Comments on: Ringside Startup, Take Two

By: Ty Graham

Ty Graham — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:37:14 +0000

A major problem is getting heard. It seems that people who are already heard don’t want to hear other people’s opinions. Translate that to business terms and it relates to the current model in which advertisers advertise on places that are already big hits. Its a challenge to FIND the influencers which each individual influencer who has an opinion may not be great, but collectively the greatness far exceeds the previous model. That’s the why youtube is successful, the tide is turning and the middle class of influence is on the rise, because soon, everyone is going to get blipd!

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JDsBlog » Blog Archive » Generation — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:58:25 +0000

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By: Jeff Raab

Jeff Raab — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:36:07 +0000

I 2nd that Eric. Steve – keep the money – show me a return!

By: Noah

Noah — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:27:00 +0000

I think it would be a good idea to keep blogging here and give some coverage/perspective to the new startup that perhaps you wouldn’t/shouldn’t give on the startup’s blog. Perhaps a bit of behind the scenes type posts here could continue to grow interest and maybe even continue to grow the seed money. After all, some people may be more likely to invest if they can get behind a specific idea. Good luck! I look forward to reading more about your adventure!

By: Scott Hunt

Scott Hunt — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:44:48 +0000

Steve,
I’ll be watching your progress on the Blog. I think alot of us will agree that having the idea is one thing, but things get really challenging and interesting when you move to the execution phase. Those are the posts I’ll be interested in (challenges, successes, work-arounds) Cheers!

By: David Cohen

David Cohen — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:12:21 +0000

Steve, you’ve figured out the golden rule of startups – “Start”

Congrats – excited to hear what company will focus on.

By: Bob Costello

Bob Costello — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:30:48 +0000

Steve,

Good luck with your new company. As for legal structure, for tax purposes an S-Corp or LLC would be advised. If you are looking to offer stock in the future (to attract key employees and such) I’d suggest an S-Corp initially. It is easily converted to a C-Corp so that you can have different classes of stock (common vs preferred). (I’m not sure how you’d go about that with an LLC – although I just chose the LLC structure for my new company – but I’m currently the only member.) I had an S-Corp that we transfered to C-Corp (after we grew and wanted to get bigger) to offer non-voting shares to employees for retention and incentive. I’m interested to see what project you all decided on. I’m excited for you, and will follow your progress.

Bob C.

By: Eric Nagel

Eric Nagel — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:04:46 +0000

You can keep my $5 if you promise me 1 thing: focus.

By: Rayden

Rayden — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:00:02 +0000

Best of luck to you Steve, and I will be following this blog and make whatever contributions I can. I know that this learning process will help me with my own startup journey.

Jimmy

By: Michael Wales

Michael Wales — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:34:01 +0000

Steve,

If you or Dave need any help on the programming/database front I’m still available (and you should have my credentials in your inbox).

I’m looking to get some Silicon Valley experience under my belt (to go along with the 9 years web development experience) in hopes of landing a job rather than reenlisting in 2009, so compensation would be minimal at best.