Arguments in favor of Pluto’s status as a planet.http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=78511357
Archive for February, 2010
Pluto needs a good lawyer
February 26, 2010The price of green
February 26, 2010My darker side is pulling for some global warming.
Dig that blue sky in Portland
February 21, 2010
Getting Portland on the map
February 12, 2010
Josh Friedman wrote a nice “In My Opinion” piece in the Oregonian entitled “Getting on the map as a hub for startups.” While agreeing with the fact that Oregon is the West Coast laggard in venture capital, he argues that the bigger issue is the lack of angel, or seed, funding.
This caused me to reflect a bit on the three startups that I’ve been involved with. The first two were based in California. The latest was in Portland.
There was no lack of financing for the California based companies, either angel or venture capital level. Times were different in the late 90′s and early 00′s, of course. However, there is simply more access to capital outside of Oregon. The first startup raised $70M. The second raised even more, and ended up going public. Read the rest of this entry »
