KivaAlerts 1.0
We have just unveiled the most updated version of KivaAlerts.com, our suite of applications built on the Kiva API aimed at building a rapid and larger distribution channel of new loan requests that…
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Focused Message
The Obama campaign focused on simplicity, consistency and relevance during their nearly two-year march to the White House. They understood the glut of noise their message needed to cut through to be…
PHP 5.3.0RC1 Release Candidate Available
Finally, PHP community have released their new candidate PHP 5.3.0 RC1 with lots of new features which were needed by the PHP developers from long time. This can be treated as the final release of…
Lots of good stuff in this video.
Top Twitter Tips For Startup Founders
I got tired of remembering all the different things one must do to build followers on twitter, tweet interesting stuff that spreads with RTs to build your twitter account into a solid distribution…
Why Google Won’t Be A Victim Of Twitter & Why John’s Theory May Be Flawed
On Friday night, I stumbled across John Borthwick’s post titled Creative Destruction…Google Slayed By The Notificator? via Fred Wilson’s blog. I must say I totally enjoyed it, and John did a…
Wayback Machine & What You Can Learn From It For Your Site / Startup
As we work with super early stage startup founders, one of the things that comes up repeatedly is how can we launch the site with a killer UI/UX. It is obvious that you’d want a UX of killer product…
“ VCs commonly note that it takes longer for valuations to correct among private companies than among public ones. But the lag-time might not be that long, judging by fourth quarter data from Angelsoft, a software company that tracks valuation trends. Today, the company reported that valuations for funded startups in Q4 of 2008 fell by 24% when compared to Q3 of the same year. The company’s software, which is used by more than 450 angel groups and venture funds worldwide, tracked a total of 128 deals in the quarter with a median pre-money valuation of $3 million. In the third quarter, it tracked 123 deals with a median value of $3.9 million. Angelsoft says the Q4 numbers represent the largest quarter-to-quarter drop in the 4 years that it has been tracking company valuations.
Startup Valuations Dropped 24% in Q4. Its just not a good time to raise money. Instead incubate your product and bootstrap it to show market validation based on traffic / sales / customer adoption.
The Crate & Barrel Story
I revisited a 2001 story about Crate & Barrel CEO Gordon Segal’s speech at the ICSC Spring Convention and found it a lot more inspiring and useful to read it all over again now. In 2001 I was in the…
“ We didn’t know anything about retail,” Segal recalled. “I had grown up in the restaurant business, so I knew about service but not about retail. We didn’t know a market from a markdown. We didn’t know anything about importing. In fact, if we weren’t 23 and totally lacking wisdom, we would never have done this. You just go ahead with your passions, and you rush forward without a great deal of thought,” Segal reflected.
The Crate and Barrel Story
The Crate and Barrel Story
This is an inspiring story for entrepreneurs and reiterates what most successful founders have said - just start, and you will find a way. If you wait for the “perfect” everything you will always be waiting. There is no such thing as a perfect opportunity to start a new business.
