Community Queen

Competing for the title of #1 bug detective

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NASA freaks out over Curiosity landing. So adorable.

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On Blankies:

I take it in the bathroom, but not the bathtub

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It sounds odd, but there is a top-secret “firm within the firm.”

The existence of the management company has a few implications. First, the Chief Partner cannot be fired without his/her consent. Every other partner at a VC firm can be, including the ones who have worked hard to earn pieces of the management company. So,

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Thought of the day: "There's nothing like numbers to fuck up a good story"

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I think a very powerful brand-builder in the startup scene is someone saying "We met at the [Brand Name Here] event." A blog post is sticky for a day or two, but being a part of personal connections puts your brand in the middle of a great story.

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A dating network where entry hinges on being approved by existing members designated as "curators." 

All the curators are women...make of that what you will. Here are the guidelines:

It’s completely up to the curators. If you’re a guy, you’ll be accepted if one of the curators is interested in you. If you’re a girl, you’ll be accepted if one of the curators thinks you’re cool. In general, curators look for people who work on interesting things and love what they do. Outside of that, we verify that you are who you say you are and that your close friends will vouch for you.

If I were a curator (and I think I'd be a terrible one) I'd first and foremost reject based on bad grammar and typos. If you can't use spellcheck to find your MATE, your heart isn't in it.

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After Theresa Amabile's amazing 99% Conference talk, I'm completely into the idea of journaling. I'm looking for the perfect journal and also adding her book to my reading list. 

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This article is called "Is it a tech bubble?" but I'm more interested in the straight-forward list explaining what the big investment numbers actually mean and the bottom-line motives behind them. A couple of favorite insights:

#2  Instagram seems to be the case study du jour for people arguing we are in a bubble. Reasonable people could disagree about Instagram’s exit price but in order to argue the price was too high you need to argue that either: 1) Facebook is overvalued at its expected IPO valuation of roughly $100B, 2) it was irrational for Facebook to spend 1% of its market cap to own what many people considered one of Facebook’s biggest threats (including Mark Zuckerberg – who I tend to think knows what is good for Facebook better than pundits)...

#7 No good venture investors invest in companies with the primary strategy being to flip them. This isn’t because they are altruistic – it is because it is a bad strategy. 

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Someday I'll hunker down and make it through all these archives.

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Excellent community management...I wish I could sign a ticket with (age 25 2/3)