Raising Capital: Closing the deal

August 28, 2009

Raising capital is something that almost every startup faces at some point in their development.  Over the course of my career as an entrepreneur, I’ve discovered a number of tips and tricks, some by trial and error, and some by listening to the sage advice of other investors, advisors and friends.
Raising Capital: Closing The Deal
View [...]

Read the full article →

Want to track your kids, get your lost stuff back, or protect your identity? Check out Life360.

August 28, 2009

With U.S broadband penetration approaching 80% and location-aware technology becoming almost passé, the 90’s vision of the Internet is now a reality.  From travel, to socializing, and dealing with our finances, we manage increasingly significant portions of our lives online.  At Life360, we think this trend of brick and mortar-to-web migration is going to happen [...]

Read the full article →

friendradio: The Soundtrack to Your Social Networks

August 28, 2009

Problem
Current music players are boring — they do exactly what you ask with little room for serendipity. Where’s the excitement? Where’s the variety? What do you do when you’re tired of your music collection?
Ever since the mix tape, sharing songs with your friends has been the best way to discover and experience new music. Friends [...]

Read the full article →

NutshellMail: Take Control Of Your Social Networks

August 26, 2009

My mother called me the other night to ask if I could help her set up a “FaceSpace” account so that she can start sending out “Tweeps.” Although she hasn’t quite figured out the lingo, my mom now understands what most of us already know: All the interesting conversations and connections are taking place on [...]

Read the full article →

Team Funji fbFund REV Experience

August 21, 2009

fbFund REV taught us some great lessons on how to be a successful start-up this summer. Now it’s our job to make it happen!
The morning talks gave us key insights we would never get outside of fbFund REV, covering topics from marketing, UI, business models, to being more productive with less time!
I also met great [...]

Read the full article →

Funji – a virtual community for iPhone/iPod

August 20, 2009

Hi, there. This is Shinyoung from Funji – a virtual community for iPhone/iPod.

I created my first startup (a child education portal), raised capital and sold it to an education company in South Korea. Then, while working as a project manager at SK Telecom- the mother company of Cyworld, from 2002-2006, the mobile industry grew [...]

Read the full article →

Facebook and Non-Profits: Revolutionizing with Samasource

August 20, 2009

While a Stanford undergrad, I began my online career with gleeful audacity. The Monday after Facebook Platform launched, my friend and I released Facebook’s original Graffiti application. We were unexperienced and had no viral component, so we soon lost the battle to Mark Kantor et al.’s version. But Graffiti gave us excitement and hunger. The [...]

Read the full article →

MyChurch – Online Community between Sundays

August 18, 2009

At a church I visited in San Jose recently,  there is a sign in the parking lot that churchgoers see as they exit on Sunday mornings:  “Now, church begins”
Hello, I’m Joe Suh, and I co-founded MyChurch along with my wife Carol.
MyChurch is social networking for churches.  35,000 churches have started communities through the MyChurch site [...]

Read the full article →

RunThere helps runners stay motivated

August 11, 2009

Living in Boston in 2003, I noticed that my daily car commute gradually caused me get out of shape. I figured that jogging around the Charles River might do me some good, but it was hard to stay motivated after a few runs. I didn’t know how far I was really running or if I [...]

Read the full article →

Creating Marketing and PR Buzz for Early-Stage Startups

August 5, 2009

Creating Marketing and PR Buzz for Early-Stage Startups featuring:

Jeremiah Owyang – Senior Analyst, Forrester Research @jowyang
Jeremy Toeman – Partner, Stage Two Consulting & Blogger, LIVEdigitally @jtoeman
Jacob Mullins – Sr. Marketing Manager, Startups, Microsoft BizSpark @jacobmullins
Clara Shih – CEO, Hearsay Labs & Author, The Facebook Era @clarashih

Share on Facebook

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →