thoughtbot's Ben Orenstein is joined by Scott Orn, venture capitalist at Lighthouse Capital Partners by day, and co-founder of Ben's Friends by night. Ben and Scott discuss building a community, the future of Ben's Friends, and how running the site helps him be a better VC, teaching people, and getting value out of giving back. They also talk about his work as a venture capitalist at Lighthouse, how the money flows, the freemium software model, why it's good and how it works, picking the winners, and how the market can affect success, and the companies Scott thinks are great investments, and where he thinks the market is going.

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<li><a href="http://www.bensfriends.org/">Ben's Friends</a></li>
<li><a href="http://railsrumble.com/">Rails Rumble</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2009/03/24/payday/">Jonathan Coulton's blog post, 'Payday'</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lcpartners.com/">Lighthouse Capital Partners</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.boundless.com/">Boundless</a></li>
</ul>

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44: I feel the opposite of burnt out

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