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Tag Archives: startups
Comparing term sheets
Jeff Bussgang did a guest post on PEHub on the topic of how entrepreneurs should look at and compare competing term sheets. Jeff correctly points out that the pre-money valuation of the company is not what entrepreneurs should focus on … Continue reading
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Tagged financings, startups, VC, Venture Capital
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Get in on Brizzly
Now is the time to get in on the new thing from Thing Labs (makers of Plinky). It’s called Brizzly and it’s a new, cool and very simple way to experience the social Web. See a screenshot + demo.
Posted in social media, startups, Web 2.0
Tagged Brizzly, Plinky, social media, social Web, startups, Thing Labs, Web 2.0
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Plinky evolves into Thing Labs
Just about a year ago Jason Shellen and I started Plinky. A lot happens in a year. Jason and team built a very cool product that eliminated much of the pain associated with staring at the blank text box of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Wetherell, Jason Shellen, Plinky, startups, Thing Labs
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Tollbit — Cloud Virtualization
The initial web site for the latest startup I’m working with through FastIgnite is finally up. Tollbit is a cloud virtualization company with the lofty goal to do for cloud computing what virtualization did for data centers. Wish us luck … Continue reading
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Tagged cloud computing, cloud virtualization, FastIgnite, startups, Tollbit
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TechStars in Boston
Got my table at the TechStars digs this afternoon. Guess I’m the first mentor to claim a spot. Place has the right vibe–kudos to Shawn Broderick.
Do you backup?
FastIgnite is working with a stealthy startup that’s changing the rules of the game in the backup space. You can help by answering the following short survey.
Beyond Bootstrapping Redux
Got hit by the SlideShare April Fool’s joke today that I’ve become a RockStar because one of my presentations has been getting a ton of views in the past 24 hours. I went into my account and, indeed, the Beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged angel investing, bootstrapping, seed investing, startups, Venture Capital
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TechStars deadline approaching
I joined TechStars as a mentor recently. We are rapidly approaching the application deadline, which is this Saturday March 21st at midnight. Help spread the word to entrepreneurs and startups who you think might benefit from a startup bootcamp. .
Drafty comes alive
This is my first post from Drafty, the newest creation from my teammates at Plinky. Drafty is a quick + easy way to post to multiple blogs + send status updates to multiple services (Twitter, FB, etc.) from one place. … Continue reading
Should GM fund mobile startups?
My friend Marc Theermann, a veteran of the mobile space, has a tongue-in-cheek post about GM funding 10,000+ mobile startups as perhaps a better approach than shipping blah cars. There would be no talent or exits to make this work … Continue reading