Archive for July, 2007
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
The Social Economy is a Gift Economy
Whenever I get into a new business I study it pretty extensively. I read everything I can get my hands on and spend time with a lot of experts to be able to make new connections, form my own opinions and re-think how and why things might work once a new product or service [...]
13 Comments » - Posted in Akoha, Community, Grass Root Conversations, Social Web by austin
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Montreal Technology Map
Heri who is doing a very cool job writing MontrealTechWatch recently did two maps of the Montreal Technology Community scene. Very cool to see lot’s of friends and thanks to Heri for doing this (and for the mentions).
6 Comments » - Posted in Canada Tech Scene, Montreal by austin
Monday, July 16th, 2007
Weblo gets real funding for virtual monopoly game played with real properties
I saw the story on VentureBeat about local entrepreneur Rocky Mirza and his company Weblo raising $3.3 million from VantagePoint Venture partners.
I didn’t get Weblo at first, but I had a chance to meet with Rocky a couple of months ago and I was surprised at how much the concept makes sense. Rocky’s a [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in General by austin
Monday, July 16th, 2007
And now for something completely different…..
Despite appearances I haven’t been in hiding purposefully in recent weeks. This simple clear instructional video on hiding notwithstanding.
The day to day activities of startup life as an investor and leader of a team have made finding the time to keep up my regular style of posting difficult. I normally like to dig into a [...]
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