Sequoia Says RIP Good Times: Brad Feld's Advice to Startup CEOs

October 10, 2008

So Sequoia is telling their startups the sky is falling, and what they can do to prepare themselves for a bleak 12-24 months. Well luckily there is some positive advice coming from Brad Feld at Mobius Venture Capital.

Want To Know What It's Like To Be a Sequoia Company? Here Is Their 'RIP Good Times' Powerpoint Deck, Good Luck!

October 10, 2008

Been wandering what it feels like to be a Sequoia capitol company? Here’s an inside glimpse into their recent powerpoint presentation detailing the fallout of the stock market, and the subsequent ‘RIP Good Times’.

Tough Times Ahead For Sequoia's VC-Companies

October 9, 2008

So it looks like the economic downturn is started to reach into the venture-capital world as well. Sequoia just sounded the alarm bell, signaling that bad times are ahead for their portfolio companies.

ReverbNation Raises $3 Million More, Giving Them $5 Million to Give Artists Online Marketing Firepower

October 9, 2008

ReverbNation is one of the companies I met on one of my first conferences out West. I met the CEO, Mike Doernberg, who at the time had a very established company in ReverbNation, and myself we barely had 3,000 visitors to the site.

Why is iMeem Killing Rhapsody, Napster, & eMusic in Traffic?

August 5, 2008

iMeem has received ~$25 million in Venture Capital, currently has all 4 major labels signed to licensing deals, and has about 10 million visitors per month to their website. As for their competition, Rhapsody is doing the best with 4 million visitors, while Napster and eMusic struggle with 2 million visitors. Granted, these are great [...]

Where To Raise Your First Startup Capital

July 16, 2008

Raising money is one of the most difficult aspects of running a startup, and assuming you already know how to self-fund and bootstrap for as long as possible.

Grooveshark: On Our Way to Durham, NC for CED in an RV

April 16, 2008

Yes, we are actually in an RV driving up i-95 to Durham, NC for the CED Venture Conference April 16-18. We’re going to be presenting on Thursday at 2:30pm, so if you’re in the area, be sure to stop by and say hi: By the way, if you haven’t yet, check out Grooveshark Lite and [...]