Comments for 500 Startups http://500.co Blowing Up Startups Since 2010 Fri, 18 May 2012 04:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Visualizing The Last 18 Months of 500 Startups by The Naija Careerist http://500.co/2012/04/06/visualizing-the-last-18-months-of-500-startups/#comment-4603 The Naija Careerist Fri, 18 May 2012 04:56:00 +0000 http://500.co/?p=1116719646#comment-4603 This is real cool but I was kind of bummed that I did not see any startups from Africa. We are the next frontier of investment and with over 1.1 billion people who are facing several challenges that need mobile solutions the place is a gold mine. I hope in the next batch @davemcclure:disqus will consider Njorku as the first African startup : )  This is real cool but I was kind of bummed that I did not see any startups from Africa. We are the next frontier of investment and with over 1.1 billion people who are facing several challenges that need mobile solutions the place is a gold mine. I hope in the next batch @davemcclure:disqus will consider Njorku as the first African startup : ) 

]]> Comment on Launch or Die at a StartupWeekend Near You by Lee Thomason http://500.co/2012/04/27/launch-or-die-at-a-startupweekend-near-you/#comment-4602 Lee Thomason Thu, 17 May 2012 15:09:00 +0000 http://500.co/?p=1116719923#comment-4602 It'd be great to connect some of the start-up founders for interviewing sessions with law students in my Entrepreneurial Business Law Clinic (via Skype).  Informally, they'd exchange viewpoints about initial legal needs of start-ups, what's needed and what's unhelpful, etc.  It builds the skill of the entrepreneurs in dealing with that day in the future when they're undergoing due diligence, and too, provides an opportunity for the law students to develop practice skills they'll use when working with new businesses. My contact info is thomason.20@osu[dot]edu. It’d be great to connect some of the start-up founders for interviewing sessions with law students in my Entrepreneurial Business Law Clinic (via Skype).  Informally, they’d exchange viewpoints about initial legal needs of start-ups, what’s needed and what’s unhelpful, etc.  It builds the skill of the entrepreneurs in dealing with that day in the future when they’re undergoing due diligence, and too, provides an opportunity for the law students to develop practice skills they’ll use when working with new businesses.
My contact info is thomason.20@osu[dot]edu.

]]> Comment on The Funding Games by Carlos Ordonez http://500.co/2012/05/09/the-funding-games/#comment-4600 Carlos Ordonez Thu, 10 May 2012 19:38:00 +0000 http://500.co/?p=1116720206#comment-4600 Will that make San Francisco King's Landings? Will that make San Francisco King’s Landings?

]]> Comment on Scaling Venture Capital? We suck. We can do better. by Fred Destin http://500.co/2012/04/06/scaling-venture-capital/#comment-4597 Fred Destin Tue, 08 May 2012 16:37:00 +0000 http://500.co/?p=1116719663#comment-4597 Urgh.   A) Why do we need some canonical "VC" strategy that's going to work in all cases ? B) Google of Venture = Angellist Urgh.  
A) Why do we need some canonical “VC” strategy that’s going to work in all cases ?
B) Google of Venture = Angellist

]]> Comment on Launch or Die at a StartupWeekend Near You by Kyle Kesterson http://500.co/2012/04/27/launch-or-die-at-a-startupweekend-near-you/#comment-4596 Kyle Kesterson Mon, 07 May 2012 06:12:00 +0000 http://500.co/?p=1116719923#comment-4596 I love the sentiment and hardcore stance on shipping. Of the 12 I have been to, the absolute most important piece of the weekend, is identifying who you might have an entrepreneurial future with.   How you brainstorm together, work under pressure, critique, cut features, argue, and ultimately ship with is what gives you insight to who that likely co-founder can be, and you won't ever get that glimpse if the focus for builders isn't on building.  That being said, teams are usually made up of more than just makers, and they have a place too. Whether or not the content of the pitch is viable beyond the weekend, the thinking process and articulation at the end shows how valuable the business person can be as well. I understand why you put all of the focus on shipping, but I think the ultimate success is finding the most kick-ass and well-balanced team, so at the end of the weekend, when the product AND the business comes together wonderfully, the whole team has a firm starting point. I'm a SW organizer, facilitator, and attendee, as well as being a maker. In the last 2 years, both of my startups (Freak'n Genius and Giant Thinkwell) have come out of Startup Weekend. Freak'n Genius is currently in the MS Kinect Accelerator, and Giant Thinkwell went through TechStars 2010.  Hopefully we get a chance to cross paths at a future event. :) I love the sentiment and hardcore stance on shipping. Of the 12 I have been to, the absolute most important piece of the weekend, is identifying who you might have an entrepreneurial future with.  

How you brainstorm together, work under pressure, critique, cut features, argue, and ultimately ship with is what gives you insight to who that likely co-founder can be, and you won’t ever get that glimpse if the focus for builders isn’t on building. 

That being said, teams are usually made up of more than just makers, and they have a place too. Whether or not the content of the pitch is viable beyond the weekend, the thinking process and articulation at the end shows how valuable the business person can be as well.

I understand why you put all of the focus on shipping, but I think the ultimate success is finding the most kick-ass and well-balanced team, so at the end of the weekend, when the product AND the business comes together wonderfully, the whole team has a firm starting point.

I’m a SW organizer, facilitator, and attendee, as well as being a maker. In the last 2 years, both of my startups (Freak’n Genius and Giant Thinkwell) have come out of Startup Weekend. Freak’n Genius is currently in the MS Kinect Accelerator, and Giant Thinkwell went through TechStars 2010. 

Hopefully we get a chance to cross paths at a future event. :)

]]> Comment on The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Conflicting Advice by SEO Sheffield http://500.co/2010/11/29/the-entrepreneurs-guide-to-conflicting-advice/#comment-4595 SEO Sheffield Sun, 06 May 2012 09:53:00 +0000 http://blog.500startups.com/?p=1116714534#comment-4595 What is a fashion designer or actress that is in orange county that I could interview for school? What is a fashion designer or actress that is in orange county that I could interview for school?

]]> Comment on BOOM Goes The Dynamite! 500 Startups Explodes With 2 New Periodic Elements, 12 Sensational Startups, and 1 Awesome Accelerator Program by QuickChime http://500.co/2011/02/10/boom-goes-the-dynamite/#comment-4594 QuickChime Sun, 06 May 2012 00:02:00 +0000 http://blog.500startups.com/?p=1116714969#comment-4594 I am sure there is better way to reach to you, but what the heck, here it is: Checkout www.tweeVt.com - we are looking for next step partners - as I have no way to reach u, pl. contact Admin. Thanks! I am sure there is better way to reach to you, but what the heck, here it is:

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]]> Comment on Launch or Die at a StartupWeekend Near You by EntrepreneurialSpark http://500.co/2012/04/27/launch-or-die-at-a-startupweekend-near-you/#comment-4589 EntrepreneurialSpark Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:57:00 +0000 http://500.co/?p=1116719923#comment-4589 So any advice for startupweekend Glasgow So any advice for startupweekend Glasgow

]]> Comment on Launch or Die at a StartupWeekend Near You by Ace http://500.co/2012/04/27/launch-or-die-at-a-startupweekend-near-you/#comment-4586 Ace Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:51:00 +0000 http://500.co/?p=1116719923#comment-4586 Great advice Bubs!  Great advice Bubs! 

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