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Don Dodge shares a lot of great angel investing data in a detailed post worth reading if you are on either side of the investing/entrepreneur fence. A highlight: The Angel Capital Association did a survey of its members and got data on 590 deals that achieved an “exit”. 47% lost money 26% returned 1X to…
Putting Things in Perspective
You don’t expect to get lessons in perspective when you read the Boston Globe’s Extra Bases blog about the Red Sox. But one post tonight delivered that message twice. At the end of a notes-style piece, Nick Cafardo writes that former Red Sox backup catcher John Marzano died of a heart attack at age 45….
Traffic for Traffic’s Sake
Most of us want to be noticed. Bloggers like readers. Politicians like press. Non-profits like donors. Businesses like prospects and love customers. So any traffic you get for your blog or web site is good, right? Not according to Scott Karp, Matt Bailey, and Kim Berg. All have looked at the question of whether the…
Remember Occam’s Razor
At some point years ago when I was still in school, I learned about Occam’s Razor. A 14th century English Franciscan friar, William of Ockham, is said to have opined about not making things overly complicated when solving problems. In a nutshell, “the simple solution is almost always the correct one.” (Wikipedia has considerably more…
Kasich surging? // Sanders doubles Clinton? // Cruz lashes out … and more
(via Primary Digest) There are 20 days until the New Hampshire primary. Random thoughts & observations… — Bernie Sanders will not beat Hillary Clinton 2-1 in New Hampshire, despite what the latest WMUR/CNN poll suggests. But let’s pretend that he does for a moment. If it follows a Sanders victory of any margin…
What is a conservative? // Trump’s tightrope // Graham’s optimism … and more
(via Primary Digest) There are 89 days until the New Hampshire primary. Random thoughts & observations… — In the national headlines below, I link to an excellent piece by Jonathan Martin of the New York Times. The debate this week did more to highlight the real policy differences that exist in the modern Republican…