August 2008
46 posts
Back from Cutchogue. Pool, golf, fishing, grub and... →
posted a message on Twitter “Back from Cutchogue. Pool, golf, fishing, grub and Anabelle for 3 days. Good stuff.” 6:43 pm - Comment
Re: Fred Wilson Dot VC (via Disqus) →
commented on a blog post on Disqus Re: Fred Wilson Dot VC 5:58 pm - Comment ”Do you ever go fishing from that beach? You could catch big striped bass in the fall right from shore.” - Eben Thurston
Anabelle is passed out on my lap. NEVER happens.... →
posted a message on Twitter “Anabelle is passed out on my lap. NEVER happens.” 3:00 pm - Comment
Great day at the beach with fam. Now off to buy a... →
posted a message on Twitter “Great day at the beach with fam. Now off to buy a pop rivet gun to fix broken stand mechanism on my golf bag. Bob Saget roast tonight.” 2:59 pm - Comment
SpyFu (via delicious) →
bookmarked a page on delicious SpyFu 4:48 pm - Comment
Re:... →
commented on a blog post on Disqus Re: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2008/08/is-geek-tech-go.html 7:06 am - Comment ”There are two main issues I think defines what tech services go mainstream and why….
AVC: Is Geek Tech Going Mainstream? →
Great conversation about the mainstreaming of geek tech on AVC. The comments as usual have great stuff.
But I think the single greatest contributor to this ‘mainstreaming’ of web apps, ironically, has to do with the mobile phone. Whether its the iPhone, the Blackberry Curve, or the Nokia N95, mainstream people are carrying around powerful web connected devices in their pockets. And...
@billrice also fishing a lot. ;-) (via Twitter) →
posted a message on Twitter “@billrice also fishing a lot. ;-)” 5:23 pm - Comment
Had to get off the golf course at 5 because of the... →
posted a message on Twitter “Had to get off the golf course at 5 because of the tornado warning.” 4:17 pm - Comment
@howardlindzon what's your handicap? (via Twitter) →
posted a message on Twitter “@howardlindzon what’s your handicap?” 6:53 pm - Comment
8am tee time tomorrow. solo mission. (via Twitter) →
posted a message on Twitter “8am tee time tomorrow. solo mission.” 5:44 pm - Comment
Re: Blogging In The 'Burbs (via Disqus) →
commented on a blog post on Disqus Re: Blogging In The ‘Burbs 12:29 pm - Comment ”Fred, do you have a plan for migrating pagerank to the new URLs? It looks like the old URLs still resolve to…
Re: Live At Leeds (via Disqus) →
commented on a blog post on Disqus Re: Live At Leeds 7:37 am - Comment ”What country has the most robust startup ecosystem outside of the USA? Israel seems to have a lot of activity.” - Eben…
Waterspount on Long Island Sound yesterday:... →
posted a message on Twitter “Waterspount on Long Island Sound yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/6el5h7” 9:44 am - Comment
Re: Venture Fund Economics: When One Deal Returns... →
commented on a blog post on Disqus Re: Venture Fund Economics: When One Deal Returns The Fund 8:57 pm - Comment ”Or captured leading market share in a bad economy - Google in the post dotcom bust…
Re: Venture Fund Economics: When One Deal Returns... →
commented on a blog post on Disqus Re: Venture Fund Economics: When One Deal Returns The Fund 8:27 pm - Comment ”That was as entertaining as it was informative.” - Eben Thurston
This is amazing: http://tinyurl.com/34qkre (via... →
posted a message on Twitter “This is amazing: http://tinyurl.com/34qkre” 8:09 pm - Comment
Re: Top Signs Your Service is Going Mainstream... →
commented on a blog post on Disqus Re: Top Signs Your Service is Going Mainstream 7:14 pm - Comment ”#6 might be the most meaningful of them all.” - Eben Thurston
Venture Fund Economics: When One Deal Returns The... →
The 3rd in Fred’s great series of posts on venture fund economics.
fred-wilson:
If you looked closely at the model and the assumptions in my last post on this topic, you’ll note that I assume an early stage venture fund will lose money on 1/3 of its investments, breakeven to…
NYTech meetup passed 7k members. (via Twitter) →
posted a message on Twitter “NYTech meetup passed 7k members.” 8:50 pm - Comment
Re: Venture Fund Economics: Gross and Net Returns... →
commented on a blog post on Disqus Re: Venture Fund Economics: Gross and Net Returns 4:05 pm - Comment ”These posts and comments are incredibly interesting and informative. I’m looking forward to…
@NathanBowers i love your design principles.... →
posted a message on Twitter “@NathanBowers i love your design principles. (http://nathanbowers.com/hire-m…) spot on. nice work on avc.com” 3:41 pm - Comment
Re: The New AVC, Same As The Old AVC (via Disqus) →
commented on a blog post on Disqus Re: The New AVC, Same As The Old AVC 3:51 pm - Comment ”Great work Nathan and Fred.
I checked out Nathan’s site and I love his design principles. Couldn’t agree…
Blog design/SEO consultant Nathan Bowers has great...
My approach:
Goal Driven Design: Name the two most important things your blog needs to do for you. Design accordingly.
Do the simplest thing that works.
Launch, measure, tweak, repeat.
90% of good web design is whitespace, contrast, and generous font sizes.
90% of good Search Engine Optimization is in your <title>, URL, and writing.
http://nathanbowers.com/hire-me/
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Loving all the old school scanned photos on... →
posted a message on Twitter “Loving all the old school scanned photos on Facebook recently. Makes me think there’s a business model lurking in vintage tagged pics.” 12:05 pm - Comment
Bits: New LiMo Cellphones Protect and Surf (via... →
bookmarked a page on del.icio.us Bits: New LiMo Cellphones Protect and Surf 8:07 am - Comment
Nantucket Conference (via del.icio.us) →
bookmarked a page on del.icio.us Nantucket Conference 2:10 pm - Comment
Venture Fund Economics: Gross and Net Returns →
fred-wilson:
The comments on my initial post on this topic went right at the VC’s compensation - management fees and carry - and their impact on returns. So at Ken Berger’s suggestion, I will change my…
Venture Fund Economics →
fred-wilson:
When I write about venture fund returns, there are always comments and questions that lead me to believe that the economics of a venture fund are not well understood. And since most of the readers…
Golf yesterday. Played so well I forgot to keep... →
posted a message on Twitter “Golf yesterday. Played so well I forgot to keep score. Yeah, that’s it.” 7:39 am - Comment
Re: The Lazy and Smarter Web (via Disqus) →
commented on a blog post on Disqus Re: The Lazy and Smarter Web 6:58 am - Comment ”What would a University think about a student using the ‘lazy web’ to write a research paper?” - Eben Thurston
Location-based Mobile Social Networking Will... →
bookmarked a page on del.icio.us Location-based Mobile Social Networking Will Generate Global Revenues of $3.3 Billion by 2013 | Press Release | ABI Research 8:41 pm - Comment
Angelsoft | Industry | Industry Insights (via... →
bookmarked a page on del.icio.us Angelsoft | Industry | Industry Insights 7:02 am - Comment
Re: Avoid David and Goliath (for Strategic... →
commented on a blog post on Disqus Re: Avoid David and Goliath (for Strategic Partnerships) 7:39 am - Comment ”Great advice Albert. Visibility and buy in at the executive level are critical to…