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Re: Now

Taylor Davidson — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:56:16 -0000

Welcome back!

Re: Crowdfunding

Taylor Davidson — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:27:37 -0000

Smart investors will not be scared off by an entrepreneur that has demonstrated the demand for their product, mobilized a community, jumpstarted their marketing and press, and convinced hundreds / thousands of people to invest in them. In my mind that's an asset, not a liability.

I'm confident that the crowdfunding portals will create standard terms and equity share class structures that will provide the necessary control and voting provisions so as to not preclude them from potential institutional investment.

It's not a question of either/or crowdfunding, angel or institutional VC: it's a question of whether it's right for the entrepreneur, for the business, for their stage, for what they are doing.

Re: Conversation Agent: Why Google+ is as Special as Macintosh

Taylor Davidson — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:11:55 -0000

Interestingly, I've found Google Hangout to be the most appealing part of the service, like you, the feature I like the best. So simple, and as voice and chat get increasingly merged, pretty solid as a communication structure.

Re: Why My Surprising Take on Pinterest?

Taylor Davidson — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:48:10 -0000

"For me Pinterest is not the threat, not having my work seen or found is the real threat."

The most important line in your post. Thank you for continuing to focus on the real issues and being open and practical about digital innovation.

Re: Announcing The Bold Academy

Taylor Davidson — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:07:43 -0000

Love. Let me know how I can help.

Re: How crowdfunding could impact the venture capital industry

Taylor Davidson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:04:49 -0000

Perhaps, if Super PACs are primarily funded by wealthy individuals.

Not all crowds are communities; but even in investment terms, I can imagine a crowd getting smart and connected enough to be a community.

Agreed. So much potential.

Re: How crowdfunding could impact the venture capital industry

Taylor Davidson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:02:13 -0000

VCs will still have their place in rounds of funding earlier than Series A. The choice between the VC and the crowd won't be about the stage, but about the type of business, industry, and specific situation and skills of the entrepreneur.

Re: How crowdfunding could impact the venture capital industry

Taylor Davidson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:58:44 -0000

Still unknown if this crowdfunding legislation will pass (last time I checked, it's stalled in the Senate ( http://www.betabeat.com/2012/0... ). But even if it doesn't pass, the root pressures aren't going away.

Money is enough to get started, but mentors (advice, networks, access) have a big impact on success. Smart entrepreneurs and VCs know that, and they'll find opportunities and industries where access and relationships are critical.

Re: Why I failed at blogging two years ago, and what I’m doing about it now

Taylor Davidson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:53:51 -0000

I remember that email :)

Happy you opened up about why your past strategy, as sensible as it sounded, didn't work *for you*.

Would love to see you write original content that fleshes out your unique perspectives. Focus on the thinking and the writing, and you'll be great.

Re: My Cities 2011

Taylor Davidson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:38:41 -0000

20% ! Not bad, not bad... (maybe I'll start tracking nights this year!)

Re: New season of 60toSexy coming soon…

Taylor Davidson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:44:20 -0000

Awesome :)

Re: Five Digital Resolutions for 2011

Taylor Davidson — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:59:42 -0000

Funny you should ask. I have the recap written up, just haven't published it yet.

Re: Dream Amplifying

Taylor Davidson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:07:58 -0000

Sounds pretty similar to what I did!

Re: Dream Amplifying

Taylor Davidson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:57:06 -0000

What did you doodle?

Re: If you love New Orleans so much, why don’t you live there?

Taylor Davidson — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:01:03 -0000

Awesome to hear, for all the reasons both of us know and don't need to say. Looking forward to enjoying all of with you again soon.

Re: My Cities 2011

Taylor Davidson — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:36:46 -0000

We'll fix that this year.

Re: My Cities 2011

Taylor Davidson — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:36:22 -0000

Consistency matters! And it's not a competition, so the number of cities isn't important: it's the reflection and forward-looking goals and ideas that is important. Hope you're looking forward to 2012!

Re: My Cities 2011

Taylor Davidson — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:35:19 -0000

Awesome. Glad you chimed in with your list. And I'll admit that I'm not a huge fan of the notation either, but it works for this simple goal :)

Re: Unsilent Night, 2011

Taylor Davidson — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:39:15 -0000

Very cool. Post a photo or two?

Re: Unsilent Night, 2011

Taylor Davidson — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:55:36 -0000

It was a great experience. Loved seeing the iPod boomboxes :)

Re: Towering

Taylor Davidson — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:54:19 -0000

Thanks!

Re: Forward

Taylor Davidson — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:29:17 -0000

Definitely...

Re: Forward

Taylor Davidson — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:15:35 -0000

I think that's why we love Twitter :) Meaning, you and me. Other people (i.e. the experts, the promoters, the celebs, etc.), can't say...

Re: Towering

Taylor Davidson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:26:25 -0000

Depends on the person and what you make of it. Worth doing at least once, in my mind.

Re: Tim Tebow and the Minimum Viable Offense

Taylor Davidson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:26:54 -0000

It's been interesting to see how the Broncos have continued to change the offense and play-calling the last couple weeks to adjust to defenses and their expectations, opening it up a bit.

(Thank you for the correction, appreciated.)