Notes from Rendon Street

bey0nd-the-sky: The Glowing Firefly Squid.Found in Tayoma,...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:51:04 -0500

bey0nd-the-sky:

The Glowing Firefly Squid.Found in Tayoma, Japan.

olegkurnosov: How @flatstack / @flatsoft attended @nastachku...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:44:03 -0500

olegkurnosov:

How @flatstack / @flatsoft attended @nastachku conf

I’m kind of surprised at how much the passing of Levon...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:02:29 -0500

I’m kind of surprised at how much the passing of Levon Helm meant to me. I’ve seen the term “great North American” music used in describing The Band and it seems apt. Something so genuine and soulful about their work.

This is one of my favorite songs from “The Last Waltz” and to me sums up the straightforward nature of their work even while interpreting a Marvin Gaye song.

Another tech bubble? Maybe not.

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:21:03 -0500

Another tech bubble? Maybe not.

I love this video because it marks a big change in how Louisiana...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:38:13 -0500

I love this video because it marks a big change in how Louisiana discusses what is happening here in the state. It’s not just about what if’s anymore, but what is. Gameloft is a major video game publisher that could have opened up anywhere, but chose us because it made the most sense…not something a lot of people would have expected 10 years ago.

Finally, instead of pursuing traditional “jobs” via steel factories and auto plants, the leadership on the state and local level is going after modern, progressive industries.

It’s almost ready for public consumption…so to...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:34:50 -0500

It’s almost ready for public consumption…so to speak. Follow @BarNotes

"If you can’t decide whether or not you need a feature, you don’t."

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:21:36 -0500

“If you can’t decide whether or not you need a feature, you don’t.”

- The view of Freshbooks Founder Mike McDerment on web application product development.

Practicing What You Preach, Iterating Our Accelerator

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:08:01 -0500

Practicing What You Preach, Iterating Our Accelerator:

lpignition:

A guest post by Launch Pad Ignition co-founder Peter Bodenheimer for the Global Accelerator Network.

This is awesome.

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:26:32 -0600

This is awesome.

A Word to the Resourceful

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:19:13 -0600

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 startups that did best were the ones with the sort of founders about whom we’d say “they can take care of themselves.” The startups that do best are fire-and-forget in the sense that all you have to do is give them a lead, and they’ll close it, whatever type of lead it is. When they’re raising money, for example, you can do the initial intros knowing that if you wanted to you could stop thinking about it at that point. You won’t have to babysit the round to make sure it happens. That type of founder is going to come back with the money; the only question is how much on what terms.

It’s no wonder I drive a VW, since their ads are targeted...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:52:38 -0600

It’s no wonder I drive a VW, since their ads are targeted for me perfectly.

Video

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:59:29 -0600

Launch Pad Ignition: Launch Pad Ignition and Abstraction Ventures Partner to Provide Seed Funding to New Orleans Startups

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:06:03 -0600

Launch Pad Ignition: Launch Pad Ignition and Abstraction Ventures Partner to Provide Seed Funding to New Orleans Startups:

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,…

brycedotvc: Top Funding Sources For Startups: 1. Personal...

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:28:39 -0600

brycedotvc:

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.

bijan sabet: American Censorship Day

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:28:24 -0600

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…

This 9:57 minutes made my week.

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:44:00 -0600

This 9:57 minutes made my week.

Umair Haque's Is America Giving Up on the Future?

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:42:34 -0500

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 profitable as Apple, because builders should earn more than shufflers; that the worth of an enduring achievement is denominated in more than mere profit; that how we feel about our lives is worth more than how enviably glamorous they look; that tomorrow matters more — not less — than today.

a blog by pud: Fucking Sue Me

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:28:46 -0500

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…

Who knew that Al Scramuzza was a record producer as well. Pure...

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:58:29 -0500

Who knew that Al Scramuzza was a record producer as well. Pure New Orleans. Thanks to @ballzack for digging this up.

animalstalkinginallcaps: THE 1886 ‘SANTA CLARA COUNTY VS....

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:05:47 -0500

animalstalkinginallcaps:

THE 1886 ‘SANTA CLARA COUNTY VS. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD’ SUPREME COURT CASE THAT ARGUABLY GRANTED CORPORATIONS “PERSONHOOD” UNDER U.S. LAW COULD AND SHOULD BE REEVALUATED AND, IN POINT OF FACT, RESCINDED AS THE SUBSEQUENT EXPLOITATION OF THAT STATUS IN THE FOLLOWING CENTURY IS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE NATION’S TRAGIC SLIDE INTO ECONOMIC DISPARITY.

YOU MEAN, MOO.

YEAH, FUCKING MOOOO.