Category Archives: Investments
How Much Should A Startup Founder/CEO Pay Herself?
This post originally appeared on Dharmesh Shah’s wonderful blog – OnStartups Back in 2008, Peter Thiel did an interview at TechCrunch50 in which he said one of the most important things he looks at before investing is how much the CEO is getting … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Investments, Startups
Leave a comment
Don’t Make Raising Angel Funding Your Plan B
This post originally appeared on Dharmesh Shah’s wonderful blog – OnStartups I wear two hats one as a general partner of a couple of seed stage VC funds, the other as an occasional angel investor. Wearing my angel-investing hat, I … Continue reading
Posted in Angel investing, Investments, Startups
Leave a comment
Boston Mobile Madness
At Xconomy’s very successful Mobile Madness event a couple of weeks ago, I was struck by the vibrant mobile startup scene in Boston. Its not that mobile focused startups are new to Boston, but rather that the ecosystem “feels” vibrant … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Investments, Mobile, Portfolio, Startups
Leave a comment
Clovr at Finnovate
Good overview by Tom and Doug explaining the Clovr platform at Finnovate:
Posted in Boston, Digital media, Investments, Portfolio, Startups
Leave a comment
Yieldbot = intent data for publishers
Jonathan Mendez wrote a great post on Yieldbot’s product which is just about to come out of beta: click here . I saw the demo last week and was impressed. The team has done a terrific job in building a … Continue reading
Posted in Digital media, Investments, NYC, Portfolio
Leave a comment
Great Opportunity at Carbonite
Carbonite is looking for a social media specialist who will run the day to day social media operations. See: http://bit.ly/dOLdn2 Great company and awesome job.
Posted in Boston, Investments, Portfolio
Leave a comment
Welcome: Practically Green, Offerpop, Yieldbot
As 2010 comes to a close, we look back on a busy year. It’s been an exciting time in the seed and early stage market, and it’s been our privilege to be able to work with many outstanding entrepreneurs who … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Digital media, Investments, NYC, Portfolio
Tagged Boston, Digital media, NYC
Leave a comment
Congratulations Carbonite!
At last nights MTLC Gala Awards Carbonite won the Private Company of the Year award. Congratulations to the whole team at Carbonite. It been an amazing journey since the early days in 2005. Nice summary of all the winners by … Continue reading
Great interview Xconomy & Rich Levandov re: Zynga
I liked Bob Buderi’s interview with Rich Levandov found here . He discusses his early investment in Zynga, however two points stand out to me: 1. The Hunt for the Next New Platform—In Levandov’s view, there have been a couple … Continue reading
Posted in Angel investing, Investments
Leave a comment
New investment: Clovr Media
We recently closed a $1.5M investment in Clovr Media. I’m super excited about this investment – huge opportunity, stellar team, and great partners. Based in Boston, Clovr Media is building a valuable platform for financial institutions, retailers, brands, and consumers. … Continue reading