November 30, 2009

ABA Journal Picks its 100 Favorite Blogs – and I’m on it

Editors of the ABA Journal today announced they have selected Mendelson’s Musings as one of the top 100 best websites by lawyers, for lawyers. That’s pretty cool, especially since I don’t ...
5 Comments » | Posted in: Law, Law Firm 2.0 | Posted by: Jason Mendelson

I Love My Lijit Search Capability

I am not sure if I have to issue a silly FTC disclaimer along with complimenting one of our portfolio companies, but I do have to say that I love ...
2 Comments » | Posted in: Foundry Group Investments, Just For Fun | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 24, 2009

Senator Dodd – Making it harder for small businesses to get funded

Several of my Seattle friends pointed out that Senator Dodd has proposed changes to the regulations that govern angel and VC investments. Every time a VC or angel investor participates ...
9 Comments » | Posted in: Frustrations, Law, Technology | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 16, 2009

Why Don’t Venture Capitalists Tell You Why They Won’t Invest?

Today, I was asked through AskTheVC the following question: ‘”Why don’t VCs tell you the reason why they don’t invest? Any feedback would be useful. It’s just plain rude.” I figured that ...
19 Comments » | Posted in: Financings, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 13, 2009

Twitter: “We Own You Bitch”

Definitely one of the funniest things that I’ve seen in a long while – Twitter “responds” to criticisms about its service.
2 Comments » | Posted in: Just For Fun | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 9, 2009

My Day at the Supreme Court

Thanks to our friend Phil Weiser, who is at the US Department of Justice for the next couple of years, Brad, Amy and I were invited to watch the Bilski ...
8 Comments » | Posted in: Law, Policy | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 6, 2009

Are You a Great Lawyer and Do You Need a Job?

Are you a lawyer who doesn’t want to work at a law firm anymore but who still wants to work on really interesting transactions?  Shareholder Representative Services (SRS) is looking ...
No Comments » | Posted in: Law | Posted by: Jason Mendelson

Gratuitous Chocolate (a.k.a “Seth Ellis Chocolatier Rocks”)

Yesterday, I held office hours at the bunker and was fortunate to meet several new entrepreneurs and re-connect with some old acquaintances.  The best part of the afternoon, however, was ...
No Comments » | Posted in: Food, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
November 2, 2009

Whatever

I’m not sure how I missed this song when it came out, but I’m glad that I found it now.  Whatever.  Thanks to my friend Steve Tonsfeldt, one of my ...
3 Comments » | Posted in: Just For Fun, Music | Posted by: Jason Mendelson

Community Office Hours Coming Up

I have another set of open office hours coming up – this Thursday, November 5th.  If you are interested in getting together, you can sign up here.  The TechStars bunker ...
4 Comments » | Posted in: Education, Entrepreneurship, General, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson