September 2009
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Facebook v. Twitter v. Email
The growing presence of brands in social media had me wondering whether a Facebook fan, a Twitter follower, or the more traditional email subscriber is most valuable. I put together the chart below which stack ranks each service under some key variables. Please feel free to challenge these rankings or suggest any variables I may have missed.
Facebook earned the highest average rank given its...
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Learning to Listen
The VC stereotype, which is hilariously illustrated by Blueprint Ventures’ Gary Snoman, is an egotist that delivers presumptuous recommendations without spending much time to hear out a company’s business plan. This persona is not far off for some VCs, many of whom are formerly successful operators who relied on a bit of hubris to achieve their prior success. However, the most...