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Transcript: Starting a Company in a Down Economy
The following is a transcript of the conversation with Jesse Devitte that aired on January
15, 2009.
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Privacy matters. We all should be able to keep things private when done in the privacy of our own homes. But when you go out on the public Internet, no absolute right to privacy exists. Nor should it. Tracking your clickstream, using cookies to measure visitor behavior and perhaps target ads, building databases of activity,…
New Media Silo Shops vs. Multidisciplinary Agencies
Shel Israel’s post over on Global Neighborhoods a couple of days ago got me to thinking. The thrust of his posting was that a lot of "recovering publicists" (his words) were now taking to providing PR services in the blogging/new media space. "We all see huge opportunities and expect to be joined by many other…
Calacanis’ Project X Revealed: Mahalo, a Human Search Engine
I’m a big believer in the notion that computers can’t yet do everything that humans can. No matter how comprehensive a job that a programmer does, nobody has yet replicated all of the judgment of people — for better or worse. As good as Google is, there are still results that don’t make sense. (For…
The CustomScoop Founding Story
David Beisel wrote last week about how he values hearing founders’ stories and that “the founding story also helps us as VCs evaluate and better understand entrepreneurial team.” CustomScoop isn’t looking for funding, but I haven’t written about how our company came to be, and I thought it might make for an interesting post. Throughout most…
Asking for Money
Nobody I’ve ever met likes asking for money. Whether it is a politician seeking election, a fundraiser working to cure cancer, a college kid trying to hit up mom and dad, an employee seeking a raise, or an entrepreneur trying to raise capital, everyone seems to hate the process. Yet it is a necessary thing…