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From Mashable: 5 Reasons Google and Search Won’t Dominate The Next Decade.

My latest article on the future of search is now on Mashable. Check out the full read and join the discussion. http://mashable.com/2010/04/29/google-search-wont-dominate/
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Startup Lessons: 10 Signs You Are Alive.

This is a special birthday post to myself, which I’m writing after having one of the most eventful and toughest weeks ever. To give you a sneak peek – finalizing a huge business deal for my company, planning a new social media campaign for a big client, working on a TV show format with major [...]

Startup Lessons: Making Money vs. Making History.

Let me start with a personal lesson: for the majority of my entrepreneurial life I’ve been focusing on “making history”. My It Things is priding itself in being the first ever user-generated fashion magazine democratizing this highly hierarchical industry, Style Coalition was created to bring together independent fashion publishers and promote better industry standards and [...]

The real answer To “Why are so few women in Silicon Valley?”

After reading the NY Times article on Why are so few women in Silicon Valley? and all the reaction posts talking about the importance of women support groups and women-only venture firms, I have to express my opposing point of view, with only hope to provoke some thought among women and inspire them to take [...]

Why You Should Never Listen To Entrepreneurial Advice, Even From Paul Graham.

One thing I learned growing up during a communist regime and witnessing it collapsing during my teenage years, is to question everything. When every single belief you were taught by your mentors proves to be wrong, it alternates your way of thinking. And even though sometimes I wish for having happier childhood memories, I realize [...]