You've all heard about the legend of Amazon door desks, right? The idea is that startups that haven't yet made a profit shouldn't waste their money on things that don't matter to customers. Thus, Amazon pioneered the use of "Door Desks" -- that is, … [Continue reading]
Learning about Startup Metrics
We wandered over to Ignite Seattle on Wednesday evening for a flurry (12+) of five-minute presentations -- interesting talks ranging from 'How to play Werewolf' to 'Introduction to VC Term Sheets' (loved this talk!). Some things I love about Ignite … [Continue reading]
TeachStreet v0.1 has Launched!
No, there's not much "there there" yet, but we finally established a firm home for TeachStreet. We've made a tremendous amount of additional progress in the last few weeks (CTO on board, financing nearly finished, office set up and most of the … [Continue reading]
Notes from the Startup front…
I have an all new appreciation for everything that needs to get done to start a company. Going forward, I make the following public pledge: 1) Far fewer unsolicited opinions for friends with startup companies :-) 2) Far more tolerance for slow … [Continue reading]
Avvo’s Baiting the Shark(s)
Last week saw the launch of another stuctured database play, and I love it. This one is Seattle's Avvo founded by a cadre of Expedia expats -- it's goal is to help consumers by creating an easy way to "Find the Right Lawyer" for their needs. They do … [Continue reading]