Archive for the “Entrepeneurship” category

Five Entrepreneurial Lessons from 2009

by mikekarnj on January 3, 2010

2010 is finally here and I think it’s going to be one of the best years yet.  I have friends traveling around the world, raising money for their startup, and others questioning conventions and the status-quo (hopefully to launch their own (…)

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New York Startup Movement

by mikekarnj on December 21, 2009

“You can tell by my attitude that I’m most definitely from New York Concrete jungle where dreams are made of There’s nothing you can’t do Now you’re in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you (…)

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New Startup Investment Model

by mikekarnj on December 7, 2009

I’ve been thinking a lot about investing into startups (if you couldn’t tell by my last post).  Most entrepreneurs spend the majority of the time thinking about how to get the highest valuation for their startup, and giving the investor (…)

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If I Started an Investment Fund

by mikekarnj on November 22, 2009

Someday in the distant future, I would love to be an investor.  I’m a huge supporter of nurturing entrepreneurship (tech+social) in New York City, and would love to see more startups launching in that space. Let’s say I started a (…)

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Investing in Superstars Pt. 2

by mikekarnj on November 5, 2009

Lat week Rafe Furst (my mentor/adviser/poker coach) wrote a blog post on “Investing in Superstars” which spread virally through the startup/investor communities.  The concept is simple but extremely polarizing: Imagine you are in your early twenties, out of college several (…)

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