Quote of the day: John Doerr
“Smart phones put the Web in our pockets. Glass puts the Web where we want it the most: right before our very eyes” John Doerr, KPCB Read his post about the Glass Collective here FinSMEs 11/04/2013
“Smart phones put the Web in our pockets. Glass puts the Web where we want it the most: right before our very eyes” John Doerr, KPCB Read his post about the Glass Collective here FinSMEs 11/04/2013
“Quit what you suck at” (continue to read here on lifehacker.com) Brad Feld, Managing Director Foundry Group, Startup Book Author, FinSMEs 29/03/2013
“The Silicon Valley story is indeed the 1% story of Instagram $1B win, but also 99% broken dreams, shattered hopes & try, try again. sigh“ Dave McClure, 500 Startups FinSMEs 09/01/2013
“….a first meeting isn’t about convincing a VC to invest. The first meeting is just about getting a Venture Capitalist excited about what you are doing“. From “Investing is About Passion” (read here) a post by David Hornik, August Capital FinSMEs 03/01/2013
Just (Re-)Stolen on Facebook: “3 golden rules 4 startups: 1) hire good ppl, 2) make customers happy/products, 3) make money. do those right & it’s hard 2 fuckup the rest”. Dave McClure, 500 Startups, Founding Partner FinSMEs 04/11/2012
Just Stolen on Facebook: “Be nice. Silicon Valley is a small place. Shit gets around” Dave McClure, 500 Startups, Founding Partner FinSMEs 26/10/2012
“1 in 3 people on earth are soccer fans, including myself. KYCK.com creates an online community for global fans of the sport to connect, discuss, and discover relevant and timely content about the game they love while eliminating the noise and clutter of current social platforms.” Mac Lackey, Founder and CEO of KYCK.com
“You can’t definitely say to trust anybody you didn’t run a startup with”. Andrea Giannangelo, Founder of Iubenda FinSMEs 30/08/2012
“Crowd-venturing will likely end up in either too many chefs or no chefs in the kitchen – neither is appropriate for start-ups who are best off with the advice and expertise of a relevant angel investor“. James King, Founder of Find Invest Grow FinSMEs 28/08/2012
“Google is the most important business publication on the planet and everything you publish online should be written with two thoughts in mind: how will my target audience react to this, and how will Google react to this?” Alastair Turner, MD, Aspectus PR FinSMEs 28/08/2012
“Mexico’s recent Olympic gold medal for soccer in the London games is a metaphor for how Mexico is now positioned in Latin America” Dave McClure, 500 Startups founder and investor in Alta Ventures Mexico FinSMEs 21/08/2012