» MIT Entrepreneurship Review
18/03/10 18:46 from Feld Thoughts
A week ago the MIT Entrepreneurship Review launched. Today it’s up on MIT’s home page . The MIT Entrepreneurship Review is a new online publication about entrepreneurship that is produced and written by MIT students dedicated to anal..
» Gist Acquires Startup Weekend Project Learn that Name
18/03/10 14:25 from Feld Thoughts
Gist just announced that they have acquired Learn that Name and incorporated it in the Gist iPhone app . There are a lot of fun connections here for me. For starters, as many of you know, I’m an investor in Gist. If you h..
» The NYC Subway System
18/03/10 12:36 from A VC : Venture Capital and Technology
I\'ve been thinking a lot about the NYC subway system. It was built in the latter part of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century. It\'s a lesson in the power of private enterprise to do public good. There were elevated trans..
» Readings: China, Ireland, Water, Traffic, CDOs, etc.
18/03/10 09:12 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
China and Germany unite to impose global deflation ( Source ) Water - The right price can encourage efficiency and investment ( Source ) Ireland’s Epic Boom and Bust ( Source ) Postcard From a Guangzhou Traffic Jam ( Source ) Harvard..
» Links for 2010-03-17 [del.icio.us]
18/03/10 07:00 from Ross Mayfield's Weblog
SaaS Metrics - A Guide to Measuring and Improving What Matters | For Entrepreneurs
» The Glue Agenda Is Getting Awesome
18/03/10 02:14 from Feld Thoughts
I love the conferences we help sponsor ( Glue and Defrag ). Eric Norlin is a genius at putting together a specialty technology conference. He gets amazing people to attend, curates the content meticulously, isn’t afraid to try ..
» Shimel Blogs on Open Source
18/03/10 01:33 from Feld Thoughts
My long time friend Alan Shimel has been blogging up a storm on Network World (if you want to hear any amusing story, ask him about the first time he met me.) When Alan started writing his column for Network World he asked me for int..
» Readings: Eating, End-times, Media, China, etc.
17/03/10 20:33 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
Tracking a Century of American Eating ( Source ) Living in the End Times According to Slavoj Zizek ( Source ) How will an RMB revaluation affect China, the US, and the world? ( Source ) World Bank - China quarterly update ( Source ) Mark K..
» Peak Oil Demand? Ha!
17/03/10 18:32 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
Strongly critical paper out from two economists writing on the subject of peak oil demand. Far from seeing demand peak in the near term in developed countries, the authors argue that demand will grow in developed countries, while growing e..
» The National Broadband Plan
17/03/10 11:00 from A VC : Venture Capital and Technology
I went down to Washington, DC yesterday to participate in an event that celebrated the 25th anniversary of .com. I spoke on a panel (yes a hated panel ) moderated by Kara Swisher and including Aneesh Chopra , CTO of the Federal Government,..
» Readings: Butch Cassidy, Charismatic Megafauna, Credit, Google, etc.
17/03/10 08:43 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
The Economics of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ( Source ) Divide and Diminish ( Source ) The coming wave of personal credit ( Source ) Deficit Builds as Americans Pay Less and Get More ( Source ) Google file system: Evolution on Fast-..
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Are There Any Seed Investors that Reside in San Diego, Ca
17/03/10 03:40 from TheFunded.com
» Aging, Debt, and the End of Innovation
16/03/10 19:43 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
Typically provocative new Andy Xie piece out pointing to aging societies as being fundamental to why all economies are steadily catching \"Japan disease\". Further, Xie goes on to argue that innovation won\'t save us from debt and death: An e..
» The HGP, or How Government Can Promote Social Bubbles for Fun and Profit
16/03/10 19:39 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
Entertaining new paper from Didier Sornette and others about the evolution of the human genome project (HGP). Specifically, the authors muse about how the interaction of public and private sector actors created a bubble that actually playe..
» Physics Fetishism Can Kill You
16/03/10 19:35 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
I remember in grad school we used to obsess about how economics, computer science and such lacked a \"reference discipline\" -- you know, something legit, like physics. Here is a new paper on that subject from Andrew Lo at MIT: Warning: Phys..
» Ace Greenberg: Frog and Toad Are Friends at Bear Stearns
16/03/10 19:21 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
This seems like something out of a children’s book, but read/watch this Bloomberg Television clip on for how Bear Stearns managed risk in the bygone days of having Ace Greenberg at the helm. We had 3 people who worked for us. We had Cy the..
» Readings: Recovery, IPOs, Debt, Japan, etc.
16/03/10 19:16 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
The recovery cannot be sustained ( Source ) Financial Engines IPO Prices Above Range ( Source ) Japan’s mythical debt crisis ( Source ) Bubble or not, China’s rise is real ( Source ) Colorado Bonds Face Triple Threat ( Source )
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Who are the Best *Seed* Investors in Los Angeles?
16/03/10 18:55 from TheFunded.com
» New Blog Design
16/03/10 18:40 from Feld Thoughts
As you may have noticed, I’ve got a new blog design, as do my partners Jason Mendelson and Ryan McIntyre . Every year or so I get bored of my blog design and we go through a nice little upgrade. Our good friends at Slice of Lim..
» Bill Gross Talks eSolar
16/03/10 07:12 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
Good talk with Bill Gross of eSolar: /via Gregor
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Do You Know Best Funds in Toronto/Canada?
15/03/10 18:14 from TheFunded.com
» Standing Cloud Launches Trial Edition
15/03/10 14:45 from Feld Thoughts
Not long after I posted about Dave Jilk\'s experience with the Pogoplug , he started using the phrase “Pogoplug Simple” to describe one of the goals of Standing Cloud. The idea is that technology products should be so easy to s..
» TechStars Data from 2007 to 2009
15/03/10 12:29 from Feld Thoughts
One of our internal mantras at TechStars is to “publish your data.” We encourage every team to do this starting very early in their life. To this day, I still get daily performance reports (I refer to them as TPS reports) from many of th..
» The Inbox Treasure Hunt: How Not to be a Jerk
15/03/10 09:05 from VentureBlog
I get lots of emails with business plans, PowerPoints, executive summaries each week. I try to give them all a fair read. After all, you never know where you\'re going to learn about the next Microsoft. But you\'d be surprised how often I wi..
» Apple, Wal-mart, and the “Market Capitalization Bigger Than” Thing
15/03/10 06:54 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
I always snicker when I start hearing stories about some company or sector’s market capitalization being bigger than some other better known thing. It usually means that something’s value has grown to absurd levels, and that’s why we’re co..
» Michael Lewis on 60 Minutes
15/03/10 04:18 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
Writer Michael Lewis got a bonanza of press for his new book this weekend. The television show 60 Minutes profiled him and his “The Big Short” in a piece called “Inside the Collapse”. Watch CBS News Videos Online
» Readings: Water, Flu, Debt, Bubbles, Airports, etc.
14/03/10 20:14 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
Deceptive arguments are being made in California\'s water wars ( Source ) Hit Entertainment \'at risk of breaching bank covenants\' ( Source ) Are Pink Slips Better Than Flu Shots? The Effects of Employment on Influenza Rates ( Source ) From ..
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Startups in Germany
14/03/10 12:03 from TheFunded.com
» TheFunded.com Discussion: \"Unlimited Upside....??\"
13/03/10 22:48 from TheFunded.com
» Matt Simmons: The Oil & Water Mix
13/03/10 20:00 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
» On Emerging (Financial) Viruses
13/03/10 19:03 from Paul Kedrosky\'s Infectious Greed
This quote is about biological viruses, but it has metaphorical power in thinking about regulating new and exotic financial instruments: Investigators face a daunting black box with emerging viruses: the challenge of developing a universal..
» TheFunded.com Discussion: VC Funds to Acquire Ip?
13/03/10 09:32 from TheFunded.com
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Consult, but Retain Ip?
12/03/10 21:50 from TheFunded.com
» Intel Capital: Off the Fence?
12/03/10 21:45 from TheFunded.com
| Posted by experience | Fund Rated 2.7 | 721 Chars in Private
» New Vantage Group: Best Feedback in Town
12/03/10 19:59 from TheFunded.com
| Fund Rated 1.7 I pitched to the D\'Arch Angels group in 2008 and 2009 during our fundraising process(es). After the first pitch in 2008 we made some progress both with development and raising government funds so we went back to them in mi..
» Raising Angel Money
12/03/10 19:51 from The Angelsoft Blog
Mark Suster wrote a great article on raising angel money. Mark is a VC and 2-time entrepreneur, and his blog Both Sides of the Table is a great resource for investors and entrepreneurs alike. We highly recommend reading Mark\'s post on stra..
» Some more thoughts on innovation in eCommerce
12/03/10 19:11 from Redeye VC
I had the chance to speak on a panel about Online Shopping at a NextNY event this week. And after a great discussion, I started talking with some folks about my last blog post (which commented on how little has changed in online shopping s..
» Western Technology Investment: There for the Long Haul
12/03/10 18:26 from TheFunded.com
| Posted by Unimatrix001 | Fund Rated 4.2 In 2007, we solicited proposals from multiple venture debt firms. WTI was responsive, straightforward to deal with and negotiated terms in a two week period of time. Diligence was also straightforw..
» CED Venture Conference 2010
12/03/10 18:00 from Feld Thoughts
If you happen to live in North Carolina or regularly attend the CED Venture Conference (the Southeast US’s longest running early stage company financing conference), come say hello to me on April 21st. I’ll be spending the day at the..
» \"How to Create a Personal Brand as a Venture Capitalist\"
12/03/10 09:36 from VentureBlog
I received an email today from ExecSense Webinars advertising a course on \"How to Create a Personal Brand as a Venture Capitalist.\" That\'s right, for $250, I can learn \"specific ways to use speaking engagements, published articles and soci..
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Convertible Note Terms What if There is No Funding Event?
12/03/10 07:10 from TheFunded.com
» Humanising the Enterprise for Greater Efficiency and Effectiveness
11/03/10 23:21 from Ross Mayfield's Weblog
I\'m in Austin where we just announced a partnership with the Dachis Group at their Social Business Summit . Lee Bryant is talking about how to build more efficient and effective organizations. What follows is an impressionistic tran..
» Entrepreneurs Unplugged with Tyler Tysdal
11/03/10 22:30 from Feld Thoughts
Monday night, I’ll again be the co-host of Entrepreneurs Unplugged where we will be interviewing Tyler Tysdal, the Managing Director of Mantucket Capital . We’ll start at 6pm at the CU Boulder ATLAS center. Tyler has a neat bac..
» TheFunded.com Term Sheet: US Central BioTech/Health Flat Round Terms
11/03/10 21:09 from TheFunded.com
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Best Buy Capital?
11/03/10 20:32 from TheFunded.com
» Javelin Venture Partners: Expected Return on Their Investment.
11/03/10 20:07 from TheFunded.com
| Posted by experiencedentrepreneur | Fund Rated 4.5 | 569 Chars in Private
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Potential Scammer
11/03/10 19:12 from TheFunded.com
» Negotiating an Angel Deal: What Angels, Entrepreneurs & VCs Need to Know
11/03/10 18:33 from Feld Thoughts
I know I owe everyone a follow up to my post from last week titled The Proliferation of Standardized Seed Financing Documents . To the many of you out there that emailed me in response, thanks for all of the thought, ideas, suggestio..
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Company Initial Share Structure? 100 M?
11/03/10 17:43 from TheFunded.com
» The Awesomeness of a Hackathon
11/03/10 14:06 from Feld Thoughts
Over the years, a number of companies I’ve been an investor in have had hackathons. These are typically day long events where everyone in the company works on whatever cool new ideas they have. On Monday night I got a note from..
» The Cashless Exercise
11/03/10 11:07 from A VC : Venture Capital and Technology
Sorry for the inside baseball title, this post is not about net exercising options or warrants. It is about an exercise I\'ve been going through since the beginning of the year. I\'ve always walked around with hardly any money on me. ..
» 406 Ventures: Liam Donohue is the Nicest Guy in Venture
10/03/10 23:19 from TheFunded.com
| Fund Rated 3.8 | 457 Chars in Private I\'ve been working with Liam for a while and have found him to be a true partner. He\'s incredibly nice, always generous with his time, and consistently supportive. He seems to have a knack for pattern..
» 1-Click and Social Network Patents and a Jet Pack
10/03/10 23:16 from Feld Thoughts
Today, Amazon’s 1-Click patent was confirmed following a four year re-examination. Amazon now has ownership of a highly controversial and very absurd patent which I hope will only be used defensively. This a classic example of ..
» TheFunded.com Discussion: New to the Game Need Help
10/03/10 22:43 from TheFunded.com
» Transitioning From One Job To Another
10/03/10 11:59 from A VC : Venture Capital and Technology
Mark Suster just keeps putting out great stuff on his blog . Last night he posted about the tricky issue of transitioning from one job to another . Mark writes the post from the perspective of the entrepreneur/executive hiring someone who ..
» Links for 2010-03-09 [del.icio.us]
10/03/10 08:00 from Ross Mayfield's Weblog
35 Great Social Media Infographics | pamorama Go Tribal Helps Friends Coordinate Informal Plans I'm advising this new startup
» The New Dork
10/03/10 06:22 from Feld Thoughts
These people are way cooler than I could ever be. At least I have something to aspire to.
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Personal Bankruptcy: is It an Option?
10/03/10 00:45 from TheFunded.com
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Should I Talk to DFJ Frontier if DFJ has a Conflict?
09/03/10 23:30 from TheFunded.com
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Women\'s Health Interest
09/03/10 20:56 from TheFunded.com
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Hiring a CTO: Equity Grant
09/03/10 19:57 from TheFunded.com
» The Public Dashboard
09/03/10 12:13 from A VC : Venture Capital and Technology
I really like how Tumblr publishes some key stats publicly every month in their own stylized dashboard. I also like the way they foreshadow upcoming product features: As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a tho..
» Primera Capital: Primera are Not Only Experts but Also Great People
09/03/10 09:15 from TheFunded.com
| Posted by YarivD | Fund Rated 4.8 Primera helped us grow the business from the very early stages and up to the breakeven point almost three years later. A few attributes that made them a perfect partner all these years: - They move fast ..
» Amazon Fires Its Affiliates in Colorado (Including Me) Because of Colorado HB 10-1193
09/03/10 00:08 from Feld Thoughts
I’ve been an Amazon Associate (Amazon’s affiliate program) for many years. Today I got the following notice in my Amazon Associates account. and I woke up to the following email. Dear Colorado-based Amazon Associate: We are writing f..
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Taking an Advisor to a VC Meeting
08/03/10 23:39 from TheFunded.com
» TheFunded.com Discussion: Could We Have a Section Open Regarding Advisors?
08/03/10 22:12 from TheFunded.com
» Colorado Conservation Voters
08/03/10 18:42 from Feld Thoughts
One of the great things about living in Eldorado Springs, Colorado is interacting with nature on a daily basis. Protecting the environment has been a priority of mine for many years. Every now and then I like to call out a non-profit..
» The Definitive SXSW Restaurant List
08/03/10 16:41 from The Gong Show
Last year during SXSW, one of the commenters of Fred’s blog (JLM) left a comment with the definitive SXSW Restaurant list . It’s a scavenger hunt of epic proportions. There should really be a Fousquare badge for anyone who hits up 50% of..
» It takes more than one intro to get a meeting
08/03/10 16:16 from Venture Hacks
Don\'t be afraid to get multiple intros to a single investor. Fred Wilson : “One of my favorite VC quotes comes from Bill Kaiser of Greylock. He once said, “when I hear about a company once, I often ignore it, when I hear about ..
» In the Land of Twitter, Blogging is King
08/03/10 14:58 from VentureBlog
As Twitter has risen to prominence, many loud voices have declared it the future of media, the future of journalism, even the future of the free world. I am a fan of Twitter. It is a powerful service that is unbelievably flexible and versa..
» Candid Camera
07/03/10 11:51 from A VC : Venture Capital and Technology
A couple weeks ago I went down to Miami for Future of Web Apps (FOWA). It was a great event and I highly recommend it to web developers and entrepreneurs. I did a keynote talk and the next day I did a three and a half hour workshop. I knew..
» Monopolies, Retransmission Fees, and Screwing Customers
06/03/10 15:18 from A VC : Venture Capital and Technology
There\'s been a battle going on between the \"broadcast\" TV networks and the cable networks over something called \"retransmission fees.\" Cable networks have traditionally paid for \"cable network programming\" but not \"over the air programming..
» Seven on Seven -- April 17th
06/03/10 14:00 from The Gong Show
Ok, this looks seriously awesome. It’s an event called Seven on Seven . The site describes the concept concisely: Seven on Seven will pair seven leading artists with seven game-changing technologists in teams of two, and challenge them to ..
» Bing Quintupled Its Facebook Fan Base By Bribing People With FarmVille Cash
05/03/10 17:41 from The Gong Show
Bing Quintupled Its Facebook Fan Base By Bribing People With FarmVille Cash : This is a fascinating blend of virtual goods and advertising. Inside of a virtual goods-based business model is a media model that can accurately quantify the va..
» The Future of Internet VC
05/03/10 15:46 from The Gong Show
Every product requires distribution. How are you going to get your product in front of customers? The Internet has been a profoundly disruptive distribution model, but, the Internet is only a distribution model. If you think about the way..