Since we’re in the last throes of summer and many investors unplug at this time – not all, mind you, but this is the last hoorah of summer, so not the best time to send out that pitch deck, unless you happen to know the investor or someone in the fund. Then you’re more likely to get a response, which will most likely be, “looks interesting. Let’s revisit this after Labor Day.”
Been there, done that and tis the season.
That other season.
We also like to call them the Boys of Summer – those unicorn tech super founders, that is.
As the New York Times noted, The Boy Bosses of Silicon Valley Are on Their Way Out, dismounting their unicorns and heading for the hills, with their largesse in tow and never mind the layoffs and loss of shareholder value that they’ve left in their wake.
In late October, MailChimp updated their terms of service. Fair enough, and its Acceptable Use is pretty standard: “Please don’t use Mailchimp to distribute anything offensive, to promote anything illegal, or to harass anyone.” All well and good. They spell out a few other businesses that offer services, products, or content that may be considered questionable, and the list is there, although it’s pretty much the usual offending suspects. Again, fair enough and we certain fall far outside of any of those categories and practices, so all good.
But wait! There’s more!