Monthly Archives: January 2007

Finally made it to the Fight Club Dinner

After many invites, I finally made it to the Fight Club Dinner. In it’s simplest form, the fight club dinner is essentially an entrepreneurial networking dinner here in Utah founded by Jeff Barson. It was good to see some other … Continue reading

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#7 — Large & Growing Market

It’s been a while since I started the 10 Signs of an Angel-Fundable Company, so I figured that it would be good to finish the last couple of tips. Tip #7 will focus on the size of the market that … Continue reading

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Great post on investing in People, not ideas

I just read a great post by Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures) about what they look for in a Management Team or Founder.  I figured that I would pass it along.

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Mitt Romney’s National Call Day

I have to tell you that I’m not that into politics. Should I be? Yes. Do I wish that I was? Yes. In fact, I’m going to have that be a small goal of mine this year — pay more … Continue reading

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Learning becomes Local

I’m totally stoked.  Trent got our company histories back up on our website and I’ve had a great time learning; I spent about 30 minutes reading the histories of Berkshire Hathaway and Big O Tires tonight. While it was obviously … Continue reading

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LinkedIn: Is there value?

A few weeks ago, Chris Knudsen wrote a blog entry on the lack of value he has seen from his membership at LinkedIn. I guess he wasn’t really saying that there is not value, he was just commenting that he … Continue reading

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Blog Tag – 5 Things You Don’t Know About Me

Yes, I’ve been “tagged” by Michael Eager and Chris Sandberg to write the post 5 Things You Don’t Know About Me. To be honest with you, I don’t really like these pass along games. In fact, I can’t stand it … Continue reading

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You’ve got to be kidding me…

Did you see that game last night? Boise St. played Oklahoma in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and it was incredible! Boise St., a huge underdog & BCS buster, beat Oklahoma 43-42 in OT to win the game. BSU’s coach had … Continue reading

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