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April 02, 2013
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"Startups are run by people who do what’s necessary at the time it’s needed. A lot of time that’s unglamorous work. A lot of times that’s not heroic work. Is that heroic? Is that standing on a stage in a black turtleneck, in front of 20,000 people talking about the future of phones? No. But that’s how companies are built. That person who did that for the iPhone launch at Apple, we don’t know who he is. All we know is that Steve Jobs came up with the iPhone. But he didn’t ship it. The person who bought the donuts did"

— Jason Goldman - The Silent Partner (via bijan)

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March 08, 2013
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Bijan Sabet: Who took a chance on you?

bijan:

Many folks get to experience some of their goals because someone, somewhere along the way, gave them a shot. They took a real chance based on something they felt or saw (vs historical evidence per se).

Early in my life, Lauren took a chance on me. When we started dating, I could barely pay my…

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November 15, 2012
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Tweet your Instagram photos & include #gaplove for a chance to appear in #TimesSquare! If you make it, @gap will tweet you proof. (at LocaModa)

Tweet your Instagram photos & include #gaplove for a chance to appear in #TimesSquare! If you make it, @gap will tweet you proof. (at LocaModa)

Tags: gaplove timessquare

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November 13, 2012
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GAPLove

#work

Tags: work locamoda gap socialmedia advertising nyc timessquare

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September 10, 2012
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today calls for some wu

(Source: Spotify)

Tags: music spotify

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September 08, 2012
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I'm LIVE in Times Square!

Tags: work locamoda TitanicBluRay TimesSq NYC

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July 16, 2012
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First time using my GoPro on my bike and I hit a tree. Enjoy.

(Source: vimeo.com)

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May 01, 2012
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Now serving social media in Grand Central… (my day job. also my night job.) https://twitter.com/#!/nyknicks/status/197370475582730242

Now serving social media in Grand Central…

(my day job. also my night job.)

https://twitter.com/#!/nyknicks/status/197370475582730242

Tags: locamoda ny knicks nba twitter wall event marketing nyc

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April 23, 2012
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Bijan Sabet: Should founders meet every single hire?

bijan:

One of the hardest things every founder must deal with is finding and hiring the best people.

And it only gets more challenging over time.

In the early days the founder typically hires folks he/she knows. the early team can often be an opportunity to get the old band back together again

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March 23, 2012
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Continuations: Offense is the Best Defense for Startups

continuations:

Once in a while I find myself in a product or strategy or biz dev discussion at a startup which goes something like: “we are doing xyz to defend against <name of other startup or big company>”. My reaction is to ask whether xyz is also part of what the startup was trying to build in the first…