was living in Europe in 2000 when the first WAP phones (Wireless Access Protocol) were introduced. It is a channel disguised in business clothing. Apple is a channel, not a business model – I see too many companies that are building iPhone App companies. It’s a channel. Absolute Power Corrupts, Absolutely. MORE >>

<Small plug> – I invested in an awesome company called … awe.sm … that is a performance tracking tool that let’s you measure efficacy of channels like this (email, facebook, twitter, linkedin, etc.) They never did any PR or marketing to get their videos to first get shown on the news during the 2000 election. MORE >>

IPO volume since 2000. And, at 3 years old, little Teddy Turo, in his daily enthusiasms and heartbreaks, channels his great namesake’s most famous quote: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. Support your Local Neighborhood IPO. MORE >>

Though this was 2000 , and all startup & VC blogs we've grown to love didn't exist yet, I did have mentors available. Here’s an example in a direct sales channel. Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. Most were on paper and video; 20 were invited to pitch in person. MORE >>

Startonomics SF 2008) Startup Metrics: Sample User Conversion Dashboard Startup Metrics: Example Marketing Channels Startup Metrics: The 1-Page Business Model Successful Developer Platforms Have 3 Things: Features, Users, Money. Most Facebook users do not have 2000+ contacts, most of which they do not actually know. 2000+ friends? MORE >>