500 Demo Day, from an Intern’s perspective
Guest post from Aitran Doan, Choate ’12. My name is Aitran and I’ve spent my freshmen fall interning with TrustCloud. I learned aboutRead More
Where did you come from, where did you go
I was at dinner with 80 or so batchmates from 500 Startups last night, and with half of them coming from overseasRead More
The 500 Start Ups Dogfood: Try it!
Part of the experience of 500 Start Ups is discovering new ideas and processes that other batchmates have blazed the trail on. AndRead More
I am shocked, shocked that there is big data going on i
“So, the NSA has been snooping the data at most of the big Silicon Valley tech titans, who snoop the data of mostRead More
An Entrepreneur’s Diet: Ramen & PBJ
Being an entrepreneur is a lumpy business at best. And while I’ve written extensively about the mortality rate (95%), I’ve never written about how hardRead More
On Mentoring and Trust / When Someone looks up to you
I recently read “On Raising Boys” and it brought out some very interesting points that I think apply to start-ups as well. OneRead More
SWSX: Live in the Future, Build What’s Missing.
I hadn’t been to Austin for SX for awhile, and the differences are palpable. Each of these observations deserve a post on theirRead More
Adieu, Twinkies. Au Revior HoHo. Can America consume le
Only in America would people violently trample each other for discounts, exactly one day after being thankful for what they already have. @brett summedRead More
Dow 14,000 rings hollow for America: Main Street needs
I just flew over America again. I went to LA and was pitched in the Palisades Room at the Santa Monica Fairmont forRead More
2011 in a tweet
Here’s one way to wrap up 2011: World 2011in<140: ArabSpring Tsunami Wedding(Royal,Kim) Osama DSK Jobs(Steve,austerity) Riots Floods OWS PepperSpray Mobile! Me 2011in<140: Wedding (mine) New JobsRead More