BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

The first time I heard the term Red Shift was from my portfolio company, Greenplum. Greenplum has used red shift to characterize the nature of the existing database market where exponential data growth driven by network computing and internet applications have outstripped the capacity of existing mainstream vendors. Hence, a new approach was needed (our database software running on commodity clusters) which would allow companies to load and query terabytes of data at 10-100x performance and scal

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Interviewing is art, and perhaps the most important thing you could do for your company. My post with tips on hiring web analysts ( Hiring? What Works: Fresh blood or old hands? Experience or Novicity? ) generated lots of comments [25!] and emails. The most common request was for tips on how to pick the right employer, I think that's a reflection that this is a buyers market [I promise to write that post just as soon as I can].

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

For some reason over the past week, I've been asked by three different people I know about job opportunities that might fit them. Since, I've given them the same advice, I thought it was worth putting in my blog. I personally believe that the best way to hire, find partners, and find a job is through a network. So the key question is: How can I leverage my network?

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Jason Ball

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I’ve been using Panic’s Coda , everything-web-development tool, and agree with others , it is the bee’s knees. Not only is it a great web development tool, it’s five tools in one window: HTML Editor, CSS Editor, Terminal, FTP, Browser and Library. One of the great features is saving your work on a “Site” When you close Coda, all the tabs you had open while working on a particular site are saved- essentially saving your entire workspace.

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Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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aweissman.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. aweissman.com. Maximizing the serendipity around you. Sep 26, 2007. Google. Patrick McAndrew : "Google Knowledge is when you don’t know something but you know Google does.". Tags: google. at 4:08 PM. 0 comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow and Share. Tweet.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

The first time I heard the term Red Shift was from my portfolio company, Greenplum. Greenplum has used red shift to characterize the nature of the existing database market where exponential data growth driven by network computing and internet applications have outstripped the capacity of existing mainstream vendors. Hence, a new approach was needed (our database software running on commodity clusters) which would allow companies to load and query terabytes of data at 10-100x performance and scal

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

I've been remiss in posting to this blog. Very busy on a couple interesting start-ups. More on them in a couple months. In any case, I went by Lunch 2.0 in Santa Monica last Friday. It was way too crowded (250 people in a tiny space). But saw a few folks I hadn't seen in a while and connected with a couple of new people. I saw that Ben Kuo wrote about it: More networking events His comment that the turn-out suggested that there likely would be more of these is probably true.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

On Sept 5th I had the distinct pleasure of being invited to present as a part of the Authors@Google series. As the author of a new book it was such a thrill to be invited, especially when you look at impressive authors who have been invited (some of my favorites: Seth Godin , George Soros , David Brooks , Ben Cohen , Clotilde Dusoulier ). The title of my talk was: Redefining Web Analytics.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

Before I dive into this post, I want to apologize to those who may be sensitive to the non-PC nature of this. Anyway, as always, I have met and spoken with a number of startups during the past week. There are obviously all different types of companies with different funding needs but the ones that have stood out negatively for me are the startups that come in with a pre-baked senior management team and no product.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

NBC just announced that it is going to offer free TV show downloads online allowing viewers to take more control of their content. I agree with Fred ,however, that while this is a smart move that this is only half a step since they are limiting the view to 7 days before it self destructs. More importantly, this makes me think about the free vs. paid discussion and how media companies are increasingly understanding the possibilities and scale that free can provide over paid.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

I am definitely the first one to understand that there is no free lunch on the web. At the end of the day, someone has to pay for all of the great services and content out there. To boot, I am a big believer in the ad-driven model of content. To this point, there is a battle being fought at every web content company on a daily basis between product manangement, engineering, and ad sales.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

Over three years ago, I wrote a lengthy post on how to run a great board meeting. And after having been at a few board meetings in the past couple of weeks, I was reminded again of one of the most important rules of running a great board meeting – be prepared and make sure there are no surprises for you and for the board members. Here is an excerpt from that post: 1.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

Before I dive into this post, I want to apologize to those who may be sensitive to the non-PC nature of this. Anyway, as always, I have met and spoken with a number of startups during the past week. There are obviously all different types of companies with different funding needs but the ones that have stood out negatively for me are the startups that come in with a pre-baked senior management team and no product.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

NBC just announced that it is going to offer free TV show downloads online allowing viewers to take more control of their content. I agree with Fred ,however, that while this is a smart move that this is only half a step since they are limiting the view to 7 days before it self destructs. More importantly, this makes me think about the free vs. paid discussion and how media companies are increasingly understanding the possibilities and scale that free can provide over paid.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

I am definitely the first one to understand that there is no free lunch on the web. At the end of the day, someone has to pay for all of the great services and content out there. To boot, I am a big believer in the ad-driven model of content. To this point, there is a battle being fought at every web content company on a daily basis between product manangement, engineering, and ad sales.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

Over three years ago, I wrote a lengthy post on how to run a great board meeting. And after having been at a few board meetings in the past couple of weeks, I was reminded again of one of the most important rules of running a great board meeting – be prepared and make sure there are no surprises for you and for the board members. Here is an excerpt from that post: 1.

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Jason Ball

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

I’m always on the look out for smart new apps that save me time. Feeds2.0 is one of my stand-bys for RSS readers. It ranks incoming articles based on your previous reading patterns and tends to border on clairvoyance. Pretty amazing stuff. That said, I’m up for trying new services. A few new ones I’ve come across this week are: aiderss. feedhub. pipes. silobreaker (thanks Rob).

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Jason Ball

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

Six Apart have released an iPhone friendly version for their blogging platform, TypePad. If you don’t have an iPhone yet (or live in unsupported regions such as Europe), you can give it a whirl here.

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Jason Ball

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

Grab Dave’s video while it’s free … (US store only).

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aweissman.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. aweissman.com. Maximizing the serendipity around you. Sep 20, 2007. Adam Gopnik, France and the start up world. As I look at seed stage start ups, the international environment is much more relevant now compared to 10 years ago, at least in terms of competitive standing, markets to go after, and centers or pockets of innovation.

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aweissman.com

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. aweissman.com. Maximizing the serendipity around you. Sep 11, 2007. CenterNetworks NYC Event 9/27. Allen Stern of CenterNetworks is hosting an event, a "mixer" on September 27 th. CenterNetworks , like AlleyInsider , seem to be a new breed of content related sites and communities that, aside from a particular focus on the New York area (excellent!

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aweissman.com

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. aweissman.com. Maximizing the serendipity around you. Sep 11, 2007. Its like a library, except everyone is talking. Carmun (of which I am a founder, etc.) is getting set to launch v2.0 of its student connective wisdom, yin to the Facebook yang, product. I believe that the web presents an opportunity for businesses to take fresh looks at processes, and then create value for users from outside the traditional parameters of those processes.

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aweissman.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. aweissman.com. Maximizing the serendipity around you. Sep 5, 2007. Yahoo and Blue Lithium. Yahoo acquires Blue Lithium , as widely reported. Personally, I think this is a much more interesting deal than Yahoos acquisition of Right Media, Microsofts purchase of aQuantive , and Googles buy of Doubleclick , because I believe advanced targeting, particularly as it relates to social media, is the biggest growth opportunity in online advertising.

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aweissman.com

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. aweissman.com. Maximizing the serendipity around you. Sep 4, 2007. Twitter? Thaddeus Clark, of the amazing Melatone Music blog and record label, writes "The 3 Most Compelling Reasons to Twitter," which to me is the best compilation and description of why Twitter has the potential to be an interesting communications medium.

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