Monthly Archives: April 2011

Be Careful What You Wish For

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

So you want to do a startup! Sure sounds like fun doesn’t it?  Starting and ending your day devouring the latest articles on Hacker News. Posting questions and answers on Quora.  Working the party circuit at SXSW. Snarfing pizza with … Continue reading →

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Why Entrepreneurs make Bad Angel investors

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

I came to the sad realization today that I was never going to be a great angel investor.  And for a simple reason: I like every idea I hear. Obviously it’s not that my deal flow is so spectacular – … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Netflix

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

EXACTLY THIRTEEN YEARS AGO today, sometime in the early morning hours of April 14th, 1998, the Netflix site went live for the first time.   We lasted about 6 hours before the site crashed for the first of many (many!) times … Continue reading →

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