The Top 10 Types of Douchebags in Tech and How NOT to Be One

Apr 07, 2011 45 Comments

Tweet Whatever else I accomplish in life, I certainly hope I keep my non-douchebaggy status.  Treat each person you meet with respect, kindness and thoughtfulness.  It’s a standard we can all strive for, but some seem to fall extra short.  So here are my muses on the types of Douchebags you can run across in [...]

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How to Build a Great Internet Company – Startups Uncensored #21

Apr 04, 2011 1 Comment

Tweet This month’s Startups Uncensored will be on “How to Build a Great Internet Company”.  It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation with the Docstoc Family.  I’ll be interviewing different team members of Docstoc to talk about the specific tips and advice on topics such as Product Management & Design, Web Development, BizDev, Content Creation, [...]

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VIDEO: The Most Important Things in Business

Mar 28, 2011 No Comments

Tweet DocStoc – Entrepreneur (3/23/11) from OC Creative Media on Vimeo. Here was a recent video interview I did for Entrepreneur Magazine.  Its a short clip talking about Docstoc and my philosophy on how to break out of the pack by focusing on the “most important items”. Its a common mantra I preach to our team. [...]

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Mar 22, 2011 16 Comments

Tweet I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies.   I asked the panelists (David Travers, Brian Norgard, Fouad ElNaggar, & Demian Sellfors) about the specific challenges that we face down here in Los Angeles as opposed to Silicon Valley.  I have some pretty specific thoughts on the differences between companies in the [...]

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Online Subscription Businesses – Startups Uncensored #20

Feb 15, 2011 5 Comments

Tweet This month’s Startups Uncensored will be on “Online Subscription Businesses”.  It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation with some of the most successful founders and operators of web based subscription business talking about the keys to success to building & growing online businesses that are driven by subscription sales. This month’s session [...]

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VIDEO: Interview with Angel Investor Paige Craig

Oct 14, 2010 2 Comments

Tweet Here is the video interview I did with Paige Craig on TWIST this week. We talk about topics like how to raise angel investment, the qualities entrepreneurs should demonstrate and Paige’s new business.

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Bootstrapping Your Business – Startups Uncensored #19

Sep 22, 2010 8 Comments

Tweet This month’s Startups Uncensored will be on “Bootstrapping Your Business”.  It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation with some of the most successful LA entrepreneurs talking about how they started and grew their successful businesses without raising outside financing. This month’s session will be hosted by Jason Nazar (CEO, Docstoc.com), and we [...]

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Video Interview with Brian Lee, Co-Founder of Legalzoom and ShoeDazzle

Jul 14, 2010 1 Comment

Tweet This last week I guest hosted TWIST for Jason Calacanis.  I did two shows with Brian Lee the Co-founder of LegalZoom and founder of ShoeDazzle, and the first episode with J.R. Johnson founder of Lunch.com and VirtualTourist.  Check out the video interviews below and the great network of This Week In shows. Interview with [...]

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Networking Tips for Entrepreneurs

Jun 29, 2010 3 Comments

Tweet Ten Tips on How to Make it in the Meet-up Scene The technology meet-up scene is an odd co-mingling of entrepreneurs, engineers, social media mavens, service providers, and up and comers.  Here are ten actionable tips to make the most of your meet-ups. • Meet More – the key to any meet-up is first [...]

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Business Development Advice (for the online world)

Jun 22, 2010 1 Comment

Tweet I often get asked for advice on Business Development.  I’ve spent most of my career in sales (or some sales like function), and here are my thoughts on how to be better with your BD.  This post is geared toward folks looking to do BD deals in the online world. 10 Tips for Better [...]

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