courtbean:

nice via @fredwilson:

solidarity

philtoronto:

This is really good. XV is killin’ it.

fred-wilson:

Awesome (ft Pusha T) - XV

i love XV. josh turned me on to this new track. on soundcloud, of course

Mr. Rager by Kid Cudi

shared from exfm

informationarbitrage:

As I’ve gotten older I’ve become increasingly reflective on the seemingly random twists and turns in my life. Most of this consideration has gone towards my professional life, as I was blessed with meeting my life partner in college and, therefore, my personal life has largely been “up and to the…

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Great remix of “Hello Brooklyn” by Jay Z with a Marvin Gaye sample.

After doing a big favor for an individual over the past few weeks, I realized not once had this person said thank you for any of my efforts. It made me think of a few things 

• I thought of all the people who had kindly spent their time giving me advice. All of the introductions and event invitations which allowed me to meet some really amazing people. A number of times I thoughtlessly didn’t express my gratitude. 
• I remembered how good it made me feel when people thanked me. The warm feeling it gives you when I got a quick note thanking me . 

As the summer slowdown hits, I’ve decided I’m going to make saying thank you a project. I’m going to reach out to people I forgot to thank or who deserve another one.

Maybe someone calmed you down after a particularly brutal day at work or invited you to a dinner. I implore everyone to think about who has helped them and deserves a quick note or a tweet. I think we will all find it a rewarding experience. 

informationarbitrage:

“How should I finance my start-up?” is a common refrain from first-time founders and serial entrepreneurs alike. There is no manual for how to best do this, and intuition can only get you so far in the absence of experience and mentoring. As with investors evaluating start-ups, it is and always…

pieratt:

I am the CEO of Svpply, Inc., a social shopping S-Corp operating out of New York City. My company has been the recipient of over half-a-million in investor dollars, for the stated purpose of building an unknown, 3,000-member web service into a cultural phenomenon, and I truly have very little…

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