Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

One of my favorite things about the tech industry is that reputations and relationships matter. It was 1996, so within 6 months anyone working in the internet was a relative expert, and I’ve been working in consumer tech ever since. We will all see each other again if we hang around the valley long enough.

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Technical Cofounder Los Angeles Social Network Cofounder 60

Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

One of my favorite things about the tech industry is that reputations and relationships matter. It was 1996, so within 6 months anyone working in the internet was a relative expert, and I’ve been working in consumer tech ever since. We will all see each other again if we hang around the valley long enough.

Technical Cofounder 60

Technical Cofounder Los Angeles Social Network Cofounder 60

Board Effect

OCTOBER 16, 2019

This is an unfortunate situation that places the nonprofit at liability risk and reputational risk. Have multiple board directors monitoring social media content. The Communications and Decency Act of 1996 also offers some protection for infringement claims for nonprofits.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). Only when a platform felt its reputation might be impinged did they escalate to crack down on their newfound monetization.

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