This is a copy/paste of an email I sent to 500 Startups Founders & Mentors email distros. Â Another reason why you should join our program – I will fill your inbox with swear words and unsolicited advice. Â Enjoy! Thank you so much to everyone who voted this up on Hacker Continue Reading
I’m happy to share that I’ve been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list this year, in the Mobile/Social category alongside many friends, customers, hustlers and people I admire including Matt Mullenweg of WordPress/Automattic, Seth Preistbatsch of SCVNGR, Jason Putorti of Votizen, Kevin Systrom of Instagram and of course Continue Reading
I’m happy to announce that I am now formally a mentor for Springboard, a mentorship-lead accelerator program for startups that is based in Cambridge, UK. Â Springboard offers a 13 week program based on the campus of Cambridge University, helping entrepreneurs kickstart the creation of their companies. I am impressed by Continue Reading
I can’t wait to see what this produces. The saucy and often controversial Milo Yiannopoulos, who I’ve heard some call Europe’s one-man Gawker media, just penned an a post declaring its time to fix European tech journalism, and also noted he will retire from writing the fluffy stuff he’s Continue Reading
Originally published as a guest post on TechCrunch Europe. I’ve been in London for only a short period but I’ve already met with dozens of people from the various corners of the local start-up scene. It’s clear the ingredients necessary to build a thriving startup community are in place. Sparks Continue Reading
It’s pretty cool to see today that MG Siegler (@parislemon) who most of us know as a writer on TechCrunch, has decided to make a career move toward venture capital by joining Michael Arrington’s CrunchFund. I think its great for MG and great for the future startups he will invest Continue Reading
I’m trying something new, hosting real-life in person office hours for 2 hours on Sundays that I am in town. Â Our next meetup is today, in about an hour at my favorite cafe: L’Acajou Bakery and Cafe at 9th and Bryant. Â Anyone is welcome to drop by, and we’ll either Continue Reading
Yesterday at TechCrunch Disrupt Day #1 I didn’t “get” Do@, and I think this was mostly because I was put off by the graffiti branding. Â Not sure why, just a personal preference, but its amazing how powerful that first impression is. Â Then, I found out Cathy Brooks is leading marketing Continue Reading
I’m here at 500 Startups to hear Dave McClure, “founding partner and overlord” of the seed fund and incubator here.  As a mentor in residence advising a handful of these companies, I’m excited to see them on stage and showing off what they’ve been working on.  We’ve got  a packed Continue Reading
I’m addicted to Yobongo. I was just remembering an idea I pitched to the product team at Whrrl long ago about having a chat box at a place. Â My idea didn’t have the right ingredients, because it required critical mass at a specific place and we didn’t really have any Continue Reading