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Re: First Day of Work…On The Other Side of The World

mattwinn — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 12:51:59 -0000

Jenn = AWESOME. Over + Jenn = 🚀🎨🌍

Re: California Dreaming

mattwinn — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:27:54 -0000

Exciting!!

Re: - This is going to be BIG! - Looking to buy a new road bike

mattwinn — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:22:25 -0000

You might try a Felt. I bought the '09 z35 (entry level carbon) to get into cycling last year and it took me through the DC Tri in good time. Definitely look for an expert bike fit and spend the money; it's worth it.

http://2009.feltracing.com/...

Re: Boots

mattwinn — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:07:43 -0000

Bonobos just started carrying some great Zuriick boots:
http://www.bonobos.com/stor...
http://www.bonobos.com/stor...

Re: Sarah Tavel / Adventurista: eCommerce Rule #4: Your goal: cheap, fast and free

mattwinn — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:30:20 -0000

Great post, and impressive detail on third party vendor options! One nit: unless I'm mistaken, Zappos' distribution is in good 'ole Louisville. Headquarters in Nevada, and warehouse/shipping in "the ville". Not quite smack dab in the middle of the country, but it makes a difference. Hope to see you soon! Lovin' the series...

Re: Joining Spark Capital

mattwinn — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:41:34 -0000

Not yet, but one of our companies occasionally has board meetings there and I have a very good friend who lives in Boston so I try to get up there as much as I can

Re: Joining Spark Capital

mattwinn — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:37:22 -0000

Congrats, Andrew! Seems like a natural evolution and a great fit. I'll shout when next in Boston!

Re: Roller Coaster Tycoon

mattwinn — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:24:18 -0000

Haha... Sounds like the Roller Coaster version of letting loose Godzilla on your Sim City :)

Re: Roller Coaster Tycoon

mattwinn — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:13:07 -0000

Love the title here. Simulated system as backdrop to a (semi-) engineered life. Never played roller coaster tycoon, but railroad tycoon was an absolute favorite growing up... and an early taste of that wonderful innovation/commerce mix.

Re: Google Reader Trends Reveals Your Reading Habits

mattwinn — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:54:43 -0000

Ha! thanks, Jason. funny that the same day you posted this, I finally posted to my blog! what are the odds of that?? thanks for sending good web karma. :)

Re: Announcing VCDB (Venture Capital Database)

mattwinn — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:09:52 -0000

Alex - lost your comment in my inbox for a day but it's been discovered. Minuscule world. Especially in the venture circle, though ironically it still needs such a tool. ;)

Hope we can connect sometime when I make it to the left coast.

Best,
Matt

Re: Announcing VCDB (Venture Capital Database)

mattwinn — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:03:46 -0000

Thanks, Nick. Appreciate the kind words!

Re: Announcing VCDB (Venture Capital Database)

mattwinn — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:24:47 -0000

Thanks, Kate. Glad to help.

I'm sure you're right about the Seattle PI list - I'll see what we can do to incorporate.

Best,
Matt

Re: Two Types of Entrepreneur: "Alpha" and "Beta"

mattwinn — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:23:54 -0000

Ben - yes, and rarely the other way around (a largely beta developing creative insight to help reinvent or transition a business). Love your "biz journal."

Best,
Matt

Re: Two Types of Entrepreneur: "Alpha" and "Beta"

mattwinn — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:44:08 -0000

Thanks, Nick!

A further exploration would describe what's clearly a continuum of alpha/beta in any given entrepreneur.

Best,
Matt

Re: I'm in a painting... well... sort of.

mattwinn — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:43:07 -0000

Hilarious. I made mention of the resemblance to Ashley about a month ago. Glad you picked it up!

Re: Build Something "Big and Clear"

mattwinn — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:39:41 -0000

Thanks, Shafqat. You're getting at something that I think has a lot of folks concerned - investors, entrepreneurs, and even established media companies. Is advertising as a business model over? Definitely not. It's become the defining monetization mechanism for content on the Internet. Are VCs a little shy around pure advertising models? Some are. Investors saw the advertising spigot dry in 2001/2002 and they're afraid it'll happen again. Forget the short-term outlook on recession; VCs will take the long view since it's usually the only route to building the kind of value we need in order to drive the kinds of returns that make fund economics hunt. The long view indicates that there will likely be a business cycle dip over an investment horizon and advertising may be a scary place to hang your hat during that time. You'll hear some counter that measurable, ROI-based advertising would be the last to go. I think there's some validity there. I also think entrepreneurs will continue to innovate around monetization. "Attention" always has value; one must examine HOW MUCH value in a given scenario. In order to justify a venture investment, a VC might have to believe you can drive LOTS of attention to weather the downturn. Plenty of investments are being made under that assumption today.

Best,
Matt

Re: [bijansabet.com] the personal tumblelog of Bijan Sabet

mattwinn — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:17:33 -0000

Bijan:

The "inspi(red)" shirt reminded me of my favorite Louisville artists' piece on the campaign: http://www.ashleycecil.com/...

I'm heading to New York for the holidays and have to admit, I'm looking forward to family Wii! It's just plain fun.

Best,
Matt

Re: Venture Capital Job Search Toolkit

mattwinn — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:07:46 -0000

Thanks, Dan!

Re: Birth Order and the Entrepreneur

mattwinn — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:43:18 -0000

Thanks, Jun, and congratulations on your step into the startup world!

Best,
Matt

Re: Career Discovery and LinkedIn Make Sense

mattwinn — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:43:29 -0000

Jun,

I suspect a professional virtual world is inevitable. Whether it's what we think of currently (e.g., Second Life), I'm not sure. I do think we'll see dramatically improved video teleconferencing, etc. which will facilitate virtual meetings, and eventually obviate the need for a fair amount of business travel. I'm on the fence about InMail and the barriers at LinkedIn. I like to keep a rather fluid, open network but understand both the business and relational case for the existing system.

Best,
Matt

Re: Talking Points For Entrepreneurs (Beyond the Elevator Pitch)

mattwinn — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:33:11 -0000

Jun, thanks for the kind words. If you've got a minute, you're pitching a "trailer," something enticing to encourage a "full viewing." Checked out, and enjoyed, your blog.

Lexi, I briefly looked into Services4Stock. A couple thoughts: (1) for a company with serious growth ambitions, giving up stock for advertising should be viewed as VERY EXPENSIVE advertising (especially since it's easier than ever to receive free coverage if one has a great product); (2) I like that in a business cycle downturn, when publishers will have more unused ad inventory, startups will also be more cash strapped and both parties can really benefit. Thanks for pointing me their way!

Best,
Matt

Re: Talking Points For Entrepreneurs (Beyond the Elevator Pitch)

mattwinn — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:53:38 -0000

Thanks, Ben, for stopping by and leaving a note.

Welcome to peHUB readers!

Best,
Matt

Re: Touch Typing on the Cell Phone

mattwinn — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:31:53 -0000

Thanks, Eric, Tom, and Anon, for weighing in. Tom, I think your argument is persuasive and likely holds. I remember looking at "smartphone" growth predictions in 2003 and the numbers were paltry. It's a different story today, but still far from "average" and the style over substance issue is, sadly, real.

Best,
Matt

Re: The Venture Apprenticeship, Preface

mattwinn — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:56:17 -0000

Thanks, Sarah! I'll be curious to hear your perspective, too.

Best,
Matt