Josh Kopelman tweeted about my weekend project today, which is still in alpha (at best.) Until yesterday, the only follower was Dave McClure. But he follows so many accounts that I figured he just auto-followed anyone who tweeted ‘500 Startups.’ I was going to wait until I got back from next week’s vacation before mentioning […]
Posts for June 2011
The new adtech is disruptive, and that’s a good thing
I was at Luma Partners’ Digital Media Summit today. Great event, saw lots of familiar faces. I watched the adtech panel. Of the people I didn’t get a chance to invest in, these are four of the smartest: Brian O’Kelley, Joe Apprendi, Michael Barrett, and Mike Leo. Mike Leo said something that struck me as […]
Valuation for investors
Twice in the past week I have had pre-product entrepreneurs tell me that they were raising seed rounds at an approximately $10mm pre-money. In both cases I had to pass, despite the merit of the management teams. Both companies told me that they have other early-stage investors ready to fill their rounds, and I’m glad. […]
On failing
Don’t confront me with my failures, I have not forgotten them. – These Days, J. Browne Six years ago. I was working on a startup with a bunch of friends, a big idea and one that got me out of bed every morning, excited to go to work. We had raised money from a Name […]