tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:49:28 +0000"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." - Albert Einsteinhttp://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)Blogger611253235http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifCupOfStartuphttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-4656583683756290425Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:42:00 +00002009-09-16T20:02:53.074+03:00VentureInvitation to discussionMisguided ThinkingStartup RulesStartupThinking Business[by Vivek Wadhwa - TechCrunch ]Research that my team conducted, based on a survey of 549 entrepreneurs in high-growth industries, showed that the average founder of a high-growth company launched his venture at age 40. We also learned that these founders are likely to be married and have two or more kids. They typically have six to ten years of work experience and real-world ideas. They simply http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/R8OiYDQ2J7U/wht-is-right-age-to-found-venture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=R8OiYDQ2J7U:P173Z0ZBPu8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=R8OiYDQ2J7U:P173Z0ZBPu8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=R8OiYDQ2J7U:P173Z0ZBPu8:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/R8OiYDQ2J7U" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/09/wht-is-right-age-to-found-venture.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-504447363250555668Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:35:00 +00002009-09-06T20:47:30.836+03:00[ By Matthew Moore - Telegraph.co.uk ]...Your lunchbreakDid you leave your desk today? Or snaffle a sandwich while sending a few personal emails and checking the price of a week in Istanbul?...Interesting article and discussion even more ... >>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/QwjUm2lDkSc/50-things-that-are-being-killed-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=QwjUm2lDkSc:uMUZbeMh6Us:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=QwjUm2lDkSc:uMUZbeMh6Us:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=QwjUm2lDkSc:uMUZbeMh6Us:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/QwjUm2lDkSc" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/09/50-things-that-are-being-killed-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-1456977561586729316Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:08:00 +00002009-08-31T19:14:38.122+03:00Startup RulesStartup[By Nigel Eccles - Hubdub Ltd]You know the story. A group of friends come up with an amazing product idea, lock themselves away, code like demons, eat pizza, drink coffee and several months later come out with a prototype. The prototype is good enough to convince some investors, they raise money, build the full product, launch it, users love it, product gets traction, acquirers circle and then http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/vN2Okp9uKrs/long-lost-formula-for-start-up-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=vN2Okp9uKrs:FGrwpb4SY54:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=vN2Okp9uKrs:FGrwpb4SY54:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=vN2Okp9uKrs:FGrwpb4SY54:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/vN2Okp9uKrs" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/08/long-lost-formula-for-start-up-success.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-4131760064633190759Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:55:00 +00002009-08-14T01:10:26.449+03:00VentureStartup IdeaInterestingStartupVChttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/wqlhasmNyQU/tool-for-building-your-elevator-pitch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=wqlhasmNyQU:rvQ4D9xDh_s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=wqlhasmNyQU:rvQ4D9xDh_s:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=wqlhasmNyQU:rvQ4D9xDh_s:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/wqlhasmNyQU" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/08/tool-for-building-your-elevator-pitch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-9220602913226336798Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:18:00 +00002009-08-03T19:26:27.102+03:00Startup IdeaInvestorsInterestingSeedMisguided ThinkingStartup RulesStartupMiscellaneousWeb 2.0[ by Roi Carthy - Techcrunch.com ]...the fact of the matter is that female entrepreneurs are a rare breed. Let’s all try a mental game together… How many female startup CEO’s can you name off the top of your head? I am embarrassed to say that I have trouble coming up with more than a handful, but I don’t think I am alone.Here’s what I find strange about all this: I speak to VC’s and private http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/frnoA6pTef0/three-israeli-femme-preneurs-to-keep.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=frnoA6pTef0:dTsZFV_PJG4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=frnoA6pTef0:dTsZFV_PJG4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=frnoA6pTef0:dTsZFV_PJG4:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/frnoA6pTef0" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/08/three-israeli-femme-preneurs-to-keep.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-3803100760181562788Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:19:00 +00002009-07-22T20:29:24.825+03:00InterestingBloggingMisguided ThinkingJob HuntingStartup RulesStartupMiscellaneousThinking BusinessOfftopic[ By Guy Kawasaki - Alltop.com ]1. How much money do you have in the bank?2. What is your net outflow per month?3. What is the post-money valuation of your last round?4. What can you do that your competitors cannot?5. What can your competitors do that you cannot?6. Who are your investors?7. Who is on your board of directors?8. Has anyone in the engineering team actually shipped a product?9. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/2ySjxCsblBE/10-questions-to-ask-before-you-join.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=2ySjxCsblBE:tiFtdW_R368:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=2ySjxCsblBE:tiFtdW_R368:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=2ySjxCsblBE:tiFtdW_R368:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/2ySjxCsblBE" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/07/10-questions-to-ask-before-you-join.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-6195645572040509821Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:20:00 +00002009-07-20T22:30:40.099+03:00Invitation to discussionInterestingStartup RulesMiscellaneousThinking BusinessWanted[By Dharmesh Shah - onstartups.com]The single most important attribute that many startups look for in recruits is that they get stuff done. You can be the most brilliant engineer/marketer/whatever on the planet, but if you don’t have a tendency to get a lot of stuff done, you’re not an attractive recruit. The reason is obvious and simple — but I’ll tell you anyways. Startups are a grand exercisehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/n5b3OjpR0-Q/tips-for-landing-that-startup-dream-job.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=n5b3OjpR0-Q:StSHvkw1GTM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=n5b3OjpR0-Q:StSHvkw1GTM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=n5b3OjpR0-Q:StSHvkw1GTM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/n5b3OjpR0-Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/07/tips-for-landing-that-startup-dream-job.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-5304267702661330554Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:03:00 +00002009-07-20T22:31:47.815+03:00VentureBloggingMiscellaneousIn this interview, Avner discusses the future of TV, the importance of interface design to building a successful product and why Sacha Baron Cohen might be a likely candidate to transform the media’s approach to online. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/nGif6Cl5OKQ/avner-ronen-of-boxee-on-unpacking-way.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=nGif6Cl5OKQ:Y4czSgfGbIk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=nGif6Cl5OKQ:Y4czSgfGbIk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=nGif6Cl5OKQ:Y4czSgfGbIk:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/nGif6Cl5OKQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/07/avner-ronen-of-boxee-on-unpacking-way.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-4963496217334624789Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:36:00 +00002009-07-08T22:56:49.217+03:00Invitation to discussionInterestingBloggingMisguided ThinkingStartup RulesStartupMiscellaneousSurfing and reading today about Startups I have found very good comment, I've liked very much and offer to yours attention: Choosing the people on your core founding team (first four or so) is an important factor in success. They need to be smart, energetic and committed. It helps if they can fill multiple roles at the same time (sell, write software, deliver services and invoice). I like to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/CH9QDAT-tJ0/startup-is-like-rock-and-roll-band.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=CH9QDAT-tJ0:tDKUvHbjWjU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=CH9QDAT-tJ0:tDKUvHbjWjU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=CH9QDAT-tJ0:tDKUvHbjWjU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/CH9QDAT-tJ0" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/07/startup-is-like-rock-and-roll-band.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-8671069706615466793Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:00 +00002009-07-01T21:42:10.356+03:00VentureAngelInvestorsSeedStartup[By Chris Morris, Entrepreneur Corner]Video interview: Wendy Lea has worked as a bootstrap entrepreneur, corporate executive, and angel investor over the last 25 years. She joined GetSatisfaction.com as CEO in February. Lea is also the founder of The Chatham Group and an angel investor. Of particular interest to entrepreneurs are her thoughts on what she looks for when deciding where to invest http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/JvnLanw7IF4/want-to-get-funding-its-all-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=JvnLanw7IF4:yZ-iqGvPFNo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=JvnLanw7IF4:yZ-iqGvPFNo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=JvnLanw7IF4:yZ-iqGvPFNo:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/JvnLanw7IF4" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/07/want-to-get-funding-its-all-about.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-7938055344043287467Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:35:00 +00002009-06-14T22:51:15.034+03:00VentureInvestorsFunding RoundStartup RulesStartupMiscellaneousThinking BusinessVCWanted[By holyexposures.com]At the meeting we heard from one VC, Blumberg Capital, who specializes in seed round investments of internet companies.The partner of the firm who spoke, Bruce Tarragin, said that they were closing a deal in Tel Aviv now, and had already closed another deal earlier this quarter. The Capital Market Bulls ReturnThere had been several months, since last October, with virtually http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/U-BuLdcsDno/in-continue-to-precious-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=U-BuLdcsDno:0cVWUgLlb5M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=U-BuLdcsDno:0cVWUgLlb5M:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=U-BuLdcsDno:0cVWUgLlb5M:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/U-BuLdcsDno" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/06/in-continue-to-precious-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-795931469269916749Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:10:00 +00002009-06-11T12:15:29.683+03:00VentureAngelInvestorsInterestingSeedStartupMiscellaneousIsraelVC[By VCCafe.com]Despite the exit drought, more Israeli start ups have reported to recieve venture rounds from the last 60 days. You’ll notice the common thread: lots of private investor involvement and almost always participation of the previous investors as well.Read more: >>> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/mPmb3ipIT4w/sell-high-buy-low-israeli-start-ups-get.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=mPmb3ipIT4w:pNRuSXFHCgM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=mPmb3ipIT4w:pNRuSXFHCgM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=mPmb3ipIT4w:pNRuSXFHCgM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/mPmb3ipIT4w" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/06/sell-high-buy-low-israeli-start-ups-get.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-3526709681657777598Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:42:00 +00002009-06-10T20:50:24.743+03:00VentureAngelInvestorsStartup RulesThinking BusinessVC[By CNN Money]Looking for funding for your big idea? Follow our 10-point guide to landing the right investors."The entrepreneur is the Pied Piper of a company," says Chip Hazard, general partner at Boston-based Flybridge Capital Partners. "We want an articulate, passionate CEO who can excite others - employees, customers, business partners." Flybridge joined the syndicate that backed Goby http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/jRyOLwehXJI/10-steps-to-catch-vc-cash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=jRyOLwehXJI:EroR2VTMna8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=jRyOLwehXJI:EroR2VTMna8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=jRyOLwehXJI:EroR2VTMna8:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/jRyOLwehXJI" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/06/10-steps-to-catch-vc-cash.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-7934042236125873807Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:05:00 +00002009-06-09T11:08:09.950+03:00MiscellaneousJokeOfftopicNO COMENTS...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/MwSj0kPVq58/pepsi-saves-israel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=MwSj0kPVq58:eTZCBTIQeb0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=MwSj0kPVq58:eTZCBTIQeb0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=MwSj0kPVq58:eTZCBTIQeb0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/MwSj0kPVq58" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/06/pepsi-saves-israel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-6169987473665595979Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:04:00 +00002009-06-06T23:18:39.451+03:00Startup IdeaAngelInvestorsEconomyMiscellaneousVC[By David Lawsky and Anupreeta Das]"It's an opportunity for an entrepreneur to get a little bit of liquidity and ... for a venture capitalist to either show that these companies have some real value to them or to sell some."Venture capitalists invest in fledgling companies and hope to make a return several times that investment by taking the company public or selling it to a larger http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/u_59q6msrI8/draper-helps-take-companies-prublic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=u_59q6msrI8:dXyKIbLw4Jk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=u_59q6msrI8:dXyKIbLw4Jk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=u_59q6msrI8:dXyKIbLw4Jk:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/u_59q6msrI8" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/06/draper-helps-take-companies-prublic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-675301112920314044Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:16:00 +00002009-04-24T21:39:04.881+03:00InterestingMisguided ThinkingMiscellaneousOfftopicLooks like Internet community is growing up...Posters on the wall, teen magazines, boom boxes playing the same stupid songs over and over again (automatically!) - that's not a sustainable situation, by definition. That's teenage living and that's what MySpace built its huge site on. Just like being a teenager, MySpace is something that most people grow out of. Today marked an important point in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/QUvwc5s6lxk/does-anyone-still-have-myspace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=QUvwc5s6lxk:00zvj6eRmKs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=QUvwc5s6lxk:00zvj6eRmKs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=QUvwc5s6lxk:00zvj6eRmKs:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/QUvwc5s6lxk" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/04/does-anyone-still-have-myspace.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-3533731168624409432Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:22:00 +00002009-04-20T20:36:38.221+03:00InvestorsInvitation to discussionSeedMisguided ThinkingStartup RulesMiscellaneousThinking BusinessVCThe journey to find these ideas has taken me from inventors’ basements, to obscure research labs, to, in one case, a smoky Milwaukee bowling alley renowned for its fried Twinkies. With a lot of hard work and a little luck that journey ends on the floor of a stock exchange, witnessing a company you helped build go public. It’s a helluva ride.Great article by Adam Grosser with interesting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/s_FKq7lJ7bs/venture-capital-under-attack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=s_FKq7lJ7bs:_u-Yf882a6Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=s_FKq7lJ7bs:_u-Yf882a6Y:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=s_FKq7lJ7bs:_u-Yf882a6Y:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/s_FKq7lJ7bs" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/04/venture-capital-under-attack.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-3219900211869073903Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-04-17T16:05:54.595+03:00MiscellaneousJokeOfftopicVCNot for Kids!!!Do not try this at home!!!For GURUs only... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/oLLIiXiMrdY/we-will-miss-you-yossi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=oLLIiXiMrdY:bVOnXJgOMCc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=oLLIiXiMrdY:bVOnXJgOMCc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=oLLIiXiMrdY:bVOnXJgOMCc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/oLLIiXiMrdY" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/04/we-will-miss-you-yossi.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-2924656776695786728Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:08:00 +00002009-04-14T01:05:16.778+03:00Startup IdeaInterestingBloggingMisguided ThinkingStartupMiscellaneousThinking BusinessOfftopicI have grown up…:-)Still enjoying my spring holiday till 18/04/2009.Just a couple interesting talks I like to share with you:By David Pogue: and Brody Kenrick: No comments, just see and enjoy - the sky is the limit ...Have a great holidays!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/tgqNKsph7-c/today-my-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=tgqNKsph7-c:mWBIZvqGw74:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=tgqNKsph7-c:mWBIZvqGw74:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=tgqNKsph7-c:mWBIZvqGw74:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/tgqNKsph7-c" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/04/today-my-birthday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-3206090215085358559Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:51:00 +00002009-03-23T22:59:25.225+02:00BloggingMiscellaneousIsraelOfftopicFunny article found by my “radar” - does generalize on Israelis…Working with IsraelisThe first step in working with Israelis is understanding what motivates them.The biggest influence on the shaping the Israeli way-of -thought is the Israeli army.Everyone in Israel joins the army at the age of 18 and leaves the army 3 years later (2 years for women).This experience shapes the future employee workhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/a8Tfl6hNCUg/funny-article-found-by-my-radar-does.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=a8Tfl6hNCUg:RxAMF4fAwrU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=a8Tfl6hNCUg:RxAMF4fAwrU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=a8Tfl6hNCUg:RxAMF4fAwrU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/a8Tfl6hNCUg" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/03/funny-article-found-by-my-radar-does.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-4620510807485579147Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:00:00 +00002009-03-22T22:22:18.993+02:00InterestingMisguided ThinkingStartup RulesStartupMiscellaneousThinking BusinessBut it is not the rule ...Not all failures are equal, explains William H. Davidow, a founding partner in the venture capital firm Mohr Davidow Ventures. A company might fail because its timing was bad or because the entrepreneur was a poor manager. Mr. Davidow, who says he would have expected “a higher follow-on success rate for the failed entrepreneurs,” says that an entrepreneur who has failed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/Wgw3UmvgguQ/failure-is-just-part-of-path-to-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=Wgw3UmvgguQ:1RYQmxs1ixs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=Wgw3UmvgguQ:1RYQmxs1ixs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=Wgw3UmvgguQ:1RYQmxs1ixs:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/Wgw3UmvgguQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/03/failure-is-just-part-of-path-to-success.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-670209478683500483Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:31:00 +00002009-03-16T21:35:11.693+02:00InterestingOfftopichttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/GB1-i3ygKQ0/did-you-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=GB1-i3ygKQ0:FQLx3GnUyC0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=GB1-i3ygKQ0:FQLx3GnUyC0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=GB1-i3ygKQ0:FQLx3GnUyC0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/GB1-i3ygKQ0" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/03/did-you-know.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-272377224071114595Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:55:00 +00002009-03-13T02:06:08.527+02:00VentureInvitation to discussionMisguided ThinkingStartup RulesStartupMiscellaneousStart-up, or any other business beginning – is a hard under pressure work, very limited in time frame, so only highly professionally crew have chances to success. Therefore looking back to my personal experience, - I think it is safer to go into business with a work colleague than with a friend. Even you know what you're getting in to - starting a business with a mate may sound like a good idea, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/0PQhllFH_xk/trust-but-verify-or-why-things-goes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=0PQhllFH_xk:4M349E0xnTs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=0PQhllFH_xk:4M349E0xnTs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=0PQhllFH_xk:4M349E0xnTs:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/0PQhllFH_xk" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/03/trust-but-verify-or-why-things-goes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-3180094122598006286Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:25:00 +00002009-03-07T16:14:46.520+02:00Last time I am very busy being precipitate in couple projects, but still scanning news about Israeli start-ups and technology news. Lot of them I have missed in publishing here… Looks like entrepreneurs are much stronger in "tumultuous times" and not likes to give-up… So, I feel good seeing new ventures are being backed, new rounds are still existing … Investors steel looking for new start-ups … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/yIV2L2quNlM/israel-web-tour-seeks-hot-new-tech.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=yIV2L2quNlM:rv1i0XtxgB8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=yIV2L2quNlM:rv1i0XtxgB8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=yIV2L2quNlM:rv1i0XtxgB8:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/yIV2L2quNlM" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/03/israel-web-tour-seeks-hot-new-tech.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147458103562979693.post-3974182149934573978Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:06:00 +00002009-02-14T00:41:59.780+02:00philanthropyBill GatesMisguided ThinkingOfftopicI like to offer to your attention "Talk by Bill Gates: How I'm trying to change the world now"Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world's biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy. In a passionate and, yes, funny 18 minutes, he asks us to consider two big questions and how we might answer them. I believe Bill Gates is not only intended to talk about these two problems, what he is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~3/HGM1aYk35Dg/education-is-key-to-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coffee Bean)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=HGM1aYk35Dg:XQ_gxaWL8k0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=HGM1aYk35Dg:XQ_gxaWL8k0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?a=HGM1aYk35Dg:XQ_gxaWL8k0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CupOfStartup?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CupOfStartup/~4/HGM1aYk35Dg" height="1" width="1"/>http://cupofstartup.blogspot.com/2009/02/education-is-key-to-success.html