg for More ...(read more)

Big Event for Utah Investors and Entrepreneurs, Nov. 20th

2008-11-13T21:49:10Z

Mark Cuban pointed out on his blog last week that President Elect Obama has made his first mistake: he failed to appoint a single entrepreneur to his economic advisory team, when it is clear that "entrepreneurs that start and run small businesses will be the propellant in this economy." He suggested that the new President should "ask the people who are actually starting new businesses what they need," so that the government doesn't adopt policies that will backfire by hurting...(read more)

Well whaddya know... Yes, We CAN.

2008-11-08T17:21:48Z

thank you america. now, let's get to work....(read more)

Barack Obama: American Stories, American Solutions

2008-10-30T05:57:15Z

a Story of Hope & Change, from the 44th President of the United States of America: Help Make His Story, Our Story. Help Make History....(read more)

SlideShare App is Live on LinkedIn Platform!

2008-10-29T17:26:54Z

Congrats to LinkedIn and SlideShare on the LinkedIn Platform launch... now you can share & display your powerpoint presentations directly on your LinkedIn profile using the new SlideShare LinkedIn app. See more about LinkedIn Apps & SlideShare in this video by Rashmi Sinha, SlideShare co-founder & CEO:...(read more)

Hawaii Here We Come.

2008-10-20T08:02:50Z

Now this is what i call work. Me & Saya & the kids are headed to Hawaii in the morning. We're arriving at Kona on the Big Island, spending a few days at the Fairmont Orchid to relax & schmooze w/ hoi-polloi @ The Lobby. Saya's parents & grandma are also flying in from Tokyo to meet us there & see the grandkids. should be lots O' fun :) RIP Good Times my ass... let's get this party started....(read more)

EBAY Q3 2008 Earnings: MarketPlace Rev$ Flat (note to mgmt: spin out PayPal, or expect to get taken over)

2008-10-16T01:51:11Z

thx to Keith Teare for uploading eBay Q3 2008 Earnings ppt to SlideShare: Marketplace revenue flat and/or decaying PayPal revenue flat this qtr *but* Y/Y growth, still plenty of potential Skype shows surprising growth; maybe not bad a deal as ppl think aside from acquisitions, still severe lack of imagination at the top if they don't spin out PayPal+BillMeLater, someone else should LBO this sucker before mgmt drives it into a ditch. sigh. so much potential being wasted. but hey, they do awesome...(read more)

Got SchadenFreude? Profit from Other's Despair -- Enter the SlideShare "Credit Crisis in 30 Slides Contest" (Judges: Cuban, Varian, Kedrosky, Wilson)

2008-10-14T18:52:53Z

Can you explain why High Finance is/isn't Going to Hell in a Handbasket in 30 slides or less? Terrific. Enter the SlideShare Credit Crisis Contest (C^3) and you might win an iTouch, Nano, or Shuffle. (yeah we know the prizes are cheap, but listen up mofo we're trying to preserve cash) The Credit Crisis in 30 slides contestView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Credit Crisis Contest judges include: Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks owner / Entrepreneur) Hal Varian (Google Chief Economist...(read more)

Fear is the Mind Killer: Silicon Valley must be Muad'Dib, not Clark Kent.

2008-10-10T08:25:24Z

Okay folks... i am getting really fucking tired of all your negative ***. yeah, i know it's gonna be tough. and the credit crunch / downturn / whatchamacallit has already changed the balance of power from entrepreneur to investor in less than a month. if you are lucky enough to *GET* financing, your term sheets are gonna suck ass (learn about liquidation preferences & protective provisions). if you are running an existing startup, you are probably going to have to cut spending, cut hiring...(read more)

Becoming Informed

2008-10-08T06:34:22Z

I'm having a hard time sleeping lately. I keep waking up at 3 am or 4 am feeling compelled to investigate the root causes of the national and global financial crisis we are experiencing. I don't have a lot of time, because I'm also running a startup company, but I have to carve out some time if I want to be part of the solution as we try to fix our government and our country, and get it back on track. I've got to become better informed. I have several books now on derivatives trading...(read more)

Resumes are for *****. The 4 Things You Really Need: LinkedIn, Blog, Keywords, Social Media.

2008-10-06T09:19:28Z

Robert just penned a pretty good post on how to tune up your resume for the "economic slowdown". He gets it mostly right (write?) -- do your best to stand out, write a regular blog -- however, i think he's a bit long-winded on his recommendations and overlooks some fundamentals (which he actually does practice, but doesn't mention so much). So as i commented on Guy Kawasaki's blog almost 2 years ago, i'll summarize again why Resumes are for ***, and why all you need are...(read more)

Startonomics SF 2008: Yeah, We Rocked Your Face.

2008-10-05T01:40:49Z

Summary of Startonomics SF 2008: We Came, We Measured, We Conquered. [mike drop to tha floor...] all presentations & videos available via SlideShare and UStream, also on the Startonomics Blog. additional coverage on CNet / Webware and Mashable, and other smart blogs. presos below via new SlideShare presentation pack widget: | Get your Presentation Pack look for us to hit the LA area sometime in January; other locations in 2009. to hear about future Startonomics events, follow the Startonomics...(read more)

Why The Bailout Should Not Happen: Time Magazine

2008-09-30T16:01:38Z

Like you, I have been alarmed by what is happening in Washington and on Wall Street. I have spent many hours over the past few weeks trying to understand the causes of the financial crisis that the world is facing today. I've purchased 4 books on the subject, researched extensively in the Congression Record from 1994 on, studied what Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger his partner have been saying about derivatives for years, and more. I am trying to understand root causes and possible solutions...(read more)

Tim O'Reilly: "Web Meets World" (Web 2.0 Expo, NY08)

2008-09-24T14:45:17Z

nice to see Tim up on SlideShare :) more presentations from Web 2.0 Expo NY Tim O'Reilly, Web 2.0 Expo NY 2008View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: sheep web2expo) "Stop Throwing Sheep & Do Something WORTHY!" - Tim O'Reilly, 09/18/08...(read more)

Buffett's Partner Charlie Munger in 2005: Derivatives Blowup in Next 5-10 Years

2008-09-22T02:23:10Z

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Please share this with others..... Charlie Munger in Poor Charlie’s Almanack, Expanded Second Edition, 2005-6, pp. 125-128 Warnings About Financial Institutions and Derivatives Risks of Financial Institutions The nature of a financial institution is that there are a lot of ways to go to hell in a bucket. You can push credit too far, do a dumb acquisition...(read more)