简介：welcome! this blog broadcasts my thoughts on sectors of interest in my role as a venture capitalist as well as other ideas or tidbits on the business of entrepreneurship. i hope to engage entrepreneurs, vcs, and anyone else in dialogue!

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累计：26 篇（自 2008-01-10 起）

更新：约6篇/年，最后更新80 天前

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The DISRUPTION of Brands

i believe the world of "brands" will be disrupted in the near future. ?first - why does it matter? brands are and will always be a super effective and quick way to communicate at a very deep psychological level the complex set of benefits for products and services. in the past, institutions and big celebrities were brands as it cost a lot of money to cre... (80 天前)

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Guest Post from HBS Professor: The Nuances of Market

i'm a big fan of marketplace businesses (i've invested in red beacon, rubicon project, etc) - it's easy to theorize these as big opportunities with strong competitive barriers via the network effect but such businesses are actually very hard to make work. ?hbs professor andrei hagiu?has studied online marketplaces (which he also calls multi-sided platfor... (164 天前)

http://inezha.com/w/za0k7u8

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here's a good article supporting the "social discovery" graph i mentioned in my latest post. http://allthingsd.com/20110830/how-big-is-the-social-discovery-opportunity/... (171 天前)

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"Graph Theory" - Opportunities Beyond Facebook...

there is no doubt the social web has changed the way we use the internet and interact with each other.? i believe a foundation of this "new web" is the social graph - which is sometimes referred to as the friend graph.?? although facebook may have won the "friend graph" (for now), other valuable relationship graphs exist and i don't believe they will all... (171 天前)

http://inezha.com/w/21tqlu6

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e-Mission has launched....

back in 2007, i wrote a post about a concept i came up with at ted for a kids game called "critter crisis" to make a real impact on climate change.i'm happy to report that a few years later i finally was able to get it off the ground (after various unsuccessful attempts at funding via foundations, nonprofits, etc) and am proud to announce it has launche... (313 天前)

http://inezha.com/w/8e0b5un

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Too Late vs Too Early

in the past venture capitalists and entrepreneurs have been very concerned about "market timing" - is the market really ready for the new innovation or service or will it take too long to gain widespread adoption. ?many companies didn't make it because they were simply too early and ran out of cash. ?i faced this real issue when starting snapfish - we st... (313 天前)

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One of the Most Important Traits in a Founder: Self

we all know human beings aren't perfect - not even close. ?it is almost impossible for a person to be great at most things in life - we have our strengths and weaknesses - whether its in relationships, friendships, sports, communication, and of course in our work. ?founders of startups are no exception.?we often say we are looking for "a+" founders or "r... (313 天前)

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