Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). Mix it up with different agencies, people run out or creativity/contacts. Don’t and you might make one catastrophic mistake that leaves you in the annals of Effed Companies.

startup 304

startup entrepreneurship mix-use ventures 304

NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. We’ve got some really incredible people that have joined our team to provide that one-to-one mentorship and advice.

startup ecosystem 52

startup ecosystem mix-use advice incubation 52

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In in the early 90′s I was in my early 20′s and I programmed on mainframe computers using COBOL, CICS and DB2. By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML. There were chat rooms, discussion groups, dating, classified ads – you name it.

networking 318

networking mix-use innovation development 318

TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Can Bitcoin find its practical use case as a currency in Latin America? Business writer Gordon Pitts pinpoints 2011 as the game-changing year for the Atlantic startup scene. Each province tends to have a godfather/cheerleader who has championed local startups through investment, advice and connections.

venture capital 137

venture capital capital culture advice 137

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

I didn’t want to write it because I have mixed feelings about AngelList. My personal use. Just don’t use AngelList as a short-cut for the hard work. But to be clear, used properly there is NO downside to AngelList for entrepreneurs. 2011 is one big cocktail party all over again. A few reasons.

angel investing 267

angel investing VC mix-use entrepreneurs 267

Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. I used to think you could use convenience and common sense to predict markets. Somewhere in the mix, timing matters a great deal and first isn’t often the most significant mover advantage.

startup 180

startup pitching disruption mix-use 180

Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. ) It is trivially easy to spot a policy that uses confidence intervals rather than outcomes at the extreme.

energy 134

energy mix-use financing finance 134