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3 Top Techniques for Reading Your News and Increasing Your Influence…
Sun May 15, 2011 10:54 PM EDT
One of the keys to being influential is to be seen as very knowledgeable to the people you are trying to influence. I am always encouraging the CEOs that I am working with to become experts in their industry and position themselves as top “Thought Leaders”.
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Build a Virtual Office with Sococo Team Space
Sun May 15, 2011 10:50 PM EDT
Virtual working has become very popular and over the next decade is going to become more and more so. The reason, it makes more sense for everyone involved and drives inefficiencies out of the system.
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Automating the TV Experience
Sun May 15, 2011 10:48 PM EDT
The iPhone and iPad are totally changing the TV experience. I have integrated 4 applications into my life and I love all of them.
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The Venture Capital Industry is Broken...and How to Fix It - Part 2
Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:54 AM EST
In my last blog article, I framed the current state of the venture industry and pointed out several issues that are clearly causing the industry problems.
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The Venture Capital Industry is Broken...And How to Fix It - Part 1
Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:24 PM EST
One of the less known facts about Venture Capital is that according to MergerStat, 95% of all acquisitions happen below $25M and 97% happen below $50M. Almost the entire venture industry is built on exits greater than $200M and that represents only about 1% of all exits.
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Liaise Turns Emails Into Action Items
Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:53 AM EST
If you read my previous blog, you saw that I am about to add a new tool to the add-ons I have in Outlook. Because I run so many add-ons, I am very careful when I add a new one. I have been beta testing Liaise for about 1 month and I have decided it it time.
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Outlook Add-On Round-up
Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:55 AM EST
Because I get so much email (300-400 per day), I had to use technology to keep up. I use Outlook as my email client and a hosted version of Exchange as my server.
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Tumbling with Tumblr
Mon Nov 2, 2009 11:12 AM EST
I am trying to up my blogging to 2-3 times per week, Tweeting 5-10 times per day, and now I have a new strategy based on Tumblr.
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Are Angels Really Providing Value
Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:12 PM EDT
Quick Disclosure: I have written several articles over the past couple of weeks about the controversy going on between Jason Calacanis and the Keiretsu Forum. I really have no direct relationship with either one of them.
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Does Jason's Jihad Really Help Startups?
Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:47 PM EDT
My gut is "Probably"! Although I was pretty embarrassed to be connected with either side of Friday's showdown, the issue is important and needs to be discussed.
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Should Angel Groups Charge Fees
Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:39 PM EDT
It has been a fun two weeks watching Jason Calacanis and the angel group Keiretsu Forum go head to head. It started out on Jason's top rated podcast "This Week in Startups" and culminated in him declaring a "Jihad" against Keiretsu Forum.
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My New Favorite Podcast
Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:52 PM EDT
I am a big Podcast fan and typically listen to them about 2-3 hours a day. I use my NET (No Extra Time) periods when I am working out, doing my email, or driving. It keeps me up to date and I like getting a good understanding of smart people.
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Video Call at 35,000 Feet...
Sun Aug 2, 2009 12:52 PM EDT
I had two new experiences this week that were really cool. First, I went to Boston to meet with a customer of mine and flew on Virgin America. The San Francisco to Boston flight has Internet access for $6 and the quality of service was great.
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What is the next iPhone Killer App? Augmented Reality
Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:38 PM EDT
Apple filed for three patents this week that give will give you a feel where they are going with the next evolution of iPhone Application. The patents are described in this weeks Mashable and there are three features that will be really fantastic.
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Telling Your Life Story on the Web
Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:35 PM EDT
I just signed up with a new service that is actually really cool. It is called This Moment and it allows you to either upload pictures or simply connect to a picture site like Flickr and create moments that are displayed on a timeline.
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Google Wave...cool idea, but it takes a real committment!
Sun May 31, 2009 9:11 PM EDT
Google introduced a very cool technology this week called Google Wave. It is kind of a hybrid email system with integrated real time collaboration similar to IM. It has really nice UI and I like its concepts a lot.
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New Project to Manage All Your Historic Email and Conversations...
Sat May 16, 2009 3:50 PM EDT
I don't know about you, but trying to manage historical email and conversation in an insane process. I get 300-500 emails a day and because I use Outlook, I can only keep about one quarters worth of email in an archive file.
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Twitter is the new Bloomberg Terminal for Tech...
Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:06 PM EDT
A lot of people are confused about Twitter. With over 9M new users in March alone, Twitter has definitely "jumped the shark" and has literally bypassed the early adopter and gone straight to mainstream.
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Some Great Twitter Tools...
Seeded on Mon Apr 6, 2009 9:51 AM EDT (Blog)
I love Twitter and it is how I keep current in Tech. These are some tools that will help you stay on top of your Tweeting.
MobileMe...better, but still a long way to go!
Sun Apr 5, 2009 11:15 AM EDT
I decided to take the big jump from using an ASP Exchange Service to Apple's MobileMe Service. In March we made the switch over and I would say it is pretty cool, but I am definitely not a "raving fan".
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Syncplicity...best of the bunch!
Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:28 PM EDT
I have tried probably 10 file syncing applications and I finally found one that stands out above the rest. It is called Syncplicity and I now have it running on about 10 computer, plus I am sharing files with about 20 people.
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ClearContext vs. Xobni
Sat Mar 7, 2009 1:23 PM EST
I got a lot of email from my last post that asked me if I liked ClearContext better or Xonbi. The answer is they are completely different tools.
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Inbox Zero...
Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:41 PM EST
Merlin Mann from 43 Folders has a strategy called Inbox Zero. This falls into line with David Allan's GTD Strategy. The objective is to turn your emails into actions and keep your inbox clear.
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Get the Gist of your email...
Mon Feb 9, 2009 9:50 AM EST
I just joined the beta of Gist, an email add-in that helps you keep track of your important contacts. Gist works with your contacts in Outlook, GMail, and LinkedIn. For Outlook, there is a small application that installs and helps you sync your contacts with their services.
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The Magic of Evernote...especially on the iPhone.
Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:12 PM EST
I have been using Evernote for about a year now and I really like it. It takes on many incarnations including a browser bookmark-let, desktop application, and a wonderful iPhone Application.
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The Venture Capital Industry is Broken...And How to Fix It - Part 1
The Venture Capital Industry is Broken...And How to Fix It - Part 1
The Venture Capital Industry is Broken...And How to Fix It - Part 1
Liaise Turns Emails Into Action Items
My New Favorite Podcast
What is the next iPhone Killer App? Augmented Reality
What is the next iPhone Killer App? Augmented Reality
Google Wave...cool idea, but it takes a real committment!
Virtual company and collaboration
Syncplicity...best of the bunch!