Liz Gannes from All Things D recently wrote a story about a founder who is suing Benchmark Capital for stealing his idea. The founder, Raj Abhyanker, tells a oft repeated story about how his ‘idea’ was lifted by a venture capital firm. After reading the details I am fairly certain Raj doesn’t have a case [...]
Counteroffers and Threats
Companies like ShopSavvy are in hiring mode. They are looking for the best and brightest in their fields to come join their teams. Often the ‘best and brightest’ are working for other companies and aren’t actively seeking new employment. Of course many of these candidates aren’t opposed to looking at new opportunities. Tip One: Make [...]
We just raised $7M, now what?
Back in October I wrote a post titled, “Post Funding, The Real Work Begins…” We had closed on the first million dollars of our eventual $7M round and everyone was spending a lot of time congratulating us. Now that we have closed on the full round (read more about it here) I thought it might [...]
Post Funding, The Real Work Begins. . .
If you have ever attempted to raise capital for your startup idea you are in pretty good company. Once you have actually raised capital for your startup idea you are part of a relatively exclusive club. Your close friends and family (who know how long you have been working on raising a round) will congratulate [...]
Tech Wildcatters Deadlines
Got an idea for a startup? Tech Wildcatters is taking applications. Here are the details: “That’s right…it’s time to get your applications in for the fall class. We are looking for up to 10 of the best and brightest b2b tech startups from around the world. Check out the companies we’ve funded so far here. [...]
Announcing GreyScale!
April 1, 2011 By 5 Comments
I had mentioned on my Twitter account earlier this week that I had a big announcement planned for today. We are pleased to announce the launch of a new startup and an app called GreyScale as well as the associated angel finacing. The idea for GreyScale came to us when we saw the launch of [...]
FiveRuns Profile
June 21, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Company Name: FiveRuns Founded: February 2005 Founder: Steven Smith, CEO About the company: FiveRuns has developed a new breed of systems management software a simple, straightforward, open source answer for your monitoring, analyzing, reporting and predicting needs. FiveRuns is a sleek, hosted web application built with the user in mind. Perfect for IT professionals using [...]
