October 2009
55 posts
Alex's News Picks: October 29th →
Top 5 things missing from most entrepreneur pitches THE #2 REASON WHY VC’S SAY “NO”  What rehab taught me about making bad investments  Why Investors Are Wild For…
Oct 29th
The Three Types Of Scalable Information Technology... →
[click on image to enlarge] When I was in business school at Columbia I took a class taught by Bruce Greenwald. Bruce may be to strategy what Einstein was to Physics. Ever since Michael Porter…
Oct 29th
markpeterdavis: @NYTech Is Your IT Business... →
markpeterdavis: @NYTech Is Your IT Business Scalable? http://bit.ly/4wTbj7
Oct 28th
The Three Types Of Scalable Information Technology... →
[click on image to enlarge] When I was in business school at Columbia I took a class taught by Bruce Greenwald. Bruce may be to strategy what Einstein was to Physics. Ever since
Oct 28th
Alex's News Picks: October 27th →
101 iTunes Feeds to Boost Your Business Savvy A Difficult Decision For First Time Founders  10 of the Best Social Media Tools for Entrepreneurs  The Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing  This Is One…
Oct 28th
markpeterdavis: @NYTech 101 iTunes Feeds to Boost... →
markpeterdavis: @NYTech 101 iTunes Feeds to Boost Your Business Savvy http://bit.ly/1fHKm6
Oct 27th
Alex's News Picks: October 27th →
101 iTunes Feeds to Boost Your Business Savvy A Difficult Decision For First Time Founders  10 of the Best Social Media Tools for Entrepreneurs  The Pros and Cons…
Oct 27th
Solvate: A New DFJ Gotham Investment →
Our team at DFJ Gotham has been pretty busy making new investments. We followed our investment in Medialets with a number of new deals. The one that was most recently announced is Solvate – a…
Oct 27th
markpeterdavis: @NYTech Solvate: A New DFJ Gotham... →
markpeterdavis: @NYTech Solvate: A New DFJ Gotham Investment http://bit.ly/XyY8U
Oct 26th
Solvate: A New DFJ Gotham Investment →
Our team at DFJ Gotham has been pretty busy making new investments. We followed our investment in Medialets with a number of new deals. The one that was most recently announced…
Oct 26th
Speaking @ NY Entrepreneurs Week →
New York Entrepreneur’s Week is coming up fast - it’s only 3 weeks away.  For details about the week click here.I’ll be giving a candid talk on how to raise venture capital.  If you’re interested…
Oct 23rd
Speaking @ NY Entrepreneurs Week →
New York Entrepreneur’s Week is coming up fast - it’s only 3 weeks away.  For details about the week click here. I’ll be giving a candid talk on how to raise venture capital.  If…
Oct 23rd
markpeterdavis: Speaking @ NY Entrepreneur's Week... →
markpeterdavis: Speaking @ NY Entrepreneur’s Week http://bit.ly/eBHCO
Oct 23rd
markpeterdavis: Alex's Top 5 Tech News Articles... →
markpeterdavis: Alex’s Top 5 Tech News Articles http://bit.ly/38ouGd
Oct 23rd
Proprietary Lingo Can Confuse Investors →
Entrepreneurs often create new lingo to describe the novel elements of their business. They do this for good reason – it’s difficult to describe new ideas with old terminology. If a new concept…
Oct 23rd
Alex's News Picks: October 22nd →
11 tips for the VC pitch Definition of Strategy  Company Math vs VC Math  How to throw a kick-ass launch party (on the cheap)  How to setup an appointment 
Oct 23rd
markpeterdavis: How to throw a kick-ass launch... →
markpeterdavis: How to throw a kick-ass launch party (on the cheap) http://bit.ly/29iBoe
Oct 22nd
markpeterdavis: Hulu to start charing in 2010... →
markpeterdavis: Hulu to start charing in 2010 http://bit.ly/4vdGXO
Oct 22nd
Alex's News Picks: October 22nd →
11 tips for the VC pitch Definition of Strategy  Company Math vs VC Math  How to throw a kick-ass launch party (on the cheap)  How to setup an appointment 
Oct 22nd
markpeterdavis: @NYTech Proprietary Lingo Can... →
markpeterdavis: @NYTech Proprietary Lingo Can Confuse Investors http://bit.ly/2OAZJx #venturecapital #startups
Oct 21st
Proprietary Lingo Can Confuse Investors →
Entrepreneurs often create new lingo to describe the novel elements of their business. They do this for good reason – it’s difficult to describe new ideas with old terminology. If a…
Oct 21st
markpeterdavis: The 7 Troublemakers you meet in a... →
markpeterdavis: The 7 Troublemakers you meet in a start up http://bit.ly/35XcQQ
Oct 21st
Alex's News Picks: October 20th →
Is Venture Investing Like Pascal’s Wager? When to Shut Down Your Company  Spend More Time Planning your Content Strategy!  The 7 Troublemakers you meet in a start…
Oct 20th
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markpeterdavis: @NYTech Venture Fund Economics: A... →
markpeterdavis: @NYTech Venture Fund Economics: A Few Companies Generate The Portfolio’s Return http://bit.ly/2wFy6Q
Oct 20th
Venture Fund Economics: A Few Companies Generate... →
Every time VCs make an investment they believe that they are backing a company that is going to generate a healthy return. In reality, that’s not the case. Even the most successful…
Oct 19th
markpeterdavis: @NYTech What Powers YouTube... →
markpeterdavis: @NYTech What Powers YouTube http://bit.ly/3TDT3Z
Oct 18th
markpeterdavis: Legal Documentation For Venture... →
markpeterdavis: Legal Documentation For Venture Backed Seed Deals http://bit.ly/knoD1
Oct 16th
markpeterdavis: Web technology is about to change... →
markpeterdavis: Web technology is about to change how we learn http://bit.ly/kMfd2
Oct 16th
markpeterdavis: There is a law of connectedness: ... →
markpeterdavis: There is a law of connectedness: traffic, 3G Internet crapped out, stuck subways, broken elevators…
Oct 16th
Alex's News Picks: October 15th →
Web technology is about to change how we learn How I Declared E-Mail Bankruptcy, and Discovered the Bliss of an Empty Inbox  10 Huge Successes Built On Second Ideas
Oct 15th
markpeterdavis: Alex's Tech News Picks... →
markpeterdavis: Alex’s Tech News Picks http://bit.ly/2cyyOl
Oct 15th
markpeterdavis: @NYtech Evolve Your Financial... →
markpeterdavis: @NYtech Evolve Your Financial Model http://bit.ly/3rOLI0
Oct 14th
markpeterdavis: @NYtech Evolve Your Financial... →
markpeterdavis: @NYtech Evolve Your Financial Model http://bit.ly/UinLn
Oct 14th
Evolve Your Financial Model →
  After VCs have evaluated your financial model they may ask you to consider some additional scenarios. They may ask if there are scenarios whereby your company can extend its runway…
Oct 14th
Alex's News Picks: October 13th →
Your Start Up CEO Salary Estimator Beyond Venture Capital  Seed investments from big VCs  Finding Your Co-Founders  How To Build A $170 Million Company From Scratch 
Oct 14th
Alex's News Picks: October 13th →
Your Start Up CEO Salary Estimator Beyond Venture Capital  Seed investments from big VCs  Finding Your Co-Founders  How To Build A $170 Million Company From…
Oct 13th
Avoid Demanding The Last Minute Meeting →
It’s not uncommon for entrepreneurs to want to meet with VCs in a destination geography when they’re in town for business meetings or conferences. It makes sense to get more out of a business trip….
Oct 13th
markpeterdavis: NY Entrepreneurs Week is Coming... →
markpeterdavis: NY Entrepreneurs Week is Coming http://bit.ly/gEE1x
Oct 12th
markpeterdavis: Avoid Demanding The Last Minute... →
markpeterdavis: Avoid Demanding The Last Minute Meeting http://bit.ly/32Q3CV
Oct 12th
Avoid Demanding The Last Minute Meeting →
It’s not uncommon for entrepreneurs to want to meet with VCs in a destination geography when they’re in town for business meetings or conferences. It makes sense to get more out of a…
Oct 12th
markpeterdavis: 5 Tips for Choosing a Co-Founder... →
markpeterdavis: 5 Tips for Choosing a Co-Founder http://bit.ly/11n0iv
Oct 9th
Alex's News Picks: October 8th →
5 tips for choosing a co-founder 10 WAYS TO TAKE YOUR SITE FROM ONE TO ONE MILLION USERS BY KEVIN ROSE    Everything You Wanted To Know About Startup Building But Were Afraid To Ask  How To Wind…
Oct 9th
Gone Fishing - Back Next Week →
Oct 9th
Alex's News Picks: October 8th →
5 tips for choosing a co-founder 10 WAYS TO TAKE YOUR SITE FROM ONE TO ONE MILLION USERS BY KEVIN ROSE    Everything You Wanted To Know About Startup Building But Were…
Oct 8th
markpeterdavis: 10 Ways to Take your Site from One... →
markpeterdavis: 10 Ways to Take your Site from One to One Million Users by Kevin Rose http://bit.ly/1nv82D
Oct 8th
markpeterdavis: @NYTech Right Of First Refusal:... →
markpeterdavis: @NYTech Right Of First Refusal: Controlling Shares http://bit.ly/YRpfZ
Oct 8th
markpeterdavis: Ground-Up Android: Getting Started... →
markpeterdavis: Ground-Up Android: Getting Started with App Development http://bit.ly/A4lJu
Oct 8th
markpeterdavis: Medialets Gets Another Win:... →
markpeterdavis: Medialets Gets Another Win: Powering Ads In CNN iPhone App http://bit.ly/yCqUl
Oct 8th
Gone Fishing - Back Next Week →
Oct 8th
Alex's News Picks: October 6th →
Medialets Gets Another Win: Powering Ads In CNN iPhone App (TWX, AAPL) Fortune Favors the Bold  Hulu Accounts For Almost 20% Of Online Video Revenue  U.S. Internet Ad Revenues Decline 5.3% In First…
Oct 7th