When a new track, a first novel, a debut film, or an online marketplace are about to be set loose to the world, the only believers are those that made it...
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I wrote a post about a startup’s responsibility to explain equity to new employees. I wanted to go a little bit deeper on equity exercising and tax implications when leaving a startup...
Read MoreFor whatever reason, the Summer-Fall changeover feels more like a New Year than New Years this year. Maybe that’s just aging or the nature of my current work...
Read MoreNew York City is a tremendous place to be an entrepreneur...
Read MoreOf late, I’ve encountered numerous potential startup candidates and newly hired employees who have no idea what their equity means. I’ve noticed this for years – and experienced it myself – but I’m disturbed at the frequency now and so am compelled to write about it...
Read MoreOn Monday, Spotify publicly announced the launch of Discover Weekly, taking out of private beta their signature effort in personalized playlists. After a few days of listening to my playlist, I have to say it’s outstanding...
Read MoreToday I’m thrilled to say that I’m joining NextView Ventures as their New York-based Principal and first New York investor for the fund...
Read MoreNew apps will inevitably see a diminishing return as they compete for usage and mindshare. Sensory and focal elements of the human brain do not subscribe to Moore’s Law, the lasting interaction model in mobile remains to be determined...
Read MoreProgressing from fringe entertainment to established media class, the podcast continues to mature into the modern tech manifestation of radio...
Read MoreToday, many younger people in the US have shared the experience of a more recent entity, with a ubiquity akin to that of grandparents’ experience of the military. That entity is the University. Many more people attend college then enter any arm of the military outright and so the seminal experience of early adulthood shifts dramatically.
Read MoreThis weekend I intentionally left my computer at my office on Friday afternoon, forcing myself to abandon the temptation to read, send email, or otherwise try to get shit done via the device I use most heavily during weekends full of work...
Read Morewithout the passionate vision - the Kool-Aid - all is for naught. In a pitch meeting, at a demo day, during a Monday stand-up or end of the week one-on-one, a twinkle of passion should be the mystic sprite in the room, skipping just out of reach but inching ever closer, a constant inspiration to every audience and assignment...
Read MoreSome Friday night in the not so distant future, Netflix will collaborate with Martin Scorsese to premiere a big budget, studio film online only...
Read MoreThree months ago, my friends Jake, Nick, Lauren and I were discussing syndicated angel investing and how it could work to create a bridge between interested, accredited investors and startups in need of cash and a very particular value-add beyond capital...
Read MoreAm I about to draw a parallel to today’s startup culture? Yes I am. I don’t believe anyone’s been snuffed on suspicion of failing to deliver on a product launch date or hitting a revenue expectation, but transparency in all aspects of starting up may be the most important cultural focus for a company going from one person with an idea to two or 500 employees...
Read MoreClassroom education begins with the definition of a discipline. What is Biology? Sculpture? Economics? French? From that point forward you enter into a continual rhythm of acquiring new techniques and terms for specific areas of study and, eventually, work...
Read MoreWhat I’m now affectionately calling my Foursquare Bucket List is a new way to use the application, at least for me...
Read MoreIf people and firms do face a market of over-supply where everyone offers everything or a slice of what all of their competitors offer, then simple will be a distinguishing stripe for companies that win...
Read MoreDo you need the toilet paper roll of barcodes that’s printed every time you go to CVS? How often do you go back to your personal ledger and even up your daily take in coffees from the receipts you're handed?
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