Google sent me two copies of the Google Chrome comic book. It’s a beautifully printed version of the lengthy comic strip explaining Chrome that you’ve probably seen online, and it’s pretty rare. Following in the footsteps of others, this post marks the start of an auction for one of these rare Chrome comic books. TechCrunch’s …
How do you compete with the likes of CafeMom.com, MayasMom.com, MomJunction, and MothersClick.com? You guessed it, you include the dads in the message and in the solution. Irked that when he became a new father, he couldn’t find a place to interact with other new parents that wasn’t totally geared towards moms, founder Eli Mandelbaum …
My friend Ben Casnocha wrote an article which was recently published in The American called Start-Up Town. The article focuses on the rise of the entrepreneurial scene in Boulder over the last 15 years. I’m often called by would-be “catalysts” in other cities and asked how Boulder managed to successfully put itself on the map …
Ah yes, I remember blogging. Now that Techstars is over, I’m planning to really be back at it. I always go into a lull in the summer. Thanks for staying with me. 😉 So here’s my live blogging of the New Tech Meetup that happened tonight in Boulder. I’d say about 200 were in attendance …
The following is an interview with Mark Solon of Highway 12 Ventures regarding VCIR Fall, which takes place Sept 9-11 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Q. Mark, for those who don’t know you, can you introduce yourself? I’m the founder and managing partner of Highway 12 Ventures in Boise. We’re an early-stage venture firm focused on …
AOL has acquired Socialthing, a Techstars company from 2007 which built a popular digital life manager. TechCrunch, Somewhat Frank, and Mashable all have coverage of the news, as does the Techstars blog in case you want more details. Disclosure: Through Techstars, I was a small investor in Socialthing.