Good morning, All,

Speaking of independence, make sure to read the first post – yes, the telcos and cable companies are at it again (and we won’t even get into the internet kill switch) trying to control what you do online. FYI, there is a category for small businesses and from what we’ve been told, the prizes are going to be great. They want authentic users voices and hoping some of you out there decide to go for it and showcase your talents. Jacob. For one. And you Cali-based members – we know some of you work in entertainment.

Since the week following July 4th is the biggest vacation week of the year (true), we’ll most likely only do one mailing next week. Some of you have asked us to hold off on your posts until after that anyway but we know that the startup world (almost) never takes off – or sleeps – so happy to accommodate anyone and everyone we can – where and when possible.

Congratulation to Paul Lewis (http://www.startmeup-ny.com/) who has successfully posted here and whose new venture was just written up in the Westchester County Business Journal: http://bit.ly/cpYWJ9

Don’t forget that today is Social Media Day (again) and go to http://www.meetup.com/mashable/ for the event near you. Mashable is giving away a Sony Dash. For more information on how to win, please visit http://bit.ly/cBi2C5. They’ll pick and announce the winner today!

In NYC:
6.00-8.30
The Mean Fiddler
West 47th Street New York, NY

We want to wish you all a wonderful and safe Independence Day, and before you take off for points unknown – or not – no worries: help is on the way…

Good morning, All,

Ok, a few weeks ago, SAI reported that NYC VCs were outpacing SV VCs in investments. Yesterday, they reported that the Valley’s day in the sun is over, thanks to two angel investors from Chicago who helped found Groupon and Mediabank. If you’d like to read on: http://bit.ly/agcJMV And they’re looking for more investments. Midwest-based members, definitely worth a read.

Speaking of angels, and since Thursday seems to be becoming the

different-kind-of-help day, here’s a list of the top angel investors in the

world: http://angel.co.

This last item is just for fun and nothing wrong with a bit of fun: We

shared the Boxee story with you on Tuesday, and for those of you who need

(even) more encouragement, this is in the vein of VCs who’ve blown it big

time (shocking, we know, to hear that VCs are not infallible). It’s the

Bessemer anti-portfolio: the companies in which they did not invest, whose

phenomenal success, in Bessemer’s words, “inspires us in our ongoing

endeavors to build growing businesses. Or, to put it another way: if we had

invested in any of these companies, we might not still be working.” If you

don’t have time to follow the link, their ‘what were we thinking, or

smoking’ list includes Apple Computer, Ebay, Google and HP. To name a few.

HATE that: http://bit.ly/CbTv

Finally, kudos to list member Richie Hecker for shaking up the tech world a

bit last week with his purchase of Bebo from AOL. He’s been a bit too busy

to report it himself.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone, and in the meantime, help is on the way…

Good morning, All, and seriously. We heard a story last week – and no, it’s
not one of those Tall Tales from the Alley. It came from a trusted source.
So, when Boxee was first pitching Fred Wilson, Fred said no. Undeterred,
what Boxee did was to update Fred monthly of their progress. Of course, the
return email was always ‘N-O.’ This went on for 18 months, until there came
that one update from Boxee, and Fred said ‘Yes!’

Which confirms what we’ve always believed since earliest childhood: that
‘No’ is an acronym and think about it. When you were a kid and your parents
said No, it was always ‘N-O, no!’ Not once did they say, ‘well, dear, of
course that’s a Yes, Y-E-S, Yes!’

Never happened.

So, I started suspecting that N-O was an acronym for ‘not ordinarily.’ And
having heard that Boxee story, well, just goes to show you that we were on
to something, yea, even at a tender age – and that entrepreneurs out there
should not be deterred by a mere acronym.

Hopefully that will serve as your Inspiration of the Week – now go out there
and do us proud!

Something new today – we’re listing events of interest in New York, Boston
and Silicon Valley, since you all are the ones we hear from the most. Other
cities? Let us know and happy to oblige, where and when we can.

Also, since it’s summer and happy summer to you – we may only do one blast a
week. Although, readership is up, we’ve noticed, so tell us what you think
and we’re happy to help twice a week through the summer, if you prefer. And
speaking of help, yes, it IS on the way…

Good morning, All, and we’ve listed some blogs that we felt you might find helpful.

Also another event deadline is coming up – with a 90% discount – so wanted to flag it, in case you might want to attend:

For nine years, Supernova has been the only conference focused on the business, technology, and policy consequences of the emerging Network Age. This year they’re launching a new kind of event, the Supernova Forum, combining the best aspects of executive, academic, and participant-organized conferences.

Here’s the best part: instead of the $2,000 price of Supernova 2009 and similar high-end conferences, you can attend Supernova Forum 2010 for only $100 if you register by June 18 .

Speakers will include thought leaders such as danah boyd (Microsoft Research) and Jeff Jarvis (BuzzMachine), influential investors Josh Kopelman (First Round Capital) and John Borthwick (Betaworks), and innovators from government Beth Noveck (United States Deputy CTO) and Allan Frank (CTO, City of Philadelphia), plus faculty experts from our partner the Wharton School, including David Hsu (Management), Eric Bradlow (Marketing), Shawndra Hill (OPIM), Ethan Mollick (Management), and Peter Fader (Marketing).

Date: July 29-30, 2010 at the Wharton School in Philadelphia, PA. Register now .

The blogs- the short list:

Brad Feld: http://www.feld.com/wp/

Fred Wilson: http://www.avc.com/

Chris Dixon: http://cdixon.org

Lawrence Lenihan: http://lawrencelenihan.wordpress.com/

Especially his Funding Bill of Rights – good one! http://bit.ly/cZ9ZNA

Hey, help comes in all sorts of forms. Speaking of which, help is on the way…

Yes, it is. As of last night and now, back to business.

Good morning, Campers and congratulations to two of our members:

Punit Shah, CEO of Zazu, a Boston-based startup that wants to turnsmartphones into your clock radio, was quote in the New

York Times last week (http://nyti.ms/bD7t4n). The app goes on sale in July and will have a variety of computer voices reading the morning headlines to you as you wake up.

Malcolm Elvey’s Turning Point: Eliot Spitzer made iTunes New & Noteworthy last week, so check it out, lucky iPad owners out there. He’s also looking for an intern, so if you’re interested, or know of someone who would be, email us at hello@startuponestop.com

We just heard about the .Co Founders Program and thought we’d share. Warning: the deadline is today.

The .CO Founders Program is an initiative designed to engage early adopters,also known as .CO Founders, to proactively develop and maintain domains with the .CO extension prior to the public launch in July 2010. This is a tremendous opportunity for applicants to secure memorable domain names and get a jump on the competition by developing their .CO domains before the

masses.

Who should participate?

The .CO Founders program is appropriate for individuals, businesses, big brands, agencies, bloggers, affiliate and Internet marketers, developers,advertisers, non-profits and entrepreneurs of every kind – anyone interested in building a brand online, launching a website, blog, or community, and

those who want get in on the next big thing.

What’s in it for you?

You get a premium, memorable domain name in the .CO space to build and develop before the rest of the world has access to register .CO domains. You get the benefit of our marketing efforts as we showcase each of our .CO Founders on our website and through other global outreach efforts.

What’s in it for them?

They get smart, talented people like you to help us to build and develop the .CO space by posting credible content on .CO domains. By having great COmpanies, COntent and COmmunities on .CO domains, we can better promote the .CO extension and awareness of this exciting, new opportunity in online

branding.

For more information/application:

http://www.cointernet.co/domain/become-co-founder

EVENTS:

Tuesday, June 15:

Innobeer Boston

The Kinsale, 2 Center Plaza, Boston, MA

Join innovators in Boston for beer and conversation on innovation, social media, and anything that makes innovators happy – besides the beer, of course. Cash bar and you’re welcome to bring friends as well. RSVP:http://innobeerboston.eventbrite.com/

Wednesday,June 16:

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s Entrepreneurs College

11.30-1.30

1301 Avenue of the Americas

40th floor

Life Sciences

An in-depth discussion of the issues that Life Sciences entrepreneurs should consider when starting their ventures. It’s free and register here: http://bit.ly/9emf18

6:30PM NYLUG Presents: Rob Spectre on Open Source Television with Boxee

Boxee’s free, open source, downloadable media center software is changing the way consumers experience media. Lead Apps Developer and Community Evangelist Rob Spectre will discuss Boxee’s open source heritage, hacker culture, and open API as well as answer your questions and give you a tee

shirt. RSVP: http://rsvp.nylug.org/

Thursday, June 17:

Entrepreneurs Roundtable

Hodgson Russ

1540 Broadway, 24th Floor

This month, Chip Hazard, General Partner, Flybridge Capital is the guest VC for this free event. RSVP: http://eroundtable27.eventbrite.com

Wednesday, June 23:

Agile Funding & Hiring

We are happy to announce our June 23 Job Gen iEvening – this time we will discuss ways that Agile Start-Ups can raise capital and how execs can tap into this universe for consulting, advisory and leadership positions

Once Again we invite Execs & VCs to pitch – simply send

us your resume or executive summary.

VCs and Panelists:

Ian Sigalow, Greycroft Partners, LLC

Stephen Brotman, Greenhill & Co.

Graham Lawlor, Ultralight Startups

Hosted by Alan Brody

Register Here

http://bit.ly/aCHUZN For your 30% discount code: SOSlist

Since it IS back to business, well, of course help is on the way…