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Ambitious but not aggressively competitive 8 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
I'm ambitious, but not aggressively competitive. A lot of entrepreneurs I know self-identify with both traits. I have no problem with that whatsoever; it's just not me. It's one of many reasons I'm n...
Finding open space 16 Jul 2013 | 06:52 pm
In soccer there is a concept of finding open space. If you have the ball there is usually some way you could move from where you are into open space such that no one will challenge you head on[1]. You...
Current market potential experiments 3 Jul 2013 | 07:08 pm
Suppose you're making a mass market product and overnight everyone in the world knew about you and heard your best product pitch. Maybe it came to them in a vivid dream. Maybe the instant they woke up...
The way business is done 4 Jun 2013 | 09:52 pm
Over the years society at large has gradually become more tolerant of differing lifestyles, e.g. in the last fifty years (at least in the US) we've seen desegregation, increased women's rights, etc. P...
Attracted to hard problems 28 May 2013 | 06:15 pm
As an ambitious person, I am naturally attracted to hard problems. I've had to train myself to ignore their allure so I can focus on the hard problem at hand. Incidentally, I think that is another rea...
On the cusp of something big 8 May 2013 | 05:55 am
Startups are a long-term game. My best advice is to treat entrepreneurship as a career path, but it is easier said than done absent some amount of success. For me, I had a taste of it three years in a...
Dealing with a real life externality 24 Apr 2013 | 06:13 pm
I live about a half mile away from a nice volunteer fire department. They're great except for the fact that they blast a siren whenever there is an emergency reported. That's OK during the day, but th...
Techmemes 19 Apr 2013 | 06:24 pm
I really needed some levity this morning, so we (at DuckDuckGo) matched some tech companies to memes....
Constructing a better startup pitch 9 Apr 2013 | 05:47 am
When I'm thinking about investing in a startup, I first tell my wife about it and give her my version of their pitch. If we do invest, I often find myself doing the same type of pitch to other angel i...
Apply to Open Angel Forum V 25 Mar 2013 | 05:14 pm
Applications for the next Open Angel Forum in Philadelphia are now open! If you are involved in a startup that is looking for seed funding, please apply (there is no charge to apply or attend if selec...
