Venture Capitial

Using Facebook / Social Platforms + NewsFeeds + Apps + Facebook Connect to Drive Content & Commerce

Master of 500 Hats — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:55:02 GMT

This past summer, I did a presentation called "Facebook Big Pimping" for some entertainment execs down in LA. The presentation was about using Facebook, social networking platforms, news feeds, & apps to drive content distribution &...(read more)

Is It Wrong to Love Chocolate, Daddy?

Master of 500 Hats — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:10:16 GMT

Is It Wrong to Love Chocolate, Daddy?Originally uploaded by davemc500hatsNo, Layla Moon, it's not wrong....(read more)

LinkedIn People Search: "It's People Alerts (via email), Stupid"

Master of 500 Hats — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:55:54 GMT

LinkedIn People Search - Email AlertsOriginally uploaded by davemc500hatsLinkedIn buried the lede on the recent launch of their new LinkedIn People Search feature set.The new feature they probably should have highlighted more clearly is People Search...(read more)

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

Master of 500 Hats — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:00:37 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:49:10 GMT

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...(read more)

Well whaddya know... Yes, We CAN.

Master of 500 Hats — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:21:48 GMT

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

Barack Obama: American Stories, American Solutions

Master of 500 Hats — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:57:15 GMT

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!

Master of 500 Hats — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:26:54 GMT

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...(read more)

Hawaii Here We Come.

Master of 500 Hats — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:02:50 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Master of 500 Hats — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:51:11 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Master of 500 Hats — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:52:53 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Master of 500 Hats — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:25:24 GMT

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...(read more)

Becoming Informed

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:34:22 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Master of 500 Hats — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:19:28 GMT

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...(read more)

Startonomics SF 2008: Yeah, We Rocked Your Face.

Master of 500 Hats — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:40:49 GMT

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...(read more)