Filed in archive Technology
by tj on May 29, 2006
I used a rather long drive to Clear Lake on Saturday to play around with Jajah - dubbed the Skype killer. 1) There is nothing like Skype here - Jajah does not even have a client that would allow......
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Filed in archive Venture Capital
by tj on May 26, 2006
Steve Hall has some interesting thoughts about the differences between the 1999 bubble and the Web 2.0 bubble right now. "The late 1990s was a bubble on four major fronts: exit valuations, VC...
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Filed in archive Politics
by tj on May 26, 2006
Lead21 got Peter Robinson for a wonderful evening of reflections and comparisons of the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Georg W. Bush last Wednesday. "The man who wrote Reagan's legendary...
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Filed in archive Entrepreneurship
by tj on May 26, 2006
Auren Hoffmann's newest startup (I really wonder how he handles all these new companies and Non-profits he supports) Rapleaf is hiring as well - Auren looks to find a non-engineer employee/...
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Filed in archive Entrepreneurship
by tj on May 24, 2006
Creative Weblogging is growing - if you are looking to join a very entrepreneurial team - you may check out the two new positions below. 1) Internship - Support our Creative Team with your Web Design...
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Filed in archive Venture Capital
by tj on May 19, 2006
According to Daniel Primack, Kayak.com has raised a Series B: "Kayak Software Corp., a Stanford, Conn.-based comparison shopping website for travelers, has raised around $2.97 million in Series...
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by tj on May 17, 2006
Comparison Shopping engines have proven to be a boon for consumers and attract a sizeable amount of traffic from potential buyers delivering traffic to specialized internet sites. Brian Smith at...
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by tj on May 16, 2006
Long time sponsor of this site AEWebworks is now BoonEx. The two companies are now offering a wider host of communications suites than just dating scripts: "- Barracuda (Traffic Development...
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by tj on May 16, 2006
FundingUniverse a matchmaker for angels and entrepreneurs has raised funds for its own development: "Orem, Utah-based FundingUniverse.com has raised a Series A funding, the company said today....
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by tj on May 16, 2006
Wolfgang sends me to Loic's dissing of Quaero: "5- A galaxy of actors who compete to get the subventions and don't get much noticed for their latest web innovations About 25 organisations...
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by tj on May 16, 2006
PhotoBucket is following in Flickr' s footsteps: "Digital media hosting site Photobucket raised a $10.5-million second round of funding Monday, primarily from Trinity Ventures. The Palo Alto,...
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Filed in archive Entrepreneurship
by tj on May 16, 2006
Here is what I just found at MindValley the makers of Blink List: "Freedom: We understand that brilliant people hate rules and shackles and desire the freedom to do their work, in their way. 2....
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by tj on May 11, 2006
Laura Roden is organizing a dinner with serial entrepreneur Mark Fletcher, the man behind Bloglines. "In 1997, Mark started ONElist, a free Internet email list service. The service was the...
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by tj on May 11, 2006
I just confirmed my attendance at Innovating in a Flat World- TieCon East 2006 on June 16th in Boston,MA. Thanks to David I will particpate in a panel discussion "Emerging Trends in Social...
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Filed in archive Entrepreneurship
by tj on May 10, 2006
Rob at Businesspundit teaches me a new expression - Chinese math. Here is what it is: "I've written about this before, but it is so damn pervasive among entrepreneurs maybe I need to be more...
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Filed in archive Venture Capital
by tj on May 08, 2006
last.fm the 'social radio' pioneer announced a new round of investment today from business angels and Index Ventures: "Fast-growing music site Last.fm has taken its first round of...
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