Tim O’Reilly – Work on stuff that matters – Part Two
Part 2 of the conversation with Tim O'Reilly, Founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media. The subject of the discussion is his recent talk on Working on "Stuff that Matters" Check out this video
Raise cash ahead of when you need it
Mike Levy gives entrepreneurs the top 3 aspects that every startup should bear in mind specially when setting out to do your own thing. Check out his tips in this video. Its a short clip but the last tip raises a bell.
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5 Start-Up Tips from the Father of Gmail and FriendFeed
Andrew Warner from Mixergy interviews Paul Buchheit on launching startups because he fathered the most successful online products: Gmail and FriendFeed. In a snapshot this is the summary but please do watch the video- Launch a scaled-back version
- Notice sluggish competitors
- You don’t need virality if your product is good
- Follow your passion
- Sometimes you have to go off on your own
Is this why you’re not getting funded?
John Matthesen give Reena Jadhav, Founder, CEO of nuResume.com his top 5 reasons that 8 out of 10 presentations fail to get funded. These are the 5 points but its always good to watch the video.- What's the target business
- What's the market and how well do you know it
- How do you make money, who's going to pay whom, and when
- What's the competition, who else is in the market, and how will you penetrate your market
- What's in it for investors
Tags: Entrepreneurship, funding
Twitter raises $35-million VC fund led by IVP, Benchmark Capital
Micro-blogging platform Twitter has closed a $35-million venture capital round. The company had earlier raised $20 million in two rounds of funding Continue Reading
UGOBE Pitch for Funding
Parent company UGOBE is behind Pleo, a lifelike Camarasaurus robot that displays distinct emotional and developmental behaviors. Pleos weigh about 3.5 pounds and measure 21 inches from head to tail, and are retailing for $349 at UGOBE.com. The Pleo is full of infrared and motion sensors that detect how the Pleo is being interacted with, and speakers to help the robot make its emotions known. In addition to getting a Pleo, owners can also host a plog on Pleoworld that details an owner and Pleo's times together. Information provided by CrunchBase
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