Introducing: Mastering Facebook in Kindle and Paperback
February 21, 2012 – 8:53 am | Comments Off

I’m excited to announce that I’ve turned the last 2+ years of Facebook blog posts into a book focused on Facebook: exciting campaigns, product development, virality, and platform developments. There are 200+ screenshots in the …

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Announcing Spindle.
May 22, 2012 – 12:58 pm | Comments Off
Announcing Spindle.

It’s a bold vision: “build the discovery engine for hte social web”… and that’s precisely what excites us about Spindle. Based in Cambridge, MA and started in Dogpatch Labs, Spindle aims to deliver actionable information …

Designing for Mobile: 7 Guidelines for Mobile Apps & Mobile Web
February 6, 2012 – 12:30 pm | One Comment
Designing for Mobile: 7 Guidelines for Mobile Apps & Mobile Web

Note: this article originally appeared on TechCrunch: Designing for Mobile: 7 Guidelines for Startups to Follow
As an investor, I’ve seen hundreds of mobile application pitches. And as a consumer, I’ve downloaded hundreds more – some …

How to Grow Your Brand on Twitter. 5 Overarching Guidelines. Tons of Examples.
January 15, 2012 – 9:45 am | Comments Off
How to Grow Your Brand on Twitter. 5 Overarching Guidelines. Tons of Examples.

Note: This article originally appeared on TechCrunch (“5 Ways for Startups to Grow Their Brands on Twitter”).
Last week I began an effort to answer those questions I get asked most frequently, starting with how to …

How to Create an Early-Stage Pitch Deck
January 7, 2012 – 2:26 pm | 2 Comments
How to Create an Early-Stage Pitch Deck

Note: This article originally appeared on TechCrunch (“How To Create An Early-Stage Pitch Deck For Investors”).
It is the first in a series of posts / decks that I will be doing on those questions …

Introducing Mixel
November 10, 2011 – 9:49 am | 50 Comments
Introducing Mixel

A Dogpatch Labs NYC and Polaris-backed startup, Mixel launched this morning. Using the iPad – Mixel lets you make, share and remix collages in a whole new way. You can download it in the app …

Reflecting on Dogpatch Labs, Two Years In: 350+ Companies, $140m in Funding.
November 3, 2011 – 12:58 pm | 70 Comments
Reflecting on Dogpatch Labs, Two Years In: 350+ Companies, $140m in Funding.

As we build out Dogpatch Labs Palo Alto and meet with potential residents, we have had the opportunity to reflect on Dogpatch Labs… which is now a little more than years old. Credit for this …

Announcing Dogpatch Labs Palo Alto & Europe
September 29, 2011 – 8:27 am | 349 Comments
Announcing Dogpatch Labs Palo Alto & Europe

In early September, we got the unfortunate news that the San Francisco Port Authority was closing Pier 38 (home to Dogpatch Labs San Francisco).

Dogpatch Labs: Pier 38, A Look Back & A Look Ahead.
September 6, 2011 – 3:32 pm | 36 Comments
Dogpatch Labs: Pier 38, A Look Back & A Look Ahead.

I am saddened to share the news that Pier 38, our west coast hub for the last 2.5+ years, will no longer be the home to Dogpatch Labs San Francisco. The Port Authority of San …

beRecruited Acquires Fanvibe.
June 27, 2011 – 8:14 pm | 375 Comments
beRecruited Acquires Fanvibe.

I am both excited and proud to announce that beRecruited (the sports recruiting network I founded way back in 2000) has acquired Fanvibe (a former Dogpatch Labs and YCombinator company).

Mashable Profiles Instagram, Touches on Dogpatch Community
March 31, 2011 – 10:18 am | 202 Comments
Mashable Profiles Instagram, Touches on Dogpatch Community

As part of their Scaling Startups series, Mashable profiled Dogpatch-alum Instagram: “Scaling Instagram: How the Photo Sharing Startup Avoided Catastrophe in Its First Days“. It is an interesting read considering Instagram’s instant, tremendous success… and …

Join Offline Labs: Exciting Company, Exceptional Team.
March 27, 2011 – 10:17 am | 381 Comments

At Dogpatch Labs, there is a coincidental tradition of hosting companies with “Labs” in the name: Thing Labs, Formative Labs, Schematic Labs, Lumber Labs, etc. The most recent is Offline Labs, a company that we …

Dogpatch Labs San Francisco Additions & Updates
March 19, 2011 – 7:39 am | 576 Comments
Dogpatch Labs San Francisco Additions & Updates

For South by Southwest 2011, we constructed a two-day long Dogpatch Labs SXSW and, over that period, hosted 100s of entrepreneurs. It was a lot of fun and a big success (TheStreet, Inc, NY Observer, …