Brags of the Week: Dropping Names

Humble name dropping, retweeting tweets about yourself, and Cindy Gallop. Just the usual @dmbrags fare in this week’s top brags.

@kevinrose, Kevin Rose, venture partner, Google Ventures

@erickoester, Eric Koester, co-founder, Zaarly

@cindygallop, Cindy Gallop, @dmbrags VIP, entrepreneur

@tkawaja, Terrence Kawaja, CEO, Luma Partners

@markmannino, Mark Mannino, vp of self service solutions, MediaMath

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