Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 17, 2010
At VT KnowledgeWorks we screen prospective clients for their Market opportunity, for the Magic that they offer to their prospective customers, and for the Moxie displayed by the start-up team. There is a growing fellowship of special-case start-up programs operated by closely-knit, permanent groups of angel-mentors.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
I first met Ethan in 2005. And we wanted a head of global marketing. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. I wanted them to have a market lead before others could try and build what Ethan was working on. I was preparing to move back to the US from London after 11 years abroad.
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socalTECH
JULY 13, 2009
Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
Seth’s interest in helping others grew out of his lack of having a mentor. He was drawn to Stanford by the people ecosystem- access to professors and mentors. Again, he stressed the importance of good mentors. In 2005, Meebo started connected users across other websites. Meebo’s current focus is US market.&#.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I was starting.
SoCal Delicious
AUGUST 23, 2010
It was acquired by Experian in 2005 for $330M. It also was acquired by Experian in 2005. In July 2005 News Corporation bought MySpace parent company eUniverse for $580 M, of which approximately $327 M was the valuation of MySpace. became a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL in November of 2005. LowerMyBills, Inc.
socalTECH
JUNE 6, 2011
Those programs--epitomized by YCombinator in the Bay Area, and TechStars in Boulder, Colorado--attract newly minted entrepreneurs with a mixture of cash and mentoring, and a program which rapidly takes ideas and turns them into viable, executing businesses. Those mentors are not just Bruce and I, although we are full time on this.
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