The San Francisco Chronicle is not exactly the planet’s leading source of technology news and analysis. So many of you probably haven’t yet seen Deborah Gage’s excellent article today about Dan’l Lewin, Microsoft’s ambassador to Silicon Valley. Dan’l is among our most important contacts (and favorite people) at Microsoft, and despite his high-visibility role, many [...]
Good article on Dan’l Lewin in (gasp) the SF Chronicle
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Entrepreneurship · Growth · Partnering with Microsoft · Press coverage · Startup Life
Enterprise Ventures
June 1st, 2006 · 1 Comment
I spent the day yesterday at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose where Dow Jones is holding an event called “Enterprise Ventures,” a matchmaking event where many VCs get together to hear many startups give short pitches. I gave two 20-minute presentations about Digipede this afternoon, which is never bad practice, and I ended up with quite [...]
Tags: Events · Partnering with Microsoft · Presentations · Startup Life
SVASE Breakfast
May 26th, 2006 · 2 Comments
I went yesterday to a breakfast organized by the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs, SVASE.
For those of you outside the Bay Area, you have no idea the number of “networking opportunities” there are for startups around here. There are literally at least a dozen organizations that organize these events on a regular basis, and [...]
Tags: Events · Presentations · Startup Life