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Mar30
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If you blog, you need to read Fred Wilson's post and the massive accumulation of comments on his blog about moderating comments there. (Note: Photo is of Fred at the Phoenician on Sunday.)
His problem arises, in part, because he uses a platform that doesn't feature an automatic spam comment filter. Know More Media uses Movable Type for its blogs and it does have an automatic spam filter.
When I started blogging, I couldn't even imagine what spam comments would be, but if your blog accepts comments without moderation or filters, they'll show up.
The range of views on this topic surprised me. One thing is clear, readers like to post comments. So, what do you think?
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Mar30
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Seth, you are dead right. That said, most businesses are either conducive to venture capital or to bootstrapping. Entrepreneurs rarely have a choice.
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Mar29
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I'm in New York for a day or two. That sounds like I don't know. I arrived yesterday morning on the JetBlue (JetBlue Airways corp - Nasdaq: JBLU) red-eye (they'd like me to call it the "shut eye"--it's not) and leave tonight. ...
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Mar27
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The Know More Media team (note that this is a Know More Media blog) provided me with a video of the team discussing their business, its challenges and successes to date. The KMM founders are Hal Halladay (who authors LeaderNotes), Tim...
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Mar26
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I agree with you, Seth, about the toothpaste deal. It makes great strategic sense and who can begrudge entrepreneurs who've been at it for 30 years taking some dough off the table.
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Mar24
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Kamran Elahian, a Utah Educated venture capitalist returned to campus today to make a presentation. A few members of the business community, including yours truly, were invited. His talk was interesting, in part, because he was born in Iran. He...
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Mar23
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Google just launched its Google Finance pages. I thought, as this is a finance oriented blog, that I should give you my first impressions. The coolest thing, and I do mean "cool," is the charting that integrates news links. So...
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Mar22
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I occurs to me that it Bessemer's anti-portfolio is reassuring to all the entrepreneurs in the world who've been told "no."
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Burn Rate: Burn rate refers to the rate at which a company is using up its venture capital. A company that is spending say $100,000 more per month (the typical period of time for which a burn rate is quoted)...
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Mar21
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The New York Times Deal Book blog includes a note about Patrick Byrne's relationship with his father, John "Jack" Byrne, including their disagreement over Patrick's efforts to encourage reform in the stock market over short selling. As you know, Patrick...
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Mar20
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Seth Godin loves to talk about small and great things that fix stupid problems--problems that result from nothing more than tradition and not enough people asking something like "does it have to be that way?" Today, he posts about a...
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PIPE: A PIPE is a private investment in public equity. It refers to a private transaction, typically an institutional investment, in a public company without a public offering. The motivation for not using a public offering typically results from not...
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Mar17
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Much has been written of late about the demise of venture capital. I have picked up on two principal themes: 1) Hedge funds are bringing more competition, depressing returns and paying their portfolio managers better 2) Start-ups need less capital,...
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Hal Halladay, author of LeaderNotes, posted eloquently today on Peter Vidmar's book Risk, Originality & Virtuosity: The Keys to a Perfect 10. I couldn't be less athletic, but I love a good sports metaphor. The book's title is a reference...
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Paul, I share your enthusiasm for Utah's economic future!
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Clint Carlos, the founder of Garage Mahal Design, a Junto company, provided me with this video introduction to his company. Garage Mahal customizes residential garages, typically for folks who have lots of cool toys to put in the garage (as...
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Mar16
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I realized today, that my blog is insufficiently inviting with respect to contact. I am eager to hear from you, even if you don't want to post a comment to the blog (which, I invite you to do). I can...
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Mar15
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Venture Capitalist Bill Burnham posts the most thoughtful analysis of what Vast means to the evolving Internet marketplace I've read so far. Bill notes: Vast is a multi-category vertical search engine with its first three categories being automobiles, jobs, and...
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At lunch today, I attended a meeting of the National Association of Corporate Directors, a group in which I am a member. I've been attending the local meetings since the chapter was organized a few years ago. This was the...
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Tomorrow, the MountainWest Capital Network will publish its 2006 deal flow book at a luncheon where some of the year's biggest deal makers will be honored. I was honored to be quoted in the Deseret Morning News article about the...
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Mar14
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Guy Kawasaki, the author of the Art of the Start and founder of Garage Technology Ventures posted today on some tips for an effective board meeting. His post contains some of the clearest and most valuable advice for a Board...
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One of the most frequently asked questions I receive from people buying or selling a business or raising money is: how do I value the business? Building a thoughtful valuation for a business requires access to data that is not public. ...
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Mar13
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Jack Brittain, Dean of the David Eccles School of Business and Vice President of Technology Commercialization at the University of Utah, announced on Friday that the Board of Regents, the final authoritative body for this decision, has approved a special...
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Mar11
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I have been considering of late the ethical implications of over-regulation. While over-regulation is difficult to define, let's presume for a moment that we could agree on what that would mean. If the rules of play within a given arena,...
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Mar10
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Today marks an interesting milestone for investors. Six years ago, the Nasdaq Composite recorded its all time high water mark of 5,048. Today's close of 2,262 leaves it 55% below its peak. This week is interesting for me for another...
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From time to time I reserve the right of any blogger to wander off topic. I'm up late watching the quarter final round of the MountainWest Conference tournament. My alma mater just beat the number 2 seed, BYU, our arch...
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Mar 9
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Today Microsoft released via Channel 9 some great details about its project previously code named Origami. Be sure to watch the video. Today was also the first day of CeBIT in Hamburg Germany where Samsung displayed what appears to be a...
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Great lunch meeting today: I ate with Greg Larson of Ridgeview Capital. Ridgeview has been a bit of a mystery to me for some time. When founded, the firm recruited an investment banker to help run the advisory side of...
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Mar 8
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Seth and Tim on totally different topics make the same point. You can be too purple.
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George suggests that the $600 acquisition of iVilliage may be "stupid." Perhaps, but is it too rich? What does the deal mean for entrepreneurs and executives?
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Thanks Larry, for taking the time to answer my question! I posted a thought or two on my blog...
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Mar 7
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Tim Stay's story about David Neeleman reveals as much about Tim as about David.
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Ryan's comment suggested to me that I should add a bit to my comments about dutch auctions. Some have written that one of the big advantages of a dutch auction is that lower fees result. Clearly, there is a lot...
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Mar 6
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Note: Paul Allen alerted us to the currency of this topic today, inspiring this post. Dutch Auction: A dutch auction is a long standing financial auction format, used for generations to price treasury auctions because it is such a fluid...
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Jennifer Slegg, author of JenSense, wrote a great post about what I'll call a due diligence tip: make sure the web site you'd like to buy isn't banned from AdSense by Google. The problem arises that many websites get traffic...
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One of the most frequently unasked questions, but one that everyone wants to understand, is what is a fair M&A advisory fee? To be clear, for a firm that genuinely plays the role of a broker-dealer or investment bank, operating...
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Mar 3
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CJ Glynn at Marketing Matters posted today about Know More Media. I think his post is right on! Bear in mind that what CJ thinks matters, at least in humble my opinion, because he has not one but three degrees...
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Bridge Loan: A bridge loan in middle market parlance is typically a loan that is intended to help close the gap between current financing needs and a future round of equity financing. Some angel investors are now using forms of...
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Mar 2
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A discussion is raging on the web among bloggers who have an opinion about Advisory Capitalists. First, let me tell you what I think is meant by this new term. I believe it is intended to represent a group of...
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While giving my guest lecture at the University of Utah this afternoon, I invited the students to author a question for my blog with the promise that the best question would go up--with an answer: Amy Schaber (shown here) asked, "What...
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This afternoon, I had the privilege of giving a guest lecture in a class at the University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business. The class, taught by Christy Alter and Nate Rhees, focuses on banking and finance. It is...
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Recapitalization: A recapitalization typically refers to a transaction in which the capital structure undergoes a radical change, including transactions that otherwise might feel like a merger or acquisition because it may result in a change of control. For instance, a...
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I've recently been giving some thought to the on-line practice of building and selling databases of venture capital firms. It seems like such a great idea to buy a directory, especially if you can get actual E-MAIL addresses. I once...
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Mar 1
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Shawn Halladay, the author of Leasing Notes, another blog on the Know More Media network, writes about the complex nuances of leasing. Leasing has been a traditional means of creating off balance sheet financing for a business. There are a...
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