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I can’t remember the last time the tech world was so interesting. First, innovation is at an all time high. Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter and even Microsoft (in the non-monopoly divisions) are making truly exciting products. Second, since the battles are between platforms, the strategic issues are complex, involving complementary network effects. Twitter’s moves this week were [...]

I recently tweeted: New early-stage start up trend: get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors. Chris Sacca agreed: @cdixon Agreed. As of this morning, I have four companies who don’t want investors mentioning that they’ve been funded. Business Insider took these tweets to mean "Stealth mode is back." But that’s actually not what I meant. The [...]

Anyone who has pitched VCs knows they are obsessed with market size. If you can’t make the case that you’re addressing a possible billion dollar market, you’ll have difficulty getting VCs to invest. (Smaller, venture-style investors like angels and seed funds also prioritize market size but are usually more flexible - they’ll often invest when the [...]