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A very wise person taught me an important lesson several years ago: Rather than saying “but”, try saying “and” instead. I remember when I first heard…
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Matt Douglas, Founder and CEO of Punchbowl.com
A very wise person taught me an important lesson several years ago: Rather than saying “but”, try saying “and” instead. I remember when I first heard…
Before I begin, a disclosure: Dharmesh is an investor in Punchbowl, an advisor, and a business friend. However, even though I know him fairly well,…
Note: This is the second in a series about the University of Rochester Stingers — a group I founded in the fall of 1994. The…
Last week I spoke at an event in Boston called TechCocktail Sessions. I was one of the two featured speakers. The first was Laura Fitton…
In this day and age, I’m often introduced to people via email. An email introduction from someone I know and respect holds a lot of…
I hope I land safely in Los Angeles. I’m sitting here stuck in the middle seat of row 14 on JetBlue flight 481, 35,707 feet…
A couple of months ago, I was at an networking event. It’s the kind of networking event that has a wide variety of people: from…
Later today, I’m speaking at the Momentum Summit conference, which is being held at MIT. My topic is “Forging Business Development Deals & Partnerships that…
As a company, Punchbowl owns a bunch of domains. Some of them we acquired when we first launched the company and were testing various URLs,…
When you’re running a start-up, it’s really important to surround yourself with people who believe strongly in keeping their commitments. Here’s a story about someone…