How to Build an Online Video Business and Avoid Platform Dependence

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken.

How Open Should a Startup CEO be with Staff?

CEO transparency. It almost sounds uncontroversial. A CEO should tell her staff everything! Right? Right?!?

Of course not.

Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a…

Is @AngelList Syndicates Really Such a Big Deal?

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.”

From the hyperbolic Jason Calacanis weighing in that “The petty VC’s did everything to…

How to Present and Answer Questions in a Team Presentation or VC Pitch

I sit through a lot of presentations. These range from companies pitching me to portfolio companies presenting at board meetings.

Upfront Ventures Adds Hamet Watt as New Investment Partner

Today is a day I’ve waited patiently for for 5 years but more earnestly for more than 1 year. I am thrilled to announce that we have added Hamet Watt as a Partner at Upfront Ventures.

Why We Think B2B Crowdsourced Logistics Will Be a Big Hit

Six months ago Upfront Ventures announced its first Partner hire since 2007 — Greg Bettinelli. I wrote about him here.

If you Can’t Make Time, MakeSpace

If you Can’t Make Time, MakeSpace.

A few months ago I wrote about an entrepreneur, Sam Rosen, whom we brought on as an EIR at Upfront Ventures.

Why Titles Matter a Lot if You’re a Blogger

Gabe Rivera wrote a post on why TechMeme is now using its editors to curate titles that appear on its site.