Whoa…I just noticed some slick Halloween icons float thru my twitter feed and chased down these tweets from J. Adam Moore: “Whoa, I just shat a bunch of halloween icons all over my twitter page. 18 minutes ago from web 19 minutes ago from web 20 minutes ago from webI feel like 21 minutes ago [...]
Florida Venture Blog
by Dan Rua…just a VC, living vicariously thru entrepreneurs…
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Oct 23
Free Money for Life Science Entrepreneurs
Guest Post by: Mike Schmitt, MD Life Science Analyst and Editor of the Florida BioDatabase Mike can be reached at M2Schmitt@aol.com “Free Money” for life science entrepreneurs with up to $100,000 in cash and services! Now that I have your full attention (I had to get a “hook” in there somewhere—the money may not be [...]
Oct 22
Google TAC Deception and Marketplace Margins
Google’s better-than-expected 3rd Quarter earnings last week was welcome news to a nervous market and a valley on the verge of panic. There was a lot of juicy data to dig into, but one Q&A that caught my eye was: Q: A little more clarification to improvement in margins. Was that through better AdSense deals, [...]
Oct 21
Cool Graphics Chips, Thanks to Celsia NanoSpreaders
“Celsia Tehnologies is developing new coolers that will send conventional heat-pipe technology into oblivion” I like the sound of that, and it’s not even my words. They’re from Theo Valich, who reviewed the recent partnership announced between AMD and Inflexion portfolio company Celsia. The announcement was also covered by Anton Shilov at X-bit labs. Celsia [...]
Oct 20
Performance Marketing for Blogs, IZEA Innovates Again
When I first invested into IZEA, I liked the parallel between Google’s sponsored search (pioneered by GoTo/Overture) and IZEA’s sponsored content. Google’s sponsored search pays for all the other cool free stuff they offer, and is the foundation for much of the internet ecosystem — it’s arguably the most successful online business model to date. [...]
Oct 09
SEBIO Update: Florida Catches North Carolina
Guest Post by: Mike Schmitt, MD Life Science Analyst and Editor of the Florida BioDatabase Mike can be reached at M2Schmitt@aol.com Florida is ready to make a good impression at the upcoming Southeast BIO (SEBIO) Conference to be held on December 4-5, 2008 in Palm Beach. SEBIO is a non-profit public/private partnership to promote [...]
Oct 09
Jim Kukral Cracks Me Up
I’ve followed Jim Kukral since well before he called one of my entrepreneurs a f*cking marketing genius, and really enjoy his unique blend of social media advice and humor. As I was reading his “Do Not Give Up” post for entrepreneurs, I noticed this subscribe banner on the bottom. The man is funny… Let’s get to [...]
Oct 08
Make Sure You ‘Get’ This Memo
A couple memos are making the rounds today that are worth sharing. Uber-angel Ron Conway and Sequoia both delivered portfolio-wide guidance to raise money sooner (if possible), cut expenses ASAP and survive (forget about thrive). The only no-BS color I’ll provide is that during the tech bubble, West coast firms felt this pain about 3-4 [...]
Oct 03
What Should Entrepreneurs Look For in Company Counsel?
During a talk today with Dave Felman at UF’s Law School (Professor Danny Sokol‘s class), a student asked what I look for in venture capital counsel. It was a good question, and the answer for me is similar to what I’d recommend for entrepreneurs vetting company counsel. Although good lawyers come in many packages, there [...]
Oct 02
Burnham Institute
Guest Post by: Mike Schmitt, MD Life Science Analyst and Editor of the Florida BioDatabase Mike can be reached at M2Schmitt@aol.com As a follow up to last week’s post (Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment) I wanted to mention that the meeting gave me a chance to meet some of the Florida Burnham staff and get acquainted with [...]
