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22 October 2008 2 Comments

Monetize . . . or Die?

My pitch was turned down for, among other things, ‘We are unsure about your ability to monetize the site.’ Heck, join the club! Who’s sure about their ability to monetize anything? Google wasn’t. Facebook still isn’t. But if you’re diligent — and reasonably astute — you work on it, you work every angle, you try things, and you figure it out.

Tags: august capital, barcamp, blogger, CIT, convertible note, launchbox digital, new york angels, opencoffee, spark capital, thummit, union square ventures

22 September 2008 6 Comments

DC Needs a Fred. Any Takers?

Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson is a legend of contemporary venture capital — a title previously reserved for West Coast luminaries like Michael Moritz and John Doerr, and maybe a couple others. At Web 2.0 Expo in New York last week, Wilson was greeted with cheers usually reserved for celebrities. . . or rock musicians.

Tags: bijan sabet, brad feld, disqus, doerr, first round capital, foundry group, fred wilson, josh kopelman, moritz, spark capital, tumblr, twitter, union square ventures, Web 2.0, web2.0 expo

16 September 2008 Comments Off

Working the Workshops

There are tons of informative sessions at Web 2.0 Expo. I especially like the Day 1 workshops. Maybe it’s the no-break, three-hour block . . . the fewer tracks . . . or the reduced traffic, since a good many folks opt out of Day 1 to save money. Shame.