http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/jjrueb/newwith/my Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:31:34 -0800 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:31:34 -0800 http://www.mybloglog.com/ en-us <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/ctWeWrmini0/investment-and-innovation-themes-from-the-defrag-conference.html'>Investment and innovation themes from the Defrag conference</a> <br>I am lucky enough to work with a guy who, on top of (or in spite of) his aristocratic good looks, is also a very smart cookie...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:57:11 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/aNAq36Xnfws/take-guidance-not-orders.html'>Take guidance, not orders</a> <br>Repost of my post at Nivi and Naval's great VentureHacks. Every entrepreneur should get VentureHacks for Christmas. There is a...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:14:21 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/zJPTwRNw7u0/on-twitter-drift-hype-and-the-infancy-of-the-real-time-web.html'>On Twitter drift, hype and the infancy of the real-time web</a> <br>My gripe of the month concerns Twitter. The one with the bird on it. Why Twitter at all ? First of all, I love Twitter. It has...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:51:53 -0800 <a href='http://www.freddestin.com/blog/2009/12/the-arrogant-vc-a-view-from-the-trenches-full-length-version.html'>The Arrogant VC: A View From the Trenches (full length version)</a> <br>Below is the summary of all the answers I received to my recent post entitled "tell me why VCs are disliked by...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:27:09 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/uwg4TEdGwig/the-arrogant-vc-a-view-from-the-trenches-full-length-version.html'>The Arrogant VC: A View From the Trenches (full length version)</a> <br>Below is the summary of all the answers I received to my recent post entitled "tell me why VCs are disliked by...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:27:09 -0800 <a href='http://www.freddestin.com/blog/2009/11/ca-venture-terms-starting-to-recover.html'>CA Venture terms starting to recover</a> <br>Fenwick &amp; West's venture barometer always provides useful insights into terms used in venture financing in Silicon Valley...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:39:44 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/l8rzzwRbEVs/ca-venture-terms-starting-to-recover.html'>CA Venture terms starting to recover</a> <br>Fenwick &amp; West's venture barometer always provides useful insights into terms used in venture financing in Silicon Valley...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:39:44 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/nh0dPrWsRcM/three-things-you-should-never-tell-a-vc-when-fundraising.html'>Three things you should never tell a VC when fundraising</a> <br>Disclosure is a good thing. Early disclosure of thorny issues is a very good thing (such as, "I am embroiled in a legal...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:04:07 -0800 <a href='http://www.freddestin.com/blog/2009/11/three-things-you-should-never-tell-a-vc-when-fundraising.html'>Three things you should never tell a VC when fundraising</a> <br>Disclosure is a good thing. Early disclosure of thorny issues is a very good thing (such as, "I am embroiled in a legal...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:04:07 -0800 <a href='http://www.freddestin.com/blog/2009/11/tell-me-why-vcs-are-so-disliked-by-entrepreneurs.html'>Tell me why VCs are so disliked by entrepreneurs</a> <br>You have to listen to your audience right ? I would like entrepreneurs to help me understand what it is about VC's that irks...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:34:58 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/g0TNUkTyQH4/tell-me-why-vcs-are-so-disliked-by-entrepreneurs.html'>Tell me why VCs are so disliked by entrepreneurs</a> <br>You have to listen to your audience right ? I would like entrepreneurs to help me understand what it is about VC's that irks...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:34:58 -0800 <a href='http://www.freddestin.com/blog/2009/11/how-a-great-entrepreneur-deals-with-complexity.html'>How a great entrepreneur deals with complexity</a> <br>I aksed Joe Cohen at Seatwave how he deals with the ongoing complexity and varied demands on his time that come from managing a...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:33:35 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/D9RFMQdjz4s/how-a-great-entrepreneur-deals-with-complexity.html'>How a great entrepreneur deals with complexity</a> <br>I aksed Joe Cohen at Seatwave how he deals with the ongoing complexity and varied demands on his time that come from managing a...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:33:35 -0800 <a href='http://www.freddestin.com/blog/2009/10/the-one-sentence-e-mail-turndown.html'>The one-sentence e-mail turndown</a> <br>Image via Wikipedia If you have pitched VC's, you have probably received one of those: Thanks Company X for sharing your...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:49:38 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/5mUkB0LsUpw/the-one-sentence-e-mail-turndown.html'>The one-sentence e-mail turndown</a> <br>Image via Wikipedia If you have pitched VC's, you have probably received one of those: Thanks Company X for sharing your...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:49:38 -0700 <a href='http://www.freddestin.com/blog/2009/10/the-ignorant-vc-as-counterpart-to-the-ignorant-entrepreneur.html'>The Ignorant VC as counterpart to the Ignorant Entrepreneur</a> <br>I decided to fully republish a great post by David Woodward that was fuelled by an interview we did together but which captures...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:43:01 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/eQmSXzs2ywU/the-ignorant-vc-as-counterpart-to-the-ignorant-entrepreneur.html'>The Ignorant VC as counterpart to the Ignorant Entrepreneur</a> <br>I decided to fully republish a great post by David Woodward that was fuelled by an interview we did together but which captures...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:43:01 -0700 <a href='http://www.freddestin.com/blog/2009/10/dailymotion-raises-eur17m-and-defies-expectations.html'>DailyMotion raises EUR17M and defies expectations</a> <br>Image via CrunchBase DailyMotion today officially announces its new round of EUR17M, defying the fate that has befallen most...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:02:37 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/o9rgOl7Syw0/dailymotion-raises-eur17m-and-defies-expectations.html'>DailyMotion raises EUR17M and defies expectations</a> <br>Image via CrunchBase DailyMotion today officially announces its new round of EUR17M, defying the fate that has befallen most...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:02:37 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/nyReIiFbV00/the-problem-with-vc-motivation.html'>The problem with VC Motivation</a> <br>Many VC's, particularly in Europe, are disappointing in their (lack of) intensity. They are not 24/7, passionate advocates of...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:10:15 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/_8moi_isYq4/boring-is-good-a-global-view-of-the-housing-bubble.html'>Boring is good: A global view of the housing bubble</a> <br>Unusually for me, a short post on property on the back of this great illustrative graph from McKinseyQuarterly. These graphs...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:37:35 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/AqmufQ4MbRc/tugg-a-new-england-venture-party-not-to-miss-on-1022.html'>TUGG: a New England venture party not to miss on 10/22</a> <br>Hemant Taneja at General Catalyst and Jeff Fagnan are launching a new social initiative called whilst also throwing a great...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:21:26 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/0hRPn_WDTCI/is-europe-going-to-emasculate-venture-with-misguided-regulation.html'>Is Europe going to emasculate venture with misguided regulation ?</a> <br>I recently received a document from Simon Walker at BVCA highlighting some of the regulatory efforts driven by European...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:44:12 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/FredDestin/~3/JuZITmj0u9o/on-spotify-deezer-and-music-platforms-in-the-rearview-mirror.html'>On Spotify, Deezer and music platforms ... in the rearview mirror</a> <br>You are now the CEO of music major X. Challenge: the value of recorded music is trending fast towards zero. What do you do ?...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:27:40 -0700 <a href='http://www.freddestin.com/blog/2009/08/uk-and-ireland-venture-investment-slooooow.html'>UK and Ireland venture investment: slooooow</a> <br>Stuart at Ascendant has sent me his regular data update which is worth a look: Q2 : 42 deals (over £0.5M) for £129m invested...<br /><a href='http://www.freddestin.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Fred Destin' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/FredDestin'>Fred D</a> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:51:24 -0700