Question recently posed on Twitter spurred a few thoughts: “Georgia start-ups need to grow outside of Georgia to build great companies and big valuations. Thoughts?” It’s not whether they need to grow, but whether Georgia-based start-ups are able to grow outside of Georgia. But where does this begin? Certainly not in local government, as the… [Read more…]
October 3, 2010
Came across this post on Marc Hedlund’s blog – “Why Wesabe Lost to Mint.” I’ve never heard of until reading his post this week. It’s a look at why his company – Wesabe – failed to beat out Mint.com for market supremacy. Wesabe shut down earlier this summer, while Mint.com was acquired for $170 mln… [Read more…]
July 21, 2010
Interesting article on Wired today – 5 Things That Could Topple Facebook’s Empire. It’s fun and easy to create this lists – 5 things that…, 10 things that… – but thought-provoking nonetheless. Terms on a patent are 20 years, but businesses of the Facebook sort are difficult to make patentable, let alone enforce any legal… [Read more…]
December 1, 2009
I’ve been spending some time of late researching some of the organizations focused on technology and start-ups in the Sacramento Valley of late. Couple of interesting items to share: UC-Davis Center for Entrepreneurship – Based at the University of California, Davis in a brand new facility, this center focuses on Green Technology and Food &… [Read more…]
February 15, 2009
Students in my Entrepreneurship class are required to produce a 30-second “Elevator Pitch” audio file as part of a business plan assignment each term. Came across a few resources for those looking for more tips and help on developing the pitch for your business venture: TechCrunch’s community video project – “Elevator Pitches“ Dan Primack’s blog… [Read more…]
December 27, 2008
In March, I noted that venture capital is moving “up the ladder” – more money was flowing into latter stage investments, with only about 10% of VC deals going to start-up stage investment (as compared to 25% in 1995). In August, I examined venture capital investments by financing round which revealed that Series E round… [Read more…]
December 11, 2008
Back in the Spring, I met the guys at Project Einstein at the University of San Francisco Business Plan Competition. They are on the move! They are now His Catalog. Check ‘em out for the holidays! Great to see new companies with solid concepts continue to grow. I like their blog as well – lots… [Read more…]
November 18, 2008
Spent the evening in the office getting some odds and ends worked out. I often listen the the podcasts on the Entrepreneurial Thought Leader Lectures to help make the time more productive. This evening, I listened to this podcast from Steve Blank, who fastidiously suggested that company founders that can’t sell their product will never… [Read more…]
November 14, 2008
This slideshare presentation developed by TheFunded.com audits the state of the venture capital capital. It’s a nice synopsis of a huge challenge – getting money to innovators. Whether venture capital industry is the answer doesn’t matter. What matters is that we continue to develop innovation as a pipeline to new technology leaps and healthier long… [Read more…]
November 8, 2008
Just picked up this link from Guy Kawasaki on Twitter. Good stuff if you have a few minutes… MIT hosted their 2nd Annual Elevator Pitch contest on October 18. Here’s the video of the event.
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