startups

Parking page for StartPad.org.

A former co-worker of mine at MS left last year to create this start up---a user-editable site for restaurants. They opened it up to the public today so sign up and check it out!

Quoted: User editable restaurants, reviews and menus. Menuism helps you take eating to the next level.

we're number 6

Some words from Tom Herman -- a co-founder in Startup.Com.

Quoted: So, first the break in. The guy who did it was caught, but by the time they knew it was him he was already in a federal facility on some other charge. As far as what I would do differently, I suggest you read "Lessons Learned" for what is an instructive admission of mistakes. They make good discussion topics for classes even though not all of them are addressed in the movie.

An old classic dredge up for fun. During the dotcom heyday, MyLackey.com CFO got a little pissed about people not being in the office at 6:45. This email was probably not well advised.

Quoted: Learn about the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription--Standard.

Reviews of internet startups.

Tony's really good blog post about bootstrapping the financing of a web 2.0 startup. I like his definition of the 3 milestones your company has to reach.

Interesting history of a "lucky" startup space in the valley. I'd be interesting to hear more about the Plug n' Play building model these guys are using for new startup rental space Can we replicate in Seattle?

Quoted: Over the years, one building in Palo Alto, Calif., has been home to some of Silicon Valley’s most successful start-ups.