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Re: Convert recorded audio to text

brett1211 — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 14:15:38 -0000

Solid. I'll give that a try. Thanks for the help!

Re: Convert recorded audio to text

brett1211 — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 22:16:55 -0000

Same exact problem. Did you ever find a solution?

Re: Max Stoller - Red/Green

brett1211 — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:33:58 -0000

congrats brother.

Re: API: Bridging The Virtual and Physical World

brett1211 — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 23:44:07 -0000

Seconded! Fascinating space. Thx.

Re: Switching Things Up

brett1211 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:09:51 -0000

Cool!

Re: Switching Things Up

brett1211 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 07:01:36 -0000

+1. Regularly analyzing how we spend our time, and experimenting w/ new approaches, is key for personal and professional growth. It's also really difficult to do.

Sometimes I find myself loathe to give away the "efficiency" of a routine/course, even though my behavior isn't producing the results I desire. This is insane: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

Not sure about everyone else's insanity, but mine frequently stems from "being in a hurry". It took me learning how to meditate to realize this. It was quite an epiphany to realize that I lacked the control to allow myself five minutes pause. Why had it taken me so long to realize that about myself? Because I was always in such a hurry to "get things done." The irony!

Probably the biggest improvement I've made in my startup game is devoting more energy to analyzing my decisions/how I spend my time, identifying anything that I want to shy away from or that feels "off," then immediately, violently if necessary, course correcting. It's exhausting, but I can feel it getting me closer to where/who I want to be. It would be interesting to hear how you've seen serial entrepreneurs evolve and shed their old habits and develop new ones, both successfully and less so.

Anyways, good luck with your new habits and new iphone.

Re: The Ideas That Won't Beat LinkedIn (& Some Which Might)

brett1211 — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:30:56 -0000

Bottom Line: I used to look up ppl on linkedin the linkedin app before a meeting, now I use refresh.io (often via a push).

They are siphoning data out of as many different services as possible and building timely intelligence on top of it (e.g. this person follows mitt romney...so careful w/ your political jokes). They are a real example of contextual computing, a space that has thus far been mostly talk, IMO.

It works bc it is focused. They are doing what @sonar was trying to do (tell you about the people around you) but rather than try to tell you about everyone all the time (insane in retrospect), refresh identifies the people you are actually interested in via your calendar.

It's not perfect, and they've got an engagement issue (so did Linkedin), but it's a promising direction. Excited to see where they go from here.

Re: The Ideas That Won't Beat LinkedIn (& Some Which Might)

brett1211 — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:01:15 -0000

refresh.io is the company that is doing this and they are doing it well.

Re: My Surreal UberX Experience

brett1211 — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:10:48 -0000

Nice post, Tom.

Re: Ego

brett1211 — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 04:06:41 -0000

Great post.

Re: LinkedIn, Please Fix Yourself

brett1211 — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:59:48 -0000

use brewster on mobile for this.

Re: - Thisisgoingtobebig.com - PR for Startups: Avoiding crickets after the Ta-Da!

brett1211 — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:39:39 -0000

PR gets a bad name because unsophisticated practitioners think of it as a tactic/channel as opposed to an element of their broader strategy. Great post.

Re: Foursquare constantly tracking users' locations

brett1211 — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:38:09 -0000

Nice post. Before @sonar imploded, we were working on providing the exact solution you described as an SDK/service. I think there's a nice business to be built there. What are you working on these days?

Re: Why I love recruiting for our portfolio companies

brett1211 — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:12:38 -0000

great post.

Re: Some thoughts on startup crowdfunding

brett1211 — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:05:14 -0000

What's preventing AngelList from securitizing the (10%?) carry it makes on investments made through its platform? Assuming they could figure out solutions for regulation, lack of transparency, the (small) value of the underlying assets, et al., I imagine them offering a # of ETF-like products (e.g. the mobile index, the collaborative consumption index, the internet of things index) in 5 years. Would be a great way of providing themselves with liquidity...

Re: Can You Trust An Early-Stage VC With a HIR and EIR?

brett1211 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:06:56 -0000

Good Example: techcrunch.com/2013/04/10/l...

Re: The AirBnB Advantage: How to avoid competition and become a multi-billion dollar startup

brett1211 — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:42:45 -0000

This is an interesting article but it's a bit weak that you don't at least reference Clayton Christensen.

Re: Stop With the "Old and Lame" Disclaimers

brett1211 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:24:27 -0000

Amen!

Re: Tiny Beautiful Things

brett1211 — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:53:59 -0000

Nice post babe!

Re: How to stay fresh at work

brett1211 — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:18:37 -0000

@Ximena's stretches are legendary.

Re: Tongue and Tech: The Many Emotions for Which English Has No Words

brett1211 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:05:38 -0000

What's the word for when someone you love emails you and you want to write them back a real, heartfelt response but because you are so crazy and short sighted and unable to extricate yourself from the daily onslaught of minutia you don't respond to them immediately because you lie to yourself, saying that you will wait until you have time but you don't make it and as time passes you feel guiltier and guiltier and feel more and more obligated to write a decent letter which of course raises the bar for the message and makes it even less likely to ever be sent?

Re: GRP Excited to add Sam Rosen to Its Ranks. How Did He Get the Role? Hustle. Here’s the Story.

brett1211 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:05:38 -0000

@msuster Sam probably knew you were nearby because he uses @Sonar!

But seriously, congrats to Sam Rosen and to the rest of the GRP team. Great guy, great choice.

Sam, can't wait to hear what you are cooking up.

Re: http://blog.sonar.me/post/29910190383

brett1211 — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:00:54 -0000

respect!

Re: http://blog.davidtisch.com/post/29638236867

brett1211 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:49:16 -0000

respect

Re: http://blog.sonar.me/post/28992679118

brett1211 — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:37:44 -0000

Amazing job Wendy. It's been an absolute pleasure having you on the team this summer and we wish you the best in your future pursuits!