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Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:24:50 -0000

The universities need to work with the city to foster innovation in areas like biotech and cleantech. Its happening. But not like MIT/Harvard or Stanford/Berkeley. Your observation is spot on

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:21:42 -0000

Depends on the category. In biotech and clean tech, absolutely. In web services, I doubt it

Re: When someone amazing leaves the company

bijan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:56:28 -0000

i think that is particularly true at larger companies. in startups and medium sized companies it's a bit easier

but your point is an interesting one for sure. i wanna think more about that one.

Re: Baba O’Riley - The Who Forgive me for the back to... - bijansabet.com

bijan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:41:03 -0000

Thx. I'll take a listen over on your blog.

-bijan

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

ryangraves — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:59:49 -0000

Thx.

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

ryangraves — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:09:57 -0000

Word.

Also, the visibility that comes along with this blog and always being out in the community has a drastic affect on the perception of the region...other places - Chicago - need more of that VC visibility.

Re: Locking a Reference to a Fixed Row or Column in Google Spreadsheets

andrewparker — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:02:20 -0000

We really need an ibanking ninja. Those guys' hands never lead the
keyboard. I wish I knew more about scripting in VB. But, that's not
goog sheets.

Re: Locking a Reference to a Fixed Row or Column in Google Spreadsheets

kortina — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:38:46 -0000

Also self-taught--this will be a "blind-leading-the-blind" event. I'll see
if I can get Azeem in on this too.

Re: Locking a Reference to a Fixed Row or Column in Google Spreadsheets

andrewparker — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:34:00 -0000

I'd be happy to participate, but couldn't lead. I'm self-taught and
thus still a bit rookie.

Also I rarely use goog sheets. Typically use excel.

Happy to join though.

Re: Locking a Reference to a Fixed Row or Column in Google Spreadsheets

kortina — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:52:50 -0000

Any interest in leading a Google Spreadsheets keyboard navigation + other
power tips session? I will offer my place as a venue and supply beverages?

Nothing says a good time like spreadsheets projected on the wall ;)
Seriously, would love to do this, though. I could do tips focused on using
the import data functions that allow you to pull live data into your sheets,
to round things out.

Re: Casual writing, the new age of media. Good or bad?

ryangraves — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:24:56 -0000

@evreeland - awesome point.

"They are worried that their ideas will be dismissed because they weren't written in a professional manner."
I love this because it couldn't be further from the truth. By keeping your writing simple you're probably going to be heard/read by more people and in turn they're going to want to read more in the future because they actually learned something. Fred Wilson is a phenom example of this on his blog AVC.com. He discusses complex topics of Venture Capital but does it in a fascinating and simple way.

Thanks for the comment man!

Re: How To Take A Vacation: A Lesson (Learned) From Europeans

ryangraves — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:55:53 -0000

I would like to take a cruise at some point, but right now I have one thing
in mind...

The beaches of Costa Rica.

I'm headed to Costa Rica next week for 14 days and can't wait to surf, dive,
and lounge...

Thanks for the tip.

Re: Locking a Reference to a Fixed Row or Column in Google Spreadsheets

andrewparker — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:28:27 -0000

Yup, both.

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:58:06 -0000

Ugh

Re: The AVC Reader Census: A Day Later

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:59 -0000

Ditto

Re: The AVC Reader Census: A Day Later

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:46 -0000

I'm tryin'

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:45 -0000

Thanks Jarid. You rock

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:38 -0000

What is IE?

Re: Valuation and Option Pool

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:31 -0000

I agree. A lot of startup employees read this blog and other vc blogs. I think that's a good first step

Re: Valuation and Option Pool

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:31 -0000

Yup. That's the whole point of the post

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:30 -0000

I wonder if its too much though. Interesting suggestion for sure

Re: The AVC Reader Census

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:30 -0000

I will alert hunch for you

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:23 -0000

Excellent feedback and critique. Thanks for taking the time to do that

Re: The AVC Reader Census: A Day Later

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:55:55 -0000

I'm a big fan of vaccines and all forms of prophylactic medicine. I've taken every vaccine out there and want my kids to do the same. I recognize that vaccines have some risk but I believe the risk/reward tradeoffs are almost always strongly in favor of vaccines

My kids took the swine flu vaccine as soon as it was available. I'm getting mine soon

Re: Locking a Reference to a Fixed Row or Column in Google Spreadsheets

kortina — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:42:04 -0000

Sweet, works in google spreadsheets as well as excel?