Why They Were Able To Raise Money
Aug 12
I spent a few hours at Dogpatch Labs in NYC earlier this week to catch up with an old friend and also discuss the email space with a few members of the email mafia. I only brought my iPad and my friend, Joseph, wanted to see Flipboard in action. Of course it got the usual “oohs and ahhs!”. I ended the demo with a comment of: “Yeah, not sure on the revenue model, but...
The Missing VC Role
Jan 17Dave McClure put out a post a week ago calling for more consumer startup VCs to be versed in building products, user interface/experience, and engineering. I’ve been thinking about this a lot as Venture Capital is starting to evolve and most first rounds are done by firms with smaller overall fund size such as First Round Capital, Union Square Ventures, Jeff Clavier’s SoftTechVC,...
What Is Your Minimum Viable Market?
Sep 18Eric Ries is often cited for his belief in developing the “Minimum Viable Product” in order to get to market as fast as possible, test some theories on whether it solves the core problem you’re aiming at, and iterate from there. We did that with Ramamia and truly believe in it. There’s a problem beyond the Minimum Viable Product and it’s often overlooked by...
Disruption and My Next Startup… You Help Decide
Aug 17**Dear people from Draper Fisher Jurveston (DFJ) who frequently visit this post (multiple times a week and close to 50 times total according to my analytics)- You should say hi via email. Nope, not looking for funding or to “pitch” you. I just enjoy talking to smart people who want to change the world, which you guys and gals definitely like to do.** What needs serious...
Why Seed Funding Isn’t a Regional Business
Jul 18Everyone wants a Y Combinator in their town. I’d love to see one in Miami or other cities not known for being startup hubs, like Chicago. I see a huge demand here for it in Miami, but I have heavy doubts whether it could work. I ran a poll about it to gauge interest. New York City won, which I actually think is outside of the thoughts and commentary of this post. They could be...
We Need More (PayPal) Mafias
Jun 01A while ago… okay a little over three months ago Paul Graham (also known by many of us on Hacker News as PG) posted an article called “Can You Buy a Silicon Valley?“ It was an interesting look into what it might take to economically recreate Silicon Valley in another geographical area, and make it a startup hotbed. Money can certainly attract talent, and make a city a much...
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