Great turnout at the Start@Spark entrepreneur event last night...
Great turnout at the Start@Spark entrepreneur event last night in Kendall Square. Great to meet new folks, catch up with old friends and colleagues, and see the energy in the local entrepreneur...
View ArticleThe War between Free and Pay
todddagres: There are clear signs that the content distributors (MSOs, Telcos, Wireless) are making careful little plans to limit the distribution of rich content (video being the main item) over the...
View ArticleSupport Massachusetts House Bill 1794
bijan: If you live here in Massachusetts then I encourage you to write and call your local state representative and tell them you support Massachusetts House Bill 1794. This is the bill that would end...
View ArticleIn a startup, sometimes it best to start at the end and work backwards
bijan: Most of our investments are early stage. For these startups, our investment will not bring the company to cash flow break even. And many times our initial investment will not even bring the...
View ArticleMBAs vs. Entrepreneurs: Who Has the Right Stuff for Tough Times? - Bill...
MBAs vs. Entrepreneurs: Who Has the Right Stuff for Tough Times? - Bill Taylor - HarvardBusiness.org
View ArticleOur Areas of Focus At Spark
It has been six weeks since our launch and we have been very pleased with the response we have received and the excitement of entrepreneurs about Start@Spark. One question that we are often asked is...
View ArticleContent owners will get paid if they open up all the way
bijan: There are a few ways online content is paid for today. Advertising. Subscription. Pay per download or use. There are others forms of monetization making inroads but these are the big three at...
View ArticleWhy We Think Education is Ripe for Innovation
Education is one of the broad themes we are hoping to pursue with Start@Spark. It’s an area that we think has huge potential to be transformed by technology, and where the lessons learned in the...
View ArticleGet REAL- time
todddagres: I had an interesting conversation last week about the media and entertainment landscape with a guy that advises people running the major media and new media companies. We discussed the...
View ArticleBeware of the complicated deal
bijan: At this point I’ve done my share of deals of all sizes and shapes - equity, partnerships, licensing, JVs, etc. There is one rule I like to follow that I’ve learned the hard way. Beware of the...
View ArticleWe held an entreprenuer event in New York on Wed night this...
We held an entreprenuer event in New York on Wed night this week. It was a great time - tons of energy and an excellent crowd of entrepreneurs, media executives, and portfolio company founders. Lots...
View ArticleWhat's most important: features, schedule or vision?
bijan: I learned a lot of valuable lessons working with Steve Perlman at WebTV Networks and Moxi Digital. If you worked or met with Steve you would easily agree with me that his passion is nothing but...
View ArticleDon't paint with a broad brush in this downturn
bijan: We are still in an marco economic mess. I’m not going to pretend to predict when we will get out of it. But there is something very familiar about this down turn as the last downturn. There are...
View ArticleRevised Non-Compete legislation doesn't go far enough
bijan: My partners and I have been pushing to end the use of employee non-compete agreements for some time now. We passionately believe in this issue and back in late 2007 I wrote that we should end...
View ArticlePlanning a Great Business
A big chunk of a VC’s day is spent evaluating new businesses for the first time. These interactions take a variety of formats. Sometimes, it’s an executive summary or powerpoint presentation that has...
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Let's not confuse non-compete agreements with trade secret agreements
bijan: As many folks know, I am strongly against employee non-compete agreements. Unfortunately, such agreements are the status quo in the State of MA and are widely used & enforced. I believe they...
View Articlebijan sabet: Startups & the product roadmap
bijan sabet: Startups & the product roadmap: In early stage startups, it’s not particularly helpful to obsess about long term financial projections - especially the revenue projections because we...
View ArticleTodd Dagres Tumblog: Help Wanted
Todd Dagres Tumblog: Help Wanted: A blight looms on the horizon. An engineering talent blight to be exact. The bumper crop of consumer internet seeds and start-ups cropping up around the country (with...
View Articlebijan sabet: A guest post about joining a startup
bijan sabet: A guest post about joining a startup : I’ve never had a guest post on my blog before. But I’m thrilled to start with this one. It’s a great story about determination & passion and it’s...
View Articlebijan sabet: ExtensionFM
bijan sabet: ExtensionFM: I’ve been using ExtensionFM almost every day since it first came out in private beta several months ago. It’s a simple, lightweight, amazing web service that organizes all the...
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