Walker Twitter Highlights: October 26th – October 31st

by Scott Edward Walker on October 31st, 2009

For those of you who do not follow Walker Corporate Law Group, PLLC (Walker) on Twitter, I have set forth below highlights of our tweets for the past six days (in reverse chronological order).  I indeed hope that a few of the links to articles, blog posts, podcasts and videos are helpful to our clients and friends.  If you would like to follow Walker on Twitter (or if you would like to receive an RSS feed of our tweets), you can sign-up here.  You can also check out the recent tweets of some of the entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and others Walker is following by clicking their photos on such page.  If you have any questions or comments (or if you would like any additional information) with respect to any of the tweets below, please contact me through the comments section of this post.  Many thanks, Scott  

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  1. For The Future Of The Media Industry, Look In The App Store – interesting guest post by Edo Segal (via @TechCrunch) http://bit.ly/1o4b7Y 
  2. Video interview of Noah Kagan, a smart entrepreneur and co-founder of Gambit (via mixergy) – chock full of solid advice http://bit.ly/XAABC
  3. China Opens Nasdaq-Like Exchange in Shenzhen – “making it easier for smaller Chinese companies to raise capital” http://bit.ly/34XD7z 
  4. Video: Intel’s CFO Stacy Smith Says Computer Demand Growing Amid Slowdown (via Bloomberg) – interesting interview http://bit.ly/3q4sPy  
  5. Solid post RT @vwadhwa: Why Silicon Valley rules the tech world: http://bit.ly/3rf21Q  
  6. Flip Flops Required – solid post via Eric Greenspan: “if your employees love their jobs, they will love your customers” http://bit.ly/38JRED 
  7. M&A Home Runs Don’t Come Easy For Venture-Backed Companies – median purchase price for the first 9 mos of ’09 was $21MM http://bit.ly/2hvdk0 ete
  8. Innovation Spending Looks Recession-Resistant (NYTimes) – “it’s sort of an arms-race issue” http://bit.ly/1BdHta 
  9. Solid post RT @andrew_chen: Tools we use for running our startup http://bit.ly/4CuQKl  
  10. Buyout Blackball? (via The Deal): “PE firms are finding themselves shunted aside by market forces and regulators.” http://bit.ly/3UJmLo 
  11. “How many companies that the sponsor passed on went on to raise money from other sources?” key seed issue via @cdixon http://bit.ly/4wxoLh 
  12. Kravis Shakes Bondholders as LBO Optimism Drives Up Poison Puts: “Investors are shifting out of ‘survival mode’.” http://bit.ly/t0ZTv 
  13. RT @bgurley: My latest ATC post on Android, maps, …; Google Redefines Disruption: The “Less Than Free” Business Model http://bit.ly/4adZYF 
  14. Building lifestyle companies vs. VC-backable startups: Is it walk before you run (by Andrew Chen, a smart entrepreneur) http://bit.ly/2yCzYX 
  15. Video: Levchin Says Slide Will Be Profitable ‘Pretty Soon’ – interesting Bloomberg interview w/visionary Max Levchin http://bit.ly/3VBJb0 
  16. Facebook vs Zappos: “Zuckerberg said he wants Facebook to be the best place to learn how to build an Internet business” http://bit.ly/1ufgzL 
  17. The New Rules of Angel Investing: “Angels are [doing] deals, but at lower valuations and with more specific milestones” http://bit.ly/3YK2ek 
  18. Podcast: Frank Peters and Warren Hanselman re Tech Coast Angels’ IRR – “In 11 years, we’re basically treading water.” http://bit.ly/6cgqZ 
  19. Venture Capital’s Q3 Temperature (via @TechCrunch): “VCs still feel there’s a lot of good new companies out there.” http://bit.ly/2YZMhe 
  20. Video: Geithner, Dimon, Rogers Own Words on Economic Outlook – interesting clips via Bloomberg http://bit.ly/2yJTKf 
  21. China Joint Ventures: Legal Due Diligence – a foreign-owned entity “attract[s] a higher level of official scrutiny” http://bit.ly/4gx2dE 
  22. Constant Transformation Is the New Normal – “You have to ask what do our customers need and want.” (quoting Jeff Bezos) http://bit.ly/8Bi1T 
  23. Another View: Venture Capital’s M&A Toolkit – solid post by Mike Kwatinetz and Cameron Lester of Azure Capital Partners http://bit.ly/2jJC63 
  24. “Inspiring stuff” RT @TechCrunch: Google’s Eric Schmidt On Magical Potential Of Mobile + Cloud http://bit.ly/2W9V5i by @arrington 
  25. VC – Back to the Future? interesting post via Josh Kopelman; the VC solution: “venture should go back to it’s roots” http://bit.ly/4xgfvt
  26. Assessing the Chrysler Bankruptcy – interesting paper via Harvard Law School: “The damage will need to be undone.” http://bit.ly/4CRACR 
  27. RT @msuster: Great post RT @rosskimbarovsky: 10 Small Business Social Media Marketing Tips – (published by Mashable) – http://bit.ly/1s37JX 
  28. How GE Does Reverse Innovation: interesting podcast from HBS re reversing the traditional process of creating products http://bit.ly/1yx7AT 
  29. Tony James (Blackstone): “We’re…throwing the baby out with the bathwater and damaging our long-term competitiveness” http://bit.ly/4dMj7A 
  30. For Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs, Failure Is an Option – solid quotes from Max Levchin, Mark Pincus & Adeo Ressi http://bit.ly/4drPQ2 
  31. 10 lessons in Bootstrapping a Business – solid post by Clate Mask (Infusionsoft) – “customers…sign the paychecks” http://bit.ly/1Dx7Xn 
  32. Video: Sam Zell Discusses Tribune’s Emergence From Bankruptcy – solid tips from the master (e.g., “you can’t look back”) http://bit.ly/DY5ji
  33. Twitterville: Podcast w/Author Shel Israel via Jennifer Jones: “They discovered that it was more valuable to listen.” http://bit.ly/1V5PoC 
  34. RT @gamearchitect: Google’s Eric Schmidt on What the Web Will Look Like in 5 Years: http://bit.ly/1W3nUz 
  35. Speech by SEC Chairman: “The Road to Investor Confidence”: “we [told] our attorneys that we value toughness and speed” http://bit.ly/31oyuL
  36. Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction (via Ho Nam): “[I]f you have a company which generates cash, you will be fine.” http://bit.ly/2b8Cr9
  37. How Being Scrappy Made Grasshopper Profitable Within 2 Months w/Siamak Taghaddos: solid vid interview by @AndrewWarner http://bit.ly/1DaUBf 
  38. Do you have what it takes to be a founder? interesting post by Steve Blank “Founders know they want to start something” http://bit.ly/3Ts0r4  
  39. John Mack on saving Morgan Stanley – very interesting video of Mack’s speech at Wharton (“a classic run on the bank”) http://bit.ly/wry3z 
  40. Global VC Nudges Upward In 3Q, Still Half Of Year-Ago Tally – interesting charts http://bit.ly/46P9kS
  41. TWiST #24 with @garyvee: “The biggest thing that separates people is hunger.” Great combo w/@Jason; they “Crush It!” http://bit.ly/2YAxs8 
  42. Facebook Becoming Big Friend of Small Businesses (LAT): “well-positioned to create a lot of value for local businesses” http://bit.ly/1vaC8F 
  43. VC Will Ride Out of the Downturn. . . – “when the time is right, new, smart enterprises will begin to flourish” http://bit.ly/2yTGOC
  44. BofA’s Unanswered Questions: interesting piece re “MACs” and advice from Wachtell http://bit.ly/2RnTqZ; c also #8 here: http://bit.ly/1nPKx 
  45. Paul, Weiss Releases Study of U.S. Strategic Mergers in the Wake of the Credit Crisis – solid study of top M&A deals http://bit.ly/4tXzAU 
  46. Greg McAdoo (Sequoia Capital): “Recessions reward much more discipline…. Companies tend to be more focused.” http://bit.ly/10riXy
  47. What Startups Are Really Like (Paul Graham): “You need persistence because everything takes longer than you expect. ” http://bit.ly/3kucQn 

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