One of the more interesting things I’ve been able to observe this past year is how seed stage startups communicate with their investors. As a Venture Partner at SoftTech VC, we have a growing portfolio of early-stage companies who send reports to us and as the CEO of Bionic Panda Games I try to do […]
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I’ve been fascinated by some of the large web 2.0 financings that have either gotten done (Slide) or are rumored to be on the table (RockYou, Meebo, etc). I am a bit perplexed about some of the grumblings about how start-up valuations are out of line with reality. I tend to disagree, but for different […]
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I’ve found another one of those blogosphere discussions that seems to have struck a nerve with folks. Jason Calcanis wrote a post about how to run a startup on the cheap. Lots of others, including Michael Arrington and Duncan Riley have added to the discussion as well. This is one of those “only in Silicon […]
I’m at home visiting my family this weekend and I came across this great article in the NYT about how Silicon Valley millionaires don’t feel rich. I’ve tried to explain this syndrome to my parents and family members before, but it’s hard to do so without coming across as a crazy person. I think this […]
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