startup + video

StartPad Countdown lecture will be streaming live tonight at 6:30pm (Google Analytics).

Quoted: StartPad Countdown @ Ustream.TV: StartPad Countdown monthly lectures for software startup. Education,Technology,Information Technology

Presentations from Startup School 08.

I am a sucker for entrepreneurship-oriented reality shows. Start-Up Junkies Season 1 is about the evolution of a Seattle-based startup, Earth Class Mail. Accordingly, there are lots of familiar names, sites, experiences, etc. You can watch it for free on Hulu.

In Episode 2, they mention how Ignition Partners had cold feet but eventually participated (to the tune of $6M) in the $16M round.

As for the idea itself, I think they have the same problem as Netflix. Just as DVDs will eventually be replaced by streaming video, most mail-based communication will be (is already being) replaced by digital communication.

Unrelated note: Ron, the CEO, is a CMU CS/ECE grad.

David is my HERO! Anyone interested in starting a business (esp. web 2.0 business) should listen to this talk and take it to heart. Going for the big-payday right out of the gate really seems kind of ridiculous in light of what he's saying.

Quoted: David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the Ruby on Rails framework and Partner at 37Signals gives insight into creating a profitable startup company.

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The App Engine video is now live. Shows implementation of a simple guest book application.

Quoted: This video introduces developers to building apps on Google App Engine. For more in-depth information and deep-dive technical sessions, come to Google I/O, G...

Channel 9 interview with the PlentyOfFish founder.

Quoted: Have you ever met someone who is simply amazing? Well I have and that someone is Markus Frind. A few years ago he was just another victim of the .com bust in Vancouver BC. An ASP developer he decided he needed to learn ASP.NET so he created a dating site called PlentyOfFish.com

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Almost as good as "White and Nerdy". Must-see for Web 2.0 entrepreneurs.

Videos of past Seattle Tech Startup Meetings.

Quoted: Marcus spends about two hours a day in his underwear managing a free dating website that gets twelve billion page views a year. He is the only employee, and he only has one server. And by the way, he makes $5-6 million/year with Google ads.
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I’ve moderated many panels in my time, and if I had to choose one that entrepeneurs should watch, this is it.