March 8, 2010

Come to the Colorado New Venture Challenge Finals

The CU New Venture Challenge finals are this Friday, 3/12 beginning at 2pm in ATLAS 100 on the CU-Boulder Campus and are open to the public. Don’t miss the watching ...
No Comments » | Posted in: Education, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
February 11, 2010

Microsoft Does The Right Thing.

Yesterday I posted about Young Startup Ventures trying to rip off Boston-based entrepreneurs. Today, I’m pleased to report that after hearing of the pay-to-pitch requirements of Young Startup Ventures, Microsoft has ...
20 Comments » | Posted in: Entrepreneurship, Financings, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
February 10, 2010

Watch Out Boston, a Rip Off is Coming to Town (Young Startup Ventures)

Apparently, our work to weed out unscrupulous venture events is not done.  Today, I learned that Boston entrepreneurs will be the next victims to be fleeced out of their cash ...
27 Comments » | Posted in: Financings, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
January 26, 2010

Looking for a Part-Time Operations Person

I’m looking for a Boulder/Denver based operations person to work part time with one of our companies.  Depending upon successful engagement, it could turn out to be for more than ...
2 Comments » | Posted in: Company Running, Foundry Group Investments, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
January 7, 2010

How To Build A Company – Live Presentation

On January 13th, I’m giving a presentation at the University of Colorado entitled “How to Build a Company.” For information and registration, go here. This the kickoff of a number of talks ...
3 Comments » | Posted in: Education, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
January 5, 2010

PAY YOUR !*?@!%! LAWYERS!!!

Happy New Year.  I’m back. I’ve decided 2010 is the year that I admit my Law Firm 2.0 thesis is wrong.  I blew it.  BigLaw is alive and well – perfectly ...
3 Comments » | Posted in: Frustrations, Law Firm 2.0, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
December 17, 2009

Three things NOT to do when you are pitching me

Today has been a busy day meeting companies.  2-3 a day is about average for me, but today I’ll hit double digits. Several of the teams today exhibited red flag issues ...
18 Comments » | Posted in: Financings, Venture Capital | Posted by: Jason Mendelson
December 15, 2009

Shareholder Representative Services Holiday Greeting

SRS released their annual video holiday greeting.  If you are trying to figure out what the Queen of England, George Washington and Kanye West all have in common, you have ...
1 Comment » | Posted in: Just For Fun, Law, Venture Capital | 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 6, 2009

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

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