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A Short Big Data Story
A quick story to share. Some time back, the First Round team was having some difficulty getting our email delivered. Our messages weren’t winding up in Junk folders, they weren’t showing up at all. So,...
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Brand Is More Than Pixels
The best fashion sites have style. They feel luxurious. They offer outstanding service. These are foundational elements. They make the goods being sold that much more alluring. They grant shoppers an...
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Changes and An Innovative Constant
This spring marks another anniversary of my time with First Round Capital. These milestones have always been an occasion for me to look back and reflect. In doing so, one thing was clear: the first...
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The Convenience Gap
Not long ago I dismantled our home audio system. It was barely a year old. My wife and I would open our media cabinet, turn it on, scroll through the list of artists on our AppleTV, sit back and be...
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We’ve Reached Peak Emoticon
Some quick observations of people, technology, communication and expression. Observation 1. Our computer screens are no longer black. Our typeface is no longer green. When the Macintosh was introduced...
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The One Question Every Investor Needs to Ask Themselves
Last week, I shared some thoughts on how Founders can be more effective in pitch meetings. This post takes a different perspective. It explores something investors can do to have richer initial...
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Anthropology, Authenticity and Design: Why First Round Invested in Cluster
The problems solved by the best consumer apps are anthropological. The starting point is understanding the things that people have always done and why. Then you study how technology can be used to...
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