Thomas Korte

• "Ask an investor to sign an NDA, and you’ve just filtered out all but the most desperate investors" by @naval http://bit.ly/aXOzQr #
• Rummbled 5/10 at Apple Store du Louvre, Paris http://rmb.ly/17WIC Wifi #
• Free e-book by Daymond John @TheSharkDaymond can be downloaded till monday: http://bit.ly/bDRdSA via @fundingpost #
• Congrats @vanilla for the launch of Vanilla Forums 2 http://vanillaforums.org/blog/vanilla-2-released/ #

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• If you can look past the ugliness of these @davemcclure slides you will can learn a lot: Startup Metrics 4 Pirates http://slidesha.re/btk9Uh #
• @KatieS congrats and welcome back to SF! in reply to KatieS #

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• "Of 48 companies featured on AngelList, about half got funding" http://j.mp/dm13xN – I'm on Angellist, pitch me here: http://j.mp/bT9lX2 #

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• Use this coupon code to get 30% one item at Barnes & Noble Y3V4U3X – http://mylikes.com/r/AHY #coupons #
• Useful preso by @startuplawyer re. basic incorporation http://slidesha.re/djhnyV #
• I just voted for "Doodle 4 Google" http://www.google.com/doodle4google/vote.html#grade-k-3 some amazing doodles drawn by kids. #
• #AT amp;Twireless I don't care that you "cover 97% of Americans" – just stop dropping my calls in SF. #bad_marketing http://twitpic.com/1owi82 #

• Founders have to be "irrationally optimistic" & investors "cynical, pessimistic and critical" http://t.korte.us/ahlsIc 8min video by @naval #
• Every restaurant should do this: a tip guide (picture) http://twitpic.com/1mzxb3 #
• "Look at fundraising as a sales process: generate leads > qualify > pitch > seal the deal" by @cherevik http://t.korte.us/bDqcmU #

• “If I am nice to every startup founder I meet, I will still never pay back how much others have helped me http://bit.ly/dlQ8hP @joefernandez #
• Fonders: "unpaid interns .. is risky .. the consequences … are potentially grave." by @Yokum http://t.korte.us/c72hgj #
• I was just awarded the "TV Newbie" badge on @gomiso! #
• Google CEO @ericschmidt "My estimate would be one-a-month acquisitions and these are largely in lieu of hiring" http://t.korte.us/c7Chn2 #
• If you can get over the title, there are great points in the post: "Do Business Like A Prostitute" http://bit.ly/bZBgDx via @founder411 #

• “If you make a feature matrix of Dropbox, we’ll never come out in front [...] we do a few things [really] well " http://bit.ly/cBKirq #
• I love the #Gmail interface on my brand new iPad 3G. Waiting for Google Voice iPad interface #
• "Stop lean-washing. Save the (start-up) world." – good observations by @phineasb http://bit.ly/cKUYEh via @ceonyc #
• I read two emails EVERY day: 1. @VentureHacks Twitter Digest http://bit.ly/bBEzAB 2. @Techcrunch Daily Summary http://bit.ly/As87a #
• "Access to capital is not the most important value-add that angels bring [...] mentoring or contacts, may help most" http://bit.ly/cgBOhz #
• "Silicon Valley is an insular bubble .. we operate in a sheep-like herd and waste a lot of money on really dumb ideas" http://bit.ly/cukyvL #
• More seed fund announcements: http://bit.ly/bPu9ZJ << early stage angel investing gets crowded. Founders: ask what's the "value-add"! #
• I use @Dropbox to easily store stuff online. 2 gigs are free. Use this link and get 250mb more http://db.tt/cRetf8 #dropbox #coupon #
• Survey: 56% say online video adv. is “more effective” or “much more effective” than other forms of ads http://tod.ly/9c3f5x cc/@todsacerdoti #
• Congrats #MyLikes on Pay-Per-Video YT Ads Launch http://tcrn.ch/cF9Nll & welcome aboard @DavidScacco #
• For anyone who doubts that YC or Techstar is valuable, watch Steve Blank’s SLL Keynote: http://bit.ly/aywS3I (video) #

David Hornik’s (August Capital) recording on meeting/pitching venture capitalists from Marketing Voices is definitely worth 9 minutes of your time:

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• Nice!! >> Evernote’s Freemium Insights: Cost per active user is $0.09, Revenue per active user is $0.70 per month http://bit.ly/9blV0L #
• The space we work in matters: Creative Office Designs Around the World http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/creative-modern-office-designs/ #
• Great advice on designing effective Call to Action Buttons http://is.gd/btr2H #
• "The worst ideas we see at Y Combinator are from young founders making things they think other people will want" http://t.korte.us/c97mpM #
• Technology doesn't seem to take a big place in the 2010 TIME most influential people poll Vote for @marissamayer http://t.korte.us/a1XAM6 #
• Really interesting to see "Tweeps" with similar followers using Google's Follow Finder > here are mine http://t.korte.us/bH0EmU #
• Great article: 10 Steps to Successfully Sourcing Startup Talent: http://bit.ly/9VLuKS by @byosko #
• Startup lessons learned from Warren Buffett via @VentureBeat http://bit.ly/cg0DBZ #
• The iphone's persistent location tracking is by far the most important and certainly most exciting addition to OS 4.0 > http://bit.ly/cN65l6 #

• RT @venturehacks: Facebook acquires @angellist startup Divvyshots http://j.mp/anQFyN – congrats @rchen. Mashable: http://j.mp/db3VRJ #
• ipad vs iphone report: 83% of ipad apps are paid vs 73% on iPhone. http://bit.ly/a64rLH by @Distimo #
• Great post about teaching & learning: Teaching Entrepreneurship – The “Survey” Class http://bit.ly/aw2LJ2 by @sgblank #
• Only Android and RIM gained smartphone market share in past 3 month. MS -4%, Palm -1.8% Apple -0.1% via @comScore http://t.korte.us/8YBZyx #
• Looking for mobile apps developer to build super simple #earthquake reporting and notification app. Short & gratifying project – (please RT) #
• Win an iPad from MyLikes: http://t.korte.us/dfNwFQ #
• Just got my custom URL shortener from @bitly pro http://t.korte.us/9sBcSJ
  The domain: t.korte.us. Why did I get one? I am not sure – LOL. #
• Intrusive advertising – maybe. Caught my attention – certainly. #degreedeodorant in San Francisco http://twitpic.com/1d91mb #