Startup One Stop

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. Read More...

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. Read More...

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 Read More...

Good morning, All, and our thanks to everyone who attended the event on Monday evening and an observation: the event was held at Drom, which is a club/bar in the east village and we had a great turnout. However (and not surprisingly) – a number of those present were looking for technical cofounders. And we know that techies, on balance, often need some enticement in order to step away from their screens. Suggestion: just as most bars offer specials to entice women to show up, well, you see where we’re going with this. Working on it.

Speaking of which, and we hope investors on the list are listening: we’ve been to a number of pitch events, investors’ open hours, etc. Seems to us a much better plan than the usual VC conferences where they primarily seem to talk to each other – and listen to the few finalist startups who are presenting – would be to host more informal VC pitch events. Why don’t VCs host happy hours, where people are more relaxed, and it’s much easier to talk to a potential investor – or investee – in a more casual setting. Might be a good formula: put VCs and entrepreneurs in a bar and just add water. Or some such beverage. Just a thought . We’ll work on it and if any of you have any thoughts on it – email us at hello@startuponestop.com.

Mark your calendars and we’re giving you a lot of lead time this time: next barbeque is scheduled for Bastille Day – July 14, once again sponsored by 1099partners.com and we hope to see you there. Anyway, just a head’s up and that’s then and this is now, which means, of course, that help is on the way… Read More...

Good morning, All, and seriously: there are at least half a dozen other events scheduled on any given day, at the same time. Ergo, see above. Or go to internetweekny.com and see for yourself.

I feel so much better now.

First, we do want to thank our bbq sponsors, 1099partners.com for the burgers and beer and a perfect evening. We also want to thank everyone for coming out for it and we may even do another one in the next few weeks. Stay tuned and we promise you, it won’t be this week. Read More...

Good morning, All, and yes, it does seem like (almost) every week is Internet Week in NYC, and that only the dates have been changed to deceive the clueless. The link for this one is www.internetweekny.com , and there are two events (at least) of which you should be aware:

Monday: Monday, June 7 “Find a Cofounder” http://findacofounder.eventbrite.com/

7:00 PM on, DROM, 85 Avenue A (between 5th & 6th Streets) Read More...

Good morning, All, and what better way to kick off the summer than with a bbq! Stop by for burgers and beer, courtesy of our sponsors, 1099partners.com and relax in the great outdoors before the frenzy of Internet Week next week. Yes, you also get to pitch to 1099partners.com.1099ers is a unique service that assists technology companies with senior-level, on-demand talent and support. The 1099 team are not “between job” consultants but rather executives who can execute and obtain results by leveraging their experience and vast network of contacts to help take you to the next level. For more information feel free to email them info@1099partners.com. Or, come to the barbeque!

Events:

Tuesday, June 1 – Online Marketing School (free) AOL Ventures, 770 Broadway. The first of five sessions, for entry-level marketers who want to be a VP of Marketing or CMO some day. And for founders who realize that their CTOs probably won’t be doing the marketing for the company as well. Register here: http://nextny.org/Online-Marketing-School
Wednesday, June 2, SOS barbeque – 243 West 75th Street, Suite B. Register here http://bit.ly/dycAUv or email us at hello@startuponestop.com. Startup friends are welcome, but we do need a headcount. 6.15 pm – 9.30 or so Read More...

Good morning, All, and just a reminder that we’re having a StarupOneStop.com barbeque next week, Wednesday, June 2, courtesy of our sponsors, 1099partners.com. Address is 243 West 75th Street, Suite B and do wear comfortable shoes, as it is outdoors. Come by for a beer-and-burger barbeque. $10 at the door, RSVP required and here’s the link: http://bit.ly/bS2vwh, or email us at hello@startuponestop.com. We do need a head count.

About our sponsors, 1099partners.com: 1099ers is a unique service that assists technology companies with senior-level, on-demand talent and support. In an economic climate where every dollar counts, 1099ers, with our network of over 2000 industry professionals nationwide, provides your business access to senior executives without your incurring the overhead of a permanent employee. Many of our associates have over 15 years experience in roles such as sales, marketing, finance, legal and technology.

Leverage our network of experienced professionals to penetrate new markets and increase sales. Our team is not “between job” consultants but rather executives who can execute and obtain results by leveraging their experience and vast network of contacts to help take you to the next level. They are only available for assignments they deem interesting and work on an individualized equity/cash compensation arrangement. For more information please email us today at info@1099partners.com. Read More...

Good morning, All, and again our thanks to Gautam Gupta of General Catalyst for taking the time to meet with some of our startups on Friday and we do hope it was worthwhile for all.

Yes, TechCrunch Disrupt is in town until tomorrow and for $2995, you too could be there, too. And maybe you are. We are not, although we were there for SAI Startup2010 last Thursday – as were a number of you on the list – and it was a stellar. Dennis Crowley (the most wanted man in SV) was as funny and spot-on as ever and yes, foursquare, who are adding 15,000 new users daily, does have a business model. Starting with the $1.00 off Frappuccinos for mayors of Starbucks. Just – literally – a taste of things to come. Best line (wait for it): in response to privacy issues related to location-based application. “As long as it’s opt-in I don’t see the problem,” he said, pointing out that he finds passive location applications like Google Latitude more of a concern. “It haunts me more than it helps me.” Amen! The winner of $100,000 in cash and services was RedBeacon.com, a Silicon-Valley based startup conceived by three former GOOGs. Coming to NY and a city near you, well, maybe sooner now that they’ve won. Finally, our thanks once again to SAI for the discount.

Onward and forward to the week ahead and somewhere in the none-too-distant future: Read More...

Good morning, All, and yes, we know we’ve been threatening it for a while, but we’re finally having another gathering! You can thank 1099 Partners (1099partners.com), who are sponsoring and more information to come (next week) about our sponsors and the event, but we wanted to get on your radar. And it literally will be in a garden, so wear comfortable shoes and yes, there will be a barbeque – burgers and beer. And speaking of beer and entrepreneurs – the House just passed American Craft Beer Week, in case you were distracted by the primaries and missed it, celebrating, yes, entrepreneurship – and a good brewski, we suppose. So we will try to stock a few microbrews.

Ooo, could an SOS softball league be far behind? Calm down, we’re not that organized.

And speaking of getting on the radar, General Catalyst is in from Boston and they’re holding office hours, yes, tomorrow. Time does fly, eh? Meetings will be held at the Silicon Alley Insider Offices (119 5th Ave, 7th floor) and here’s the link to get on the calendar: http://doodle.com/r26m8y4dqhzcpcgc. Do us proud, SOSers and maybe GC will be moved to sponsor an event for us soon as well. Yes, we know: subtly went out the window a long time ago. Read More...