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Recommended: Adobe Lightroom
My digital photo library recently hit the 30,000 mark, and as it has grown, I’ve been on a continuous quest to find a tool that can handle the volume. I started with home-grown tools, then switched to the Organizer tool … Continue reading
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“Are you planning to go public?”
When interviewing folks for new startup projects, I frequently get asked “are you planning to go public?” I find this question very annoying, but I’m not exactly sure why. I think it has to do with goals: an IPO is … Continue reading
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eBay may be becoming less relevant, just like AOL did
From this post from Silicon Alley Insider: eBay’s stock is dead in the water, and its two key constituencies–buyers and sellers–are pissed. Here’s our Four Plan Plan to fix the place (from: Fixing eBay: Our Four Step Plan) I think … Continue reading
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What’s after video?
MP3′s took off when the average user bandwidth had advanced to the point where you could download (or stream) a 3MB file in some “reasonable” amount of time. And video has taken off for the same reason, as the same … Continue reading
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Exit allocation analysis — who gets what?
Following up on my exit analysis blog post, Steve Kane brings up a great comment point: entrepreneurs should clearly understand how exit proceeds would be allocated. Participating stock structures can be complicated (e.g. “participating preferred with a 2x multiple and … Continue reading
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VistaPrint – recursively counterintuitive?
I did our Christmas cards with VistaPrint this year, and they came out perfect. I did a custom layout (front and inside) using their PhotoShop templates, and the print quality was excellent (what print technology do they use?). I highly … Continue reading
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The risks of non-employee common stock
I’ve done advisory projects that have included common stock as part of the compensation. And I’ve learned the hard way that the common stockholders are the last to get paid, and it’s even worse if you’re not an employee. Every … Continue reading
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The nearest exit may be behind you
For entrepreneurs pitching investors: make sure you’ve included “exit” thinking. I see a lot of entrepreneur plans with the usual stuff on how the product/service will be developed, how it will be marketed, how much capital is needed, and how … Continue reading
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Which came first, the app or the platform?
I was having a jam session today with Steve Kane and Keith Bostic (just before the storm), and we got to talking about platforms. I think most platforms have evolved from a successful app, where someone woke up and said, … Continue reading
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Report: FlexCamp Boston 2007
I went to FlexCamp Boston yesterday. It was for Flash developers (which I’m not), with lots of code examples and live shots of dev tools. It was a good way to get immersed in what Adobe’s doing. I think Flash … Continue reading
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