February 2012
1 post
A Word to the Resourceful →
A year ago I noticed a pattern in the least successful startups we’d funded: they all seemed hard to talk to. It felt as if there was some kind of wall between us. I could never quite tell if they understood what I was saying.
This caught my attention because earlier we’d noticed a pattern among the most successful startups, and it seemed to hinge on a different quality. We found the...
January 2012
4 posts
Launch Pad Ignition: Launch Pad Ignition and... →
lpignition:
NEW ORLEANS, LA – January 11, 2011 – Launch Pad Ignition is announcing today a partnership with Abstraction Ventures to provide seed funding to select startups accepted into its accelerator program. Launch Pad Ignition is embarking on its second accelerator class in the spring of 2012,…
Watchbrycedotvc:
Top Funding Sources For Startups:
1. Personal Savings 2. Credit Cards 3. Friends and Family 4. Banks 5. VCs
Interesting to note that less than 20% of the fastest growing companies in the US were VC backed.
A great reminder that the traditional venture capital product is not for everyone. Nor is it a predictor of future success.
November 2011
2 posts
bijan sabet: American Censorship Day →
bijan:
A few weeks ago, I went to Washington DC with a number of other venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to meet with various members of Congress and in President Obama’s administration to discuss important legislation (here and here) that was being pushed through the process.
It’s an awful…
WatchThis 9:57 minutes made my week.
October 2011
1 post
Umair Haque's Is America Giving Up on the Future? →
If I had to pin those realities down, I’d say the following deserve a place on the list: That the wealth of a nation isn’t merely the sum of its tradable riches; that a thriving marketplace isn’t a big box store; that industrial output matters less than human outcomes; that work that matters yields accomplishments that endure; that Goldman Sachs probably shouldn’t be as...
September 2011
4 posts
a blog by pud: Fucking Sue Me →
pudjam666:
So,
It was 1998 and the dot-com boom was in full effect. I was making websites as a 22 year old freelance programmer in NYC. I charged my first client $1,400. My second client paid $5,400. The next paid $24,000. I remember the exact amounts — they were the largest checks I’d seen up til that…
August 2011
2 posts
WatchBill Nye = intelligent & reasoned | Fox News Anchor = petarded & annoying
I've been wondering about this for a long time →
Restaurant sites as a whole tend to be shit. Let’s dump flash animations, vanity shots, and all the other crap. It’s astounding how few restaurant sites have the operating hours, address, and phone number easily available. All I really have to know is: When are you open? Where are you located? What do you server?
June 2011
2 posts
WatchReally valuable for startups in markets like New Orleans.
May 2011
1 post
“I suspect domain prices and pre-money valuations of newly launched startups are...”
– A VC: Finding And Buying A Domain Name (via taylordavidson)
April 2011
2 posts
betashop: 13 Things You Must Do Every Week As A... →
betashop:
Being the CEO of a startup is a hard and complex job. Here’s my quick list of the 13 things every startup CEO should make sure to do each week:
Remember your One Thing. Your startup can only do one thing well at a time. Know Your One Thing. Write it on the wall. Repeat it every day. Put it…
March 2011
3 posts
Startup Weekend | Baton Rouge | April 8 - 10
Louisiana’s first Startup Weekend will be held April 8-10. Open to all, it will be held on LSU campus in Baton Rouge, in Pleasant Hall.
Startup Weekend is a non-profit organization with a mission to build entrepreneurial and startup communities, and to help launch companies. They facilitate weekend-long events that attract developers, web and graphic designers, marketing and social media...
February 2011
3 posts
January 2011
5 posts
WatchA more genuine (non-bourbon street) glimpse at Mardi Gras from Cottage Films. This is why we live here.
WatchSo cool.
December 2010
3 posts
WatchIncredible video of the oceans around the Canary Islands by filmmaker Rafa Herrero.
November 2010
3 posts
October 2010
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September 2010
2 posts
August 2010
1 post
WatchThis video has made my weekend.
July 2010
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June 2010
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April 2010
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March 2010
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February 2010
3 posts
WatchA great short film about the latest web trend…chat roulette.