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How to Pitch a VC (aka Startup Viagra: How to Give a VC a Hard-On)

[UPDATED] video & slides from my talk at Presentation Camp SF:

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How to Pitch a VC (aka Startup Viagra: How to Give a VC a Hard-On)

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MediaMemo: PAID is Not a Dirty Word

i may swear a lot on this blog and in person, but the word "PAID" is not a dirty word (altho strangely, it *is* a four-letter word ;)

here's interview i did at SXSW with Peter Kafka of Media Memo / AllThingsD:

note to Mom: didn't drop any F-bombs, only a few choice curse words. oops.

Wikirank is pretty effin' cool

Wikirank looks pretty effin' cool
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this looks pretty interesting... nice job, Jeff :)

15 Minutes of Twitter Fame on Press:Here TV

well, actually less than half that... really only 7 minutes on the new Press:Here TV with Scott McGrew, Sarah Lacy, and Jon Swartz (also segments by Guy Kawasaki & Joshua-Michele Ross).  

hardly my best performance, but hey i'm doing my best to stay on top of the Silicon Valley D-List.

My quote & segment on Twitter from Press-Here TV:

"Twitter is the perfect tool for connecting thousands of shameless attention-starved exhibitionists with millions of shy introverts & curious voyeurs... it's the social network for people who wish their lives were more exciting, and for those who desperately need to share."

Guy Kawasaki:

Joshua-Michele Ross:

Jon Swartz, Sarah Lacy, Scott McGrew:

Reid Hoffman Kicks Ass, Takes Names, Envisions Future.

Not many people labeled as Visionary really deserve the title.  

Reid Hoffman definitely does.  

He's proven it multiple times, both as an EVP at PayPal & founder/CEO/Chairman at LinkedIn, and as an insightful & early angel investor at Facebook, Digg, Friendster, Flickr and over 60 other startups.

Here's a recent video interview below Reid did with Charlie Rose (who seems to be meeting with all the top geeks in Silicon Valley lately), and also a link to Reid's op-ed piece in the Washington Post on the proposed Stimulus bill ("It's The Startups, Stupid").

i've had the privilege to work with Reid briefly at PayPal, at Simply Hired as a LinkedIn partner, and more recently as a "friend of the company" at LinkedIn (not to mention an incredibly addicted user). Reid has always been thoughtful & generous with his ideas, and very kind to offer some great advice & feedback the few times i've been lucky to receive his mentorship.

hope i get the opportunity to stay within his occasional circle of influence in the future; he's really an amazing person on so many levels... thanks Reid!