November 19, 2008

Cool Patent Startup Pays People To Discover Prior Art

Article One Partners has recently launched and it looks like a winner.  In short, they are paying people to research and discover prior art related to patent studies they find ...
1 Comment » | Posted in: Patents / IP, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 18, 2008

The Greatest Moustaches in Rock and Roll

Found this on Yahoo! Music today – a survey of the greatest ’staches in Rock and Roll.  I’m disappointed that I did not make the list.
5 Comments » | Posted in: Music | Posted by: Jason Mendelson

The Future of the Music Industry

Some people just "get it."  Ian Rogers, the CEO of Topspin is one of those people.  Of course, we already knew that as we invested in his company, but today ...
No Comments » | Posted in: Music, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 16, 2008

The "Other Pine Street" in Boulder County

When Ryan and I moved to Boulder a little over 2.5 years ago, we both bought homes on Pine street in downtown Boulder (random, not planned).  To our dismay, the ...
No Comments » | Posted in: General | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 14, 2008

Oblong – It’s Alive, Doctor, It’s Alive

Some of you have heard me talk about Oblong.  It’s a spatial operating environment that I believe will change the way people interact with computers.  And it’s just damn cool.  ...
No Comments » | Posted in: Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 10, 2008

Healthy Ways to Tighten the Corporate Belt

My friend Amy Hartman, who recently started her own law firm specializing in employment matters wrote a great piece called "Feel the Burn." It’s a very informative, yet easy to read ...
No Comments » | Posted in: Company Running, Law, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 9, 2008

What Does Foundry Group Invest In?

Of all the questions that I get, (besides "will you give me free legal advice?") is “What do you guys like to invest in?” We just published a new post on ...
No Comments » | Posted in: Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 7, 2008

A Patent Even I Can Support

My friend Craig Neugeboren sent me this link today on an interesting patent.  It’s essentially a patent for non-inventors acquiring and asserting patents against others.  Think of this as patenting ...
No Comments » | Posted in: Patents / IP | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 6, 2008

Good Presentation on Fiduciary Duties

Today, I was on a panel at Moye White’s gorgeous offices in Denver where we spoke about fiduciary duties of serving on a board of directors. John Kellogg gave one of ...
8 Comments » | Posted in: Education, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 2, 2008

Do You Know a Company That Should Present At VCIR?

Venture Capital in the Rockies is a great conference.  Every year companies from the Rocky Mountain Region present while venture capitalists from all over the country attend.  If you know ...
No Comments » | Posted in: Financings, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson