From the Vault: Tony Conrad (@TrueVentures) Full Startup Grind Interview (2011)
In a replay of one of my favorite Startup Grind interviews of all-time, Tony Conrad (True Ventures and About.me) delivers great insights on being an entrepreneur in this era and time, how About.me and...
View ArticleStartup Grind 2013 In Review: Incredible People
For a long time I’ve tried to really understand what ‘community’ means. It’s become such a simple phrase to throw around. Everyone has a community. Someone recently told me that Nike and Coke have...
View ArticleHappy Valentine’s Day To The #1 Co-Founder.
Four years ago I finally convinced Erica to let me quit my job. I couldn’t have picked a worse time. It was mid-2009 and the world was in the midst of an economic panic. We just had our first child [...]
View ArticleFull Interview: Ryan Smith (Founder & CEO) of Qualtrics at Startup Grind Utah
Interviewing Ryan Smith was a major guilty pleasure for me. I first met Ryan at school in Provo Utah. We used to play massive networked Halo team games at least weekly and multiple times per week...
View ArticleStartup Grind Austin Asks “Why Austin?” Live Blog
Excited to be at SXSW for the Startup Grind panel, led by Startup Grind Austin Chapter Director Andi Gillentine. The discussion will include Jim Butler (Manager at City of Austin), Susan Davenport (Sr...
View ArticleBing Gordon, Partner @ KPCB, Startup Grind Interview (Full Transcript)
Last month I had the opportunity to sit down with Bing Gordon, founding team member of Electronic Arts, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), and a board member at Zynga and Amazon....
View ArticleStartup Grind Silicon Valley Hosts Jessica Livingston (Y Combinator)
Thursday, 27 June Reserve Your Ticket HereJessica Livingston is a founding partner at Y Combinator. She is also the organizer of Startup School, the big annual startup conference, and the author of...
View ArticleStartup Grind Silicon Valley Hosts Dan’l Lewin (Cofounder @ NeXT, CVP @ MSFT)
Thursday, 11 April Reserve Your Ticket Here Dan’l Lewin, Corporate Vice President for Strategic and Emerging Business Development, is responsible for leading Microsoft’s global engagement with venture...
View ArticleStartup Grind Silicon Valley Hosts Nolan Bushnell (Atari & Chuck E Cheese)
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View ArticleStartup Grind Silicon Valley Hosts Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures)
Thursday, 18 July Reserve Your Ticket Here Vinod grew up dreaming of being an entrepreneur, despite growing up in an Indian Army household with no business or technology connections. Since the age of...
View ArticleStartup Grind Silicon Valley Hosts Bill Maris (Managing Partner Google Ventures)
Wednesday, 31 July Reserve Your Ticket HereBill is the managing partner of Google Ventures, where he and his team are seeking out new technologies, startups, and disruptive ideas. He brings with him a...
View ArticleStartup To Watch: EastDez
Late last week I got a sneak peak at EastDez, a newly funded eCommerce platform, if you’re in the space you should add them to your radar. Very strong team, top tier Sand Hill investors. We’ll be...
View ArticleStartup Grind 2013: A Global Community Event
Afew months ago we realized all these amazing entrepreneurs are doing incredible things around the world and while most of them didn’t know each other, they really had a lot in common and could help...
View ArticleGuitar Hero Founder Charles Huang Speaks in Silicon Valley (Full Transcript)
[00:00:01.28] Welcome to the Startup Grind. We are really excited to be here. We really appreciate Charles. Doing this with Charles tonight, it’s a guilty pleasure for me because I worked at EA for...
View ArticleStartup Grind Interview With Mike Abbott (Partner @ Kleiner Perkins)
[00:00:07.13] DEREK: Let me introduce Mike. Mike is a founder, Mike is an entrepreneur. He’s also been a senior executive at companies like Microsoft, Twitter and Palm. He’s an investor in a number of...
View ArticleFrom the Vault: Tony Conrad (@TrueVentures) Full Startup Grind Interview (2011)
In a replay of one of my favorite Startup Grind interviews of all-time, Tony Conrad (True Ventures and About.me) delivers great insights on being an entrepreneur in this era and time, how About.me and...
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