Comments for Angels and Pinheads

Comment on Me and my meme by Tom

Tom — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:57:55 +0000

That was a Superbowl commercial a few years back… and it’s always been one of my favorites. Thanks for finding it for me again.

Comment on Me and my meme by Claire Murchie

Claire Murchie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:16:45 +0000

Priceless… thanks for sharing. Have been enjoying these posts immensely.

Comment on Open, Sez Me by Kevin Johansen

Kevin Johansen — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:04:44 +0000

Last I checked, Reid Hoffman was the “the most sought after” angel investor in the world.

Good luck to Jason, though. I’m guessing the entrepreneurial community would love to have a bunch of angels tied for 1st.

I’m also looking forward to seeing how OAF performs relative to other angel networks – how many co’s screened present, how many presenting co’s get funding, how much they invest in those co’s, how those co’s do post the investment, etc. – and also what those co’s learn through the screening process & beyond, and how it helps them grow.

This begs the question: Does OAF aggregate and report performance data? And if not, does it plan to?

I’ll try and find out…

Best,
Kevin

Comment on The Job Engine by Kevin Johansen

Kevin Johansen — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:51:55 +0000

The math on this from the SBA is NO new net jobs from corporations w/ 500 or more employees for the last DECADE.

So why are we bailing out Wall St. co’s again?

Entrepreneurship isn’t a small sub-sector of the larger economy. It IS the economy.

Best,
Kevin

Comment on The Tantalizing, Titillating, Coin-Operated VC Revue! by smurchie

smurchie — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:06:26 +0000

Thanks!

Comment on The Tantalizing, Titillating, Coin-Operated VC Revue! by Whit Ford

Whit Ford — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:52:19 +0000

Spelling police here… next to last paragraph, next to last line should perhaps be “breathe:”?

Comment on The Tantalizing, Titillating, Coin-Operated VC Revue! by smurchie

smurchie — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:22:42 +0000

No doubt the VCs are not being compensated – didn’t mean to imply they were. But the appearance is that the entrepreneur is being charged for the privilege of meeting them, which doesn’t look good for anyone. EBC and other groups can accomplish this without the stigma of charging for the 1:1s.

Comment on The Tantalizing, Titillating, Coin-Operated VC Revue! by David Cohen

David Cohen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:09:06 +0000

I doubt the VC in question is getting paid. More likely just be used unwittingly. First Round Capital offers one on on sessions, as do most good VCs, at no charge. Brad Feld does open office hours that anyone can sign up for. You’re right – you’re crazy to pay for this unless you simply want to support the non-profit.

Comment on Open, Sez Me by smurchie

smurchie — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:52:13 +0000

Hey David -

I didn’t know you were heading out to LA until after I posted first pass – would have held fire! But after I saw your announcement I posted an update: sounds like the evening unrolled really well. I like the beer-sip tradition.

thanks!

Comment on Open, Sez Me by David Cohen

David Cohen — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:33:48 +0000

As an attendee in LA last night, I can attest that there was no “evening entertainment”. I agree – that happens alot, and I mentioned it in my post before reading yours (http://www.davidgcohen.com/2010/01/15/open-angel-forum-colorado-bound/). It wasn’t like that all. We all ate together (no side tables for entrepreneurs). Read my post about how comfortable they seemed. It’s a testament to the lack of BS in the way Jason put this together, and I intend to follow it in Colorado in our chapter of OAF. Thanks for the thoughts!