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Istanbul, Los Angeles and Monetization = Purveyors of IronGiving
Over the past couple of months, I’ve had the privilege of participating along side some fine purveyors of IronGiving. As you can read on my About page, IronGiving is the act of sharing wisdom, insight or tips to help others fortify their … Continue reading
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Happy 100th Release to CubeTree!
When I first met Carlin Wiegner and Ross Fubini, the cofounders of CubeTree, it was late 2007. My good friend and former Trinity EIR, Nick Mehta, introduced Carlin and Ross to me as fellow Symantec executives who were starting to brainstorm … Continue reading
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“Social Leverage” as a Business Model
This video is great isn’t it? Certainly pumps one up that social media is here to stay and continue to thrive. But putting aside hype, there is real business value to be captured with social leverage. I mention this because I’m … Continue reading
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“Real Time”: Overhyped or Problem Solver?
There has been a lot of talk (hype? buzz?) in the investment and entrepreneur community around the concept of Real Time on the web this year. Twitter’s fast growth and its real time message stream certainly brought a spot light … Continue reading
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What is the Difference Between Leadership and Management?
What is the difference between “leadership” and “management”? This past Wednesday night, over 50 CEOs and Founders from across the Trinity Ventures portfolio gathered together for our annual CEO and Founder dinner to debate this question. Imbued by energized networking and copious cocktails, … Continue reading
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Enterprise 2.0 in 2010: Twitter / SharePoint / Google Wave / Facebook Tailwinds Fuel Growth
Thx to Geek and Poke for the image above. The term “Enterprise 2.0” was coined back in April 2006 when Andrew MacAfee wrote this Sloan Management Review Article. Since, then MacAfee has become almost synonymous with the term Enterprise 2.0 … Continue reading
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Want to get acquired by Microsoft? Start with this group…
I recently sat down with Dan’l Lewin, head of the Microsoft Emerging Business Team and his colleague, Lynda Ting. Basically, this is the team that performs advanced scouting of startups for bd/m&a/partnerships for Microsoft. They have 10 people aligned across … Continue reading
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Lesson from 2002: Fund Companies in 2009!
Earlier this year, we all saw the broader stock market hit new scary lows and many were wondering where it would stop. The overall downturn in the economy prompted us at Trinity to have a broader strategic discussion around our investment strategy. We wondered internally … Continue reading
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The Fourth Wave of Marketing Automation = Tapping the Social Web
When was the last time you received an email newsletter or a cold call that was relevant and personalized? Right – never. Well, read on, for change is afoot and a new wave of companies in the older category of Marketing … Continue reading
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