ERA’s demo day: “This is not a general solicitation”!!!!!!

ERA’s demo day: “This is not a general solicitation” (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On September 25, 2013 Today ten companies from ERA’s latest accelerator class made their debut at the IAC headquarters. It’s the first demo day I’ve attended since general solicitation was sort of unofficially legalized Monday,…

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Let’s kill the demo day and replace it with a one-year reunion!!!!!!

Let’s kill the demo day and replace it with a one-year reunion (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On August 12, 2013 The accelerator bubble can solve itself quite easily: Do away with overhyped demo days for too-young companies. Anyone can put together a flashy pitchdeck in three months. Instead, why not have the programs prove the…

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Inside TimeSpace, the New York Times’ new startup accelerator!!!!!!!

Inside TimeSpace, the New York Times’ new startup accelerator (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On July 26, 2013 Like many entrepreneurs, Tarikh Korula takes pride in the standard perks of entrepreneurship: He doesn’t have a boss, a corporate cubicle, or a “real job.” It’s been seven years since he’s worked in what he…

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Brands and the user-generated photo conundrum!!!!!!

Brands and the user-generated photo conundrum (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On July 18, 2013 The concept of user-generated content has been widespread since the dawn of Web 2.0, but its only been top-of-mind for many brands very recently. That’s because social media, for brands, has evolved from something…

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Does general solicitation matter for tech startups? Not really!!!!!!!!!!!

Does general solicitation matter for tech startups? Not really (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On July 10, 2013 Today the SEC lifted the ban on general solicitation, which means investment funds and startups don’t have to raise capital in secret if they don’t want to. The rules banning general solicitation were in place long…

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VCs on the future of VC!!!!!!!

VCs on the future of VC (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On July 9, 2013 Last month, at Pandomonthly in New York, Fred Wilson offered a surprising answer to our standard penultimate question, “What is one thing you believe that no one else does?” His answer? That venture capital as we…

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Is Mayer aiming for a turnaround of Yahoo’s stock or a turnaround of the business?!!!!!!

Is Mayer aiming for a turnaround of the stock or a turnaround of the business? (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On July 4, 2013 Of course. By the time I get around to writing about a recent Yahoo acquisition, the company announces another deal. I’m going to write about Yahoo’s second-latest acquisition anyways, because Qwiki, the acquiree…

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Two startups settle patent case with ComScore as Moat continues to fight!!!!!!

Two startups settle patent case with ComScore as Moat continues to fight (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On July 2, 2013 Last August ComScore, a digital media metrics company, launched a patent infringement lawsuit against three ad-tech startups. ComScore used a set of vague patents it had argued were invalid years prior, when competitor…

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Meet Homepolish, the bootstrapped design company decorating NYC’s startup offices!!!!!!!

Meet Homepolish, the bootstrapped design company that’s decorating NYC’s startup offices (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On July 1, 2013 New York-based Homepolish has been around for a year, but it has only recently become well-known in startup circles. Part of the company’s relative anonymity is because it hasn’t raised any outside venture capital…

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Finally, Pinterest knows what it wants to be. Now how about that API?

Finally, Pinterest knows what it wants to be. Now how about that API? (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On June 25, 2013 IS PINTEREST’S API COMING? 1. WHY WE THINK SO/AKA NEWS PEG OF THE GUY. 2. PINTEREST WAS WISE TO WAIT. IT COULDN’T DO IT BEFORE BECAUSE IT DIDN’T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. IT DOES NOW- IT’S A MARKETING COMPANY. - HERE…

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