I gotta ask…

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I’m curious what people think. My wordpress popularity plug-in (thanks Alex!) tells me that these were my most popular posts in 2006. It figures this out by links, comments, trackbacks, pings, etc.

  1. Life in the deadpool
  2. Me.dium – Social discovery in real time
  3. Six things I learned at BarCamp today
  4. Do you believe in angel investing?
  5. CTEK Angels Live
  6. Ask the Virtual Board of Directors
  7. A great question with some surprising answers (how angel investors evaluate a deal)
  8. The TechCrunch Effect
  9. The build to suit ten step
  10. Feed Tribes – The cool new way to pay

80% of my top ten posts were based on my experiences, observations, and advice. 20% were coverage of new Colorado startups. Clearly this tells me that I should keep writing the first type of post. The real question is: How valuable are the posts about new Colorado companies to you? Please comment on this so I have a better feel.

file under: Blog, Startups

12 responses to “I gotta ask…”

  2. Happy Holidays, David. Your experiences and attention to new companies go hand in hand. You should definitely keep the mix going. The startups you are finding and talking about need the exposure. Us leaches wanna see what’s going on under the snow blanket. And we all learn from your experiences.

    Keep it up for 2007. Which, by the way, I hope is a good year for you and your readership.

    Jim

  3. My theory is: Your experience and observation posts are the ones that get mailed around and linked to. (E.g. I forwarded your BarCamp post to several others and linked to it)

    BUT, the posts about Colorado startups are the bread and butter that keep your blog a must-read, even if I don’t link to them and mail them around.

    In any case, thanks for being the eye on the Colorado tech market.

  4. Isn’t data fun? 🙂

    I find some of the local company posts interesting and completely ignore others – it all depends on what the company is doing/planning.

    The personal observation stuff is pretty much always interesting because it has some of “you” in the post. Even if the subject matter isn’t high on my list, your reaction to it can still be interesting.

    So, no recommendation – just my observations.

  5. I agree with Stan.

    The broader topics that you cover provide better “link bait” and seem to get passed around more. They also have have a better chance of rising on Digg, Reddit, etc due to their mass appeal.

    But, as a Colorado reader the info on local companies is what keeps me coming back.

    Thanks for all the great posts, and best of luck to you in the new year.

  6. I agree with the other comments on why the stats might be skewing. But my vote is to keep up the local posts! We need all the help we can get.

  8. I appreciate your coverage of both, and vote for a balance. As an entrepreneur, your experience and advice is very helpful. But reading about other Colorado startups helps me generate new ideas, identify opportunities & new partnerships.

    Your coverage of local companies helps foster a better technology community here in the state, which benefits all of us.

    Great work, thanks for doing it.

  9. I too would like to see a blend of both. The focus on local companies is important for those of us still on the fringe.

    Entries that overlay your thoughts and experiences with new local companies seems like the best of both worlds.

    Thanks.

  10. I enjoy both kinds of post as well, and I agree with Stan’s thinking. I’d suggest just setting your standards on what startups are worth covering, and then cover as many good companies as you can find (rather than shooting for a specific mix of posts). I expect there will continue to be a growing number of interesting startups worth following out there this year — looking forward to your take on them.

  11. I vote for staying the course!

    While I’m not from Colorado, the posts are always interesting (and I also agree with Mr. Feld – when you add your $0.02 they’re even better); however, I do love the thoughts/observations/insight that you provide.

  12. Agree with most of the other comments above.

    I’d list in order of preference:

    1) words of wisdom and observations regd startups, what works, what doesn’t, stuff others don’t write about (especially stuff like “Well everyone knows about that – right?”)

    2) new buzz about local CO company (doesn’t even have 2b a startup)

    3) (hard) reviews on a startups idea/website etc..
    Its this ‘personal’ viewpoint that is part of the essence of Mr Cohen.

    Lal

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