Public Closing Dinner For Gnip/Twitter Deal – #BoulderWin
Whenever a company gets acquired or goes public, there is often a fancy closing dinner. It’s usually at a nice restaurant in a private room. The wine is expensive and the [...]
Book: Things A Little Bird Told Me
There will be a lot of books written about the story of Twitter. As far as I know, there have now been two, but there are probably 71 more coming [...]
Today's Fun – Gnip, Twitter, Uncommon Stock, and Pre-Seed Rounds
FSA (Feld Service Announcement) – my version of a “public service announcement”: Moz is on the hunt for a VP of UX and Design. This role is one of our most crucial [...]
A Confusing Social Media Birthday
I turned 48 on December 1st. I took a week off the grid (from the Wednesday before Thanksgiving until the Wednesday after my birthday) – part of my quarterly off [...]
Book: Hatching Twitter
I was in a reading mood this weekend so I read Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal after reading No Better Time on Saturday. I finished [...]
Why Twitter's Confidential S-1 Filing Is A Good Thing
Did you know Twitter is going public? Of course you did – it’s all the mainstream media could seem to write about last week after the now infamous twitter tweet [...]
Patent and Immigration Reform Activities
Two of the public policy things I care about are patent reform and immigration reform. I believe our patent system – especially with regard to software and business method patents [...]
The Work Begins When The Milestone Ends
Today’s guest post from Chris Moody, the COO of Gnip, follows on the heels of the amazing Big Boulder event that Gnip put on last Thursday and Friday. To get a [...]
A Logical AND With @ In A Mainstream World
Irony alert: A lot of this post will be incomprehensible. That’s part of the point. I get asked to tweet out stuff multiple times a day. These requests generally fit [...]
The Magic Moment When You Shift To Executing As Fast As You Can
There is this magical moment that happens when a startup finally puts the key components together to build a successful business. After months or years of iterating and pivoting, they [...]