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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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6 Ways To Make You An Entrepreneur Before The Product

Startup Professionals Musings

Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. Consistently review and respond to relevant online feedback. Every future entrepreneur should start by networking.

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Calacanis Plans Competitor To TechCrunch

socalTECH

Jason Calacanis , the CEO of Mahalo, is planning some direct competition to Michael Arrington's technology blog empire, TechCrunch , according to a report today from the Guardian. The new publication would not be a stretch for Calacanis--who, like Arrington, made his own fortune by selling his last company, blog network Weblogs, Inc.

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The Case for In-Stream Advertising

Both Sides of the Table

I know that advertising is important to inform consumers of offers – the same reason many tech companies use SEM. At the time Google said it was against sponsored links because it confused the person searching for content – one of the main arguments people are again using about in-stream advertising. Some goes with Google.

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What’s it Like Being a VC?

Both Sides of the Table

Since I answer this all the time anyway I thought it might make an interesting blog post. Some people do the conference circuit too much, get involved in lots of side projects and attend every entrepreneur dinner. When I go to conference I never sit in the meeting section – I always cruise the halls meeting people.

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Happy Anniversary Make It Work – 8 Years Today!

Eric Greenspan

I spent my week applying the new skills I obtained from attending conferences, reading and engaging in Twitter activities. Also, as you know, I launched my blog along with the rest of my team. You can read their blogs on my links. are all soon to be found on our blog in one centralized place. Yesterday was Halloween.

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Happy Anniversary Make It Work – 8 Years Today!

Eric Greenspan

I spent my week applying the new skills I obtained from attending conferences, reading and engaging in Twitter activities. Also, as you know, I launched my blog along with the rest of my team. You can read their blogs on my links. are all soon to be found on our blog in one centralized place. Yesterday was Halloween.