crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

Threadless, 37Signals, FeedBurner, BIG Omaha conference, and SXSW itself are proof that technology life exists away from the coasts. The panel will discuss core tenets of this theory and how it is affecting current and future digital media business models. Live music, Tex-Mex, Margaritas. Gary Vee knows wine.

Omaha 79

Omaha Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Media 79

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

Tom from Omaha, Nebraska, shared an update about what is going on in that part of the world, as did other audience members from New York City, Israel, and Columbus, Ohio. On the topic of business models, Spencer proposed building traffic and then selling the company, which I pushed back on.

Silicon Valley 105

Silicon Valley Columbus Ohio Incubator 105

Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

It is hard-to-impossible to build a scale business on selling “evergreen” content these days. Some of the sharks suggested other use cases in the finance or law enforcement communities where privacy and security is important. It is also very hard to scale up professional services provided by a single charismatic individual.

Pre-Money Valuation 164

Pre-Money Valuation Post-Money Valuation Valuation Dilution 164