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You are correct. It was not meant to be negative. It was meant to convey the importance of the shift from social/consumer apps with no thought of monetization, to startups focused …

Another one I hear a lot "We had that feature 2 years ago". They have no idea why it isn't blowing up.

The $30/user is just a valuation metric, not the acquisition justification. They bought it because mobile and photos are core to what Facebook does...and Instagram does it better t…

Exactly, it does work both ways. It would be interesting to know the details/motivations on why Ev Williams (Blogger), Dennis Crowley (Dodgeball) and Max Levchin (Slide) left Googl…

Success depends on founders and acquirers sharing vision and control

This is basic stuff for anyone here. I'm sure you get asked for startup advice all the time. Here is something you can send to people who ask you for help. It will get them started…

YC companies are the best in the world at elevator pitches. This post explains why you need 3 pitches; 1 minute elevator pitch for random encounters, 6 minute pitch for events, and…

This post was written 4 years ago. At that point is was too early to tell. Four years later we know YouTube was a pretty good deal. Myspace looked like a great deal for a few years…

My son Darren works for Jason at Mahalo. He is too busy working to comment here...so I will for him :-) Darren works 6 or 7 days a week because he loves what he is doing, and is le…

Some people may follow the money for pre-IPO stock options, but those are exactly the kind of people you don't want. They are in for the money and will jump ship at the next percei…

HackerbySea, I agree the Secondary Market is inefficient, and is artificially inflating prices. Individuals are bidding up prices without any financial information or real competit…