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Startup Weekend NYC FTW!, originally uploaded by ceonyc. Lotsa work going on right up to the finish.

People who actually know me recognize the image to the left as my avatar. They might not know what it is, but they know they see it across many of my various profiles and instant messenger accounts. It’s actually the...

Congratulations to the future Mr. & Mrs. Cuthbert, originally uploaded by ceonyc. My best friend since 1st grade just got hitched in Central Park.

Yesterday, I bought an Xbox off of BigDeal.com, one of our First Round Capital portfolio companies. I spent nearly an hour and a half bidding against some guy to try and buy at increments from about $18 all the way...

Shakeshackville in the Fall, originally uploaded by ceonyc.

I've been thinking a lot about where entrepreneurs and startup talent come out of in NYC. A lot of folks believe that you can train people coming out of the financial services base to do something entrepreneurial, but honestly, I'm...

Wow… what a long way we’ve come. In February 2006, I started nextNY because the only community-wide event in town was the NY Tech Meetup and, at the time, it didn’t have much community about it. I think I was...

Last week, First Round Capital had its annual meeting, where we got to walk through our portfolio with our investors. Honestly, I didn’t realize how many cool companies we had invested in, so I’m going to take the time each...

[My Plugoo] [grr] how do i no if my my dog is dying 12:38 PM [grr] she is only 4 months old 12:39 PM [grr] hello plz i need an answer ceonyc12:39 PM Take her to the vet. myplugoo12:40 PM...

There are certain realities behind venture capital one cannot escape from: At the end of the day, the more of the best companies we own, the more money we make. We don’t always know which companies will be successful, but...

I just got off the phone with an entrepreneur that hit all the right points… - Followed up on a small idea to figure out if there were any customers for his service—turned out there were more than expected. -...

A lot of times, when I see a startup’s advisory board, it’s a skippable slide. You’re a vertical search for Play-Doh and you have some guy that owned a toy store for 20 years as an advisor. That’s a yawner...

I’ve now had my Kindle for a couple of months and I’m really liking it. The battery life is amazing, purchases are seemless and fast, and the screen is easy to read from. I’ve probably done more reading in the...

Runners at 77th and 4th in Bay Ridge, originally uploaded by ceonyc.

While I never did really stop seeing new deals, even when I was out of VC, now that I’m back in, I’ve really ramped up the deal flow engine. I’ve been enjoying the meetings I’ve had over the last few...