February 2012
@mikemanh @darkpicnic #gifbomb Via: Straight Thug
Should LLC's comply with New York's publication...
safdiepllc:
[Initial Note: Not every startup founder seeks VC financing or an IPO exit. As such, depending on the specific circumstances, it may make sense for a startup to use an entity other than a c-corporation, such as a limited liability company. If you are seeking VC financing, a Delaware c-corporation is a more appropriate choice of entity.]
New York State law requires any...
Continuations: Make Your Service Underdetermined... →
continuations:
I have written previously that given the huge scale of the Internet, services that might historically have been considered a feature can now be companies. There is a critical success factor though to achieving Internet scale that I think is being widely ignored: intentionally keeping a service…
Request for Proposals: Harlem Business Incubator →
nycedc:
Mayor Bloomberg and NYCEDC today announced that the City is seeking proposals from individuals, organizations, and companies to develop, operate, and maintain a new small business incubator space in Harlem. The incubator, which will be part of the City’s network of spaces designed to…
What comes next - Union Square Ventures →
cacioppo:
One huge (massive) perk of my job is the ability to see, at a super-high level, a large number of companies. Case in point: this fall, I attended eight demo days and saw 160 companies launch.
This somehow gave me the bright idea to try to figure out the world, or where the world’s going - what better way than an accelerator-program tour to get a sense for the problems about which...
“Silicon Valley companies are realizing that New York is the place that they have...”
– Mayor Bloomberg (via nycdigital)
WatchSteve Blank gives a great interview style talk with Jessica Mah of InDinero (a YCombinator startup). Refreshingly honest, full of good lessons for first time entrepreneurs – this one is very worth the watch (or listen - you can grab the audio podcast and take it with you).
Watch
Jacob Sutton’s L.E.D. Surfer
A Night-time Snowboarding Short Lights Up the Last of the Winter Snow
“An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. Don’t be too timid and squeamish...”
– - Ralph Waldo Emerson
via swissmiss
Top five regrets of the dying
jayparkinsonmd:
nevver:
I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
I wish that I had let myself be happier.
more
Also, read The Life Reports.
WatchExcellent, super worthwhile deck on becoming an entrepreneur and sticking it out in startupland. “The 10 Mistakes I’ve Made” by Tara Hunt @missrogue
"Headstand. Shoulder-stand. Understand. Stand for...
flowyogamexico:
“… just completely boring and lazy and unimaginative, which is particularly...”
– A Brief Note On The Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Commercial | Videogum
well-said.
(via madeleinepascal)
Good Talk by Om Malik from HackFwd Build 0.8 →
hackfwd:
Om Malik is the founder of GigaOm. In this presentation from HackFwd’s Build 0.8 event, he takes a long-term perspective and talks about why startups are hard.
“We all think that startups are so cool, but there is a lot of work involved in them. [Having] seen at least 4 bubbles…
ReBlog: NYC Tech Blood Drive →
joeyevoli:
I’m reblogging my original post from back in Aug. when I started organizing the first NYC Tech Blood Drive. I’m very proud of what this blood drive has become so far, and it still has a long ways to go. I hope to see you all there.
I wrote this post to let people know why I started this drive,…
