Monthly Archives: January 2010

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Twitter updates for 2010-01-26

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Twitter updates for 2010-01-25

  • RT @gewang: Yoda to Brett Favre: "failure to try, the only failure in life is." #
  • Like applying for college 🙂 RT @danielbru: Exploding Term Sheets Prompt YComb To Sync Acceptance Dates W/Competitors' http://tcrn.ch/7QJQg4 #
  • Wish someone would introduce @TweetDeck to the concept of Ctrl-Z for undo in the compose tweet window 😉 #
  • RT @newsycombinator: YC applications open for summer 2010; note earlier deadline http://bit.ly/4YodMO #
  • Great post by @sarahcuda on State of VC RT @TechCrunch: Why VCs Should Take Their Own Advice http://tcrn.ch/7PuKjP by @sarahcuda #
  • RT @bfeld: Spectacular Thomas Friedman OpEd on making 2010 the Year of Innovation and Start-Up America – http://nyti.ms/4qk8Jh #

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Twitter updates for 2010-01-24

  • You'd think by now @googlemaps would have figured out to use a URL shortener for links to maps so that they don't break in email. #
  • RT @garrytan: Typical VC Series A valuation process: Counterintuitively disconnected from true valuation http://post.ly/KDHf #
  • RT @saarsaar: Fun article about Founderdating in SFWeekly: http://bit.ly/8hwmei It's not what you think… http://www.founderdating.com #
  • Sometimes I just want to respond to a pitch email with "Sorry, just doesn't float my boat" #MiddleOfTheNightEmailIsADangerousThing #
  • Why do startups think having analyst quotes gives any credibility to their market whatsoever? IMHO analysts typically don't know jack. #
  • A founding CEO should be able to quote the cos. cash position & burn rate to the closest 1000 dollars at any time. #CashisGas #
  • RT @jeffiel: OH: Twitter is a male version of facebook. #

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Twitter updates for 2010-01-23

  • RT @VLAB: Few tickets left for the exclusive event hosted by #DFJ & #VLAB "How my company leap-frogged with the… http://bit.ly/8HNjww #
  • Did my startups outside Valley, now realized I shd've moved in 96. RT @naval: Why You Need to be in Silicon Valley: http://wp.me/psk70-1Vy18 #
  • RT @davemcclure: #FF fav #VC tweeters: @fredwilson @bijan @msuster @davidhornik @jeff @sacca @bfeld @asenkut @manukumar @bryce @firstround #
  • RT @thione @crowdflower also looking for superstar junior engineers with Ruby/JS expertise… DM me if you fit the bill or can help #
  • RT @thione Super-cool funded startup, @crowdflower is looking for sales and account managers. DM me if interested #
  • I'm not an expert at Excel, but I am shocked by how many accountants/professionals know even less about it than I. #KnowYourTools #
  • Tech job descriptions talk abt "back-end" & "front-end." Pretty sure those would be misconstrued in less-geeky circles. #
  • RT @theonezozo: Disturbing economics of what happens when people can't afford to pay bail: http://bit.ly/6OzdSh #
  • RT @ehthayer: Avg union worker for state/local gov't earns $39.83/hr in wages and benefits. His private sector counterpart earns $27.49/hr. #
  • Instructive article about the crazy process of domain expiration. RT @newsycombinator: How to Snatch an Expiring Domain http://bit.ly/4Z3Qqj #
  • RT @davemcclure: http://Senderscore.org gives you a free look into your domain's email reputation. #s2s (via @bigs) #

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Twitter updates for 2010-01-22

  • RT @newsycombinator: Gosling: So Long Old Friend http://bit.ly/7AOHYz #
  • Awesome @startup2startup today about email deliverability – but added several todos to the list to fix my own email! #S2S #
  • Got 'volunteered' to moderate the table at @Startup2Startup — gonna have to make sure to keep folks from mauling each other 😉 #fb #
  • Hatin' on lawyers that draft language/terms that I can't easily transform into an spreadsheet without a gazillion exceptions. Ugh. #
  • Read & re-read a pitch email — still have no idea what the Co. does. Chanelling Kramer (Seinfeld): "Why don't you just tell me what you do" #
  • RT @ECorner: Advice for start-ups: Unlearn Your MBA says David Heinemeier Hansson (37 Signals & Ruby on Rails) http://bit.ly/7PetwJ #
  • Still buzzed from an awesome late dinner meeting w/my latest portfolio company. No alcohol involved, just a great cocktail of ideas. #

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