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Reflecting on Dogpatch Labs, Two Years In: 350+ Companies, $140m in Funding.
As we build out Dogpatch Labs Palo Alto and meet with potential residents, we have had the opportunity to reflect on Dogpatch Labs… which is now a little more than years old. Credit for this exercise...
View ArticleHow to Create an Early-Stage Pitch Deck
Note: This article originally appeared on TechCrunch (“How To Create An Early-Stage Pitch Deck For Investors”). It is the first in a series of posts / decks that I will be doing on those questions I...
View ArticleHow to Grow Your Brand on Twitter. 5 Overarching Guidelines. Tons of Examples.
Note: This article originally appeared on TechCrunch (“5 Ways for Startups to Grow Their Brands on Twitter”). Last week I began an effort to answer those questions I get asked most frequently, starting...
View Article14 SEO Tips for Startups
Note: This article originally appeared on TechCrunch (“14 Steps to Successful SEO for Startups”). For startups, it is dangerous to entirely separate product and marketing – both strategically and...
View ArticleHow to Leverage Facebook for Startups: Part I, Off-Facebook
Note: this article originally appeared on TechCrunch: 10 Ways Your Startup Can Hook Into Facebook, Part I: On The Web Part I: Off-Facebook Strategy Part II: On-Facebook Strategy Having already covered...
View ArticleLeveraging Facebook for Startups: Part II, On-Facebook
Note: this article originally appeared on TechCrunch: 10 Ways to Leverage Facebook for Startups: Part II, On-Site Part I: Off-Facebook Strategy Part II: On-Facebook Strategy Yesterday I discussed how...
View ArticleDesigning for Mobile: 7 Guidelines for Mobile Apps & Mobile Web
Note: this article originally appeared on TechCrunch: Designing for Mobile: 7 Guidelines for Startups to Follow As an investor, I’ve seen hundreds of mobile application pitches. And as a consumer, I’ve...
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Announcing Spindle.
It’s a bold vision: “build the discovery engine for hte social web”… and that’s precisely what excites us about Spindle. Based in Cambridge, MA and started in Dogpatch Labs, Spindle aims to deliver...
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Announcing PostRocket.
Last week we announced an investment in Spindle. Today, I am excited to an investment in another seed-stage, Dogpatch Labs, social media company: PostRocket. PostRocket optimizes Facebook content for...
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Google I/O by the Numbers… Theme: Scale
Browsing the headlines is a pretty powerful and interesting way to digest Google I/O as they are driven by big, important numbers: - Google Drive : 10m users and coming to iOS / Chrome OS (TechCrunch)...
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