Yesterday was the third Co-Founders MeetUp of Silicon Valley, which set a new attendance record of 120 people. 12 startups pitched their idea with the goal to attract co-founders. The quality of the ideas was very high. Another thing I liked is that this MeetUp truly opens my mind: it’s like a giant idea brainstorming [...]
Mar
13
2010
13
2010
Dec
7
2009
7
2009
Want Major TV Coverage? Successful Entrepreneurs Seize Opportunities
Recently, I was contacted by a major TV show, looking to do a segment on what it looks like to be an entrepreneur building a startup from scratch. I am talking major TV show, with an audience in the millions, not some local news channel.
So I e-mailed a few entrepreneurs I know to see who [...]
Apr
29
2009
29
2009
Three Can’t Miss Meetings for Entrepreneurs Visiting Silicon Valley
If you are like 99% of software developers with a great idea, you don’t live next to Google headquarters in Mountain View or drive by Facebook’s offices in Palo Alto on your daily commute. But Silicon Valley still rules the world of Internet startups, so you should probably check it out.
Don’t expect to drop by [...]
Mar
5
2009
5
2009
Fair Project Highlight: Have a Web Conversation with Your Friends
Few people know that during the dot-com bubble, I tried to start a company about annotating the web, so that your friends could influence what you see. It makes sense to think that the web by itself is too large and needs to be personalized.
So I got very interested when I saw Austin Brandt post [...]
