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Re: This is Nuts

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:50:58 -0000

What a boondoggle this failure is. Reminds me of the FBI effort to make a computer do all their black magic stuff, which also failed after 100 of millions of dollars of wasted tax dollars. Losing private investor's money is one thing, losing the taxpayer's money on junk ideas and projects is another. Boo hiss, I say.

Re: Why Early Stage Venture Investments Fail

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:57:58 -0000

Fred:

I think it's great you started a dialogue regarding who's to blame for the failure of a startup venture. Share, and share alike, seems to be a reasonable place to .

Thanks for your insights on how best to view VC funding investments in light of failure, and success.

Happy Friday,

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Hiring a VP of Engineering or CTO For Non-Techie (First Time) Founders

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:02:11 -0000

Albert:

I've linked to this post at my blog for the Innovators-Network in hopes that my readers will visit Union Square Ventures and read your complete thoughts on how best to find a VP of Engineering or CTO for a growing web startup.

Thanks for your informative and insightful post!

Best wishes for the New Year!

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Why Early Stage Venture Investments Fail

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:57:58 -0000

Fred:

I think it's great you started a dialogue regarding who's to blame for the failure of a startup venture. Share, and share alike, seems to be a reasonable place to .

Thanks for your insights on how best to view VC funding investments in light of failure, and success.

Happy Friday,

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Hiring a VP of Engineering or CTO For Non-Techie (First Time) Founders

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:02:11 -0000

Albert:

Thanks for your informative and insightful post!

Best wishes for the New Year!

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Rick Rubin And The Future Of The Music Business

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:42:51 -0000

Fred:

Thanks for the insightful piece on what's wrong with big music these days. Apple and iTunes are riding the wave of profits into the future, while the old skool music industry hardly has a pulse and is trying to sue its way to life. Rick is quite a character, but often times, change comes easiest from outside forces, not inside an armored culture of status quo. I took the time to read the NY Times story and see a glimmer of hope in Rubin's efforts. I cross-posted on your piece to http://blog.innovators-network.org
The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: Thinking About Non-Competes

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:14:29 -0000

Fred:

the hardest part of your excellent plan to have corporations share the burden of a non-compete agreement would be getting them to agree to it!

I like it, sure, but how many companies would be willing to put their money where their mouths are? I mean, what's in if for them if they have to pay an employee to not work?

Anthony

Re: What To Make Of The Funded

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:56:39 -0000

Fred:

I think your thoughts on TheFunded.com are right on. Adeo needs more transparency and voter fairness if he hopes to legitimize his site. Otherwise, it's business as usual, with only the people holding strong opinions voicing them.

Thanks for the thoughts, and I enjoyed reading the many cogent comments.

Happy Friday!

Re: We Need A New Path To Liquidity

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:54:44 -0000

A nice long post, Fred. I'm not sure why big companies lose track of what they started out to create. Maybe the juggernauts just gain too much mass and momentum to slow down the machine of M&A for no other reason than to grow and gain. Might one go so far as to point at greed as the prime motivator in unfettered acquisition?

Re: Taking Risk and Mitigating Risk

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:01:05 -0000

Fred: Your views and insights are priceless for those seeking to learn more about risk and the venture capitalist. Not everyone gets to experience the process first-hand and your musings allow a vicarious peek into some of the mechanisms at work when a startup is funded, or not. Thank you for sharing!

Re: I Got Lucky

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:19:40 -0000

Getting lucky is half the battle. The other half, I've been told, is showing up. Put those two together and it's pure magic! Thanks for sharing your story with the A VC reading public, as knowledge like this is hard-won.

Re: Biking Around Berlin With Lukasz

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:06:51 -0000

Good on you for pumping up the pedaling of bikes around distant locales. What we need these days is such enthusiasm for bikes Stateside! Keep up the good work, VC and otherwise, and get the word out.

Re: Majoring in Entrepreneurship? Can Entrepreneurship even be taught?

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:47:58 -0000

Charlie:

Thanks for the posting on teaching entrepreneurship at Fordham University. I would think that having a fall back academic pursuit can't hurt in these times of blurring job descriptions and multi-tasking. As this type of subject is right on target for my audience, I cross-posted on your piece, along with some comments, to http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: Poking the bear: It's not as hard to build a startup in New York City as you've heard....

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:03:08 -0000

New York could be the Next Big Thing. Maybe try to connnect with Don Dodge or some of the Boston VCs for more of your vaunted network connections? I cross-posted on your piece at http://www.innovators-netowork.org where entrepreneurs come together to learn more about venture capital, intellectual property, and small business practices. Best of luck!

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: Poking the bear: It's not as hard to build a startup in New York City as you've heard....

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:04:04 -0000

You're silly! The link should be http://www.innovators-network.org.

Re: » Canada Needs to Realize The Technology Business is a Race | StartupNorth

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:56:47 -0000

Will:

Oh, Canada! I bet you might be able to get some South-of-the-Border help from your American neighbors if you want to give Canadian technology entrepreneurship a boost. Rally those Maple Leafers and see if you can convince a Yank to run the TSA gauntlet and join in the effort to bring Canada kicking and screaming into the tech game.

Best wishes,

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Three Rules For Startup Success

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:09:40 -0000

Micah:

Good stuff for those of us who are learning about making little startups into bigger ones! The tip on listening (hearing?) really struck a chord with me. I've often thought that people who are of the entrepreneurial mind don't have all the answers, even if they think they do, and would be well served by taking in expertise/thoughts from people who might hold some bit of useful knowledge. Looking forward to more of your posts!

Re: What can the VC community do to help our energy crisis?

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:14:38 -0000

Thanks for cheerleading the need for VCs to invest in alternative fuel startups and businesses. You'll have lots of company in the near future! I cross-posted on your piece to http://blog.innovators-network.org
IN is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: Sequoia Capital to Yale: “Invest or else”

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:41:39 -0000

Thanks for bringing this to light! Sequoia is just asking for trouble by kicking one of its great, old school investors to the curb. Who is working for who, anywho? Now that Yale has been excluded from the club, they might take their ball and leave the playground, and draw other investors to new investment firms like the Pied Piper. I cross-linked to your post, along with some comments at http://blog.innovators-network.org which is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to small businesses, intellectual property experts, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists. Please visit us and help grow our community!

Best wishes for every future success.

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: What motivates an investor to say “yes”

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:12:45 -0000

Tim:

Always good to have a real world peek at what really works, and what doesn't. From your piece, I would guess that it's all about who you know, and not what you know, that counts, as is often the case in life. I also think that your road to success illustrates the role "art" has in making it, as science doesn't always take into account what makes a venture click. Your story is just the type of thing I look for when researching stories for my target audience. I cross-posted on your piece, along with some comments, at http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: Has smart money abandoned U.S. Web 2.0 companies?

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:03:23 -0000

Eric:

I would guess that as Web 2.0 continues to mature, there will be increased venture funding for business all over the world. I can also imagine there are some VC funds that are hesitant to get in on an unproven and rocky business model, but there are always some with more vision (or luck) who will be able to capitalize on the great potential Web 2.0 has for smashing returns. I cross-posted on your piece, alongs with a few comments of my own, at http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: PARC opens incubator, may change plodding reputation?

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:51:48 -0000

Chris:

It's never too late to get started. Well begun is halfway done, my Dad always tells me. Thanks for cheerleading the need for new programs to incubate ideas and innovation. I cross-posted on your piece, along with some of my own comments, at http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: Vyro unveils device to reduce stress while playing games

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:47:53 -0000

Matt:

Ireland continues to move into a position of domination in all things technology...at least in Europe! I'm puzzled a bit by the use of a competitive game to relax. Why not use a song that become less dissonant and chaotic when the PiP-holder relaxes? Something like that might be better in line with the relaxation theme. I cross-posted on your piece to http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: VCs invest more in green technology, but is it enough?

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:47:04 -0000

Matt:

Green and clean is in, for VCs, that is. I'm glad to hear greentech is going strong int he States, and I'm sure there's plenty of room to grow. I'm excited to think about the huge potentional for return on investments in green and clean overseas in China and India. Both countries have exploding energy demands, and terrible pollution problems. Thanks for cheerleading the need for VCs to invest in alternative fuel startups and businesses. You'll have lots of company in the near future! I cross-posted on your piece to http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: Death by board meeting

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:59:37 -0000

Nic:

I had no idea the boardroom was such a gallowy place where axes are sharpened and fancy Italian leather shoes fill with nervous sweat in anticipation of the chopping block. I would have thought being so rich that spending all the money in the vault was unfathomable would bring solace and calm to the busy CEO lifestyle. I cross-posted on your piece to http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: When seed funding is better than Series A

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:08:53 -0000

Carl:

Fresh faced entrepreneurs-in-the-making fresh from B school don't exactly have all the tools at hand when it comes to chosing between Series A and seed funding, whereas the VCs usually have seen it all before. Exciting for the startup, I imagine, but the path out of the funding briar patch is fraught with disinformation and "urban legends" like the 5 million dollar funding magic. Your piece might help them rest a bit easier when requesting a lesser, more sane, amount. I cross-posted on your piece to http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: GE, Chevron investing big-time in clean technology

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:05:13 -0000

I cross-posted on your energy greening goodness at http://blog.innovators-network.org where entrepreneurs come to discuss technology, innovation, intellectual property and small business practices. Come visit us and help our community grow!

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: Powerset, the hyped search engine company, sees shakeup

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:25:04 -0000

Matt:

I'm excited by the idea of a natural language search engine, and competition for Google can't help but be a good thing, but I'm concerned that the effort of Powerset to come up with a workable solution is continuing down a bumpy road that might lead nowhere. I cross-posted on your piece to http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grow our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: Novomer, an eco-friendly plastic maker, raises $6.6M

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:54:25 -0000

I can't wait for these guys to come up with edible organic plastics. Or why not just use potato-based containers instead? I cross-posted on your piece to http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grow our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: The Funded, a site of contradictions

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:51:38 -0000

Matt:

Well, never scorn an energetic serial startup entrepreneur! Ressi appears to be making in after all, despite his dislike of VCs and their money.

I linked to your piece at http://blog.innovators-network.org IN is a non-profit dedicated to bring technology to small businesses, intellectial property experts, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs. Please visit up to help grown our community.

Best wishes,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: No surprise: Record breaking investments in clean-tech, with solar leading

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:57:40 -0000

Hip hip hooray for profit, government subsidies, and Mother Nature!

Re: Case closed: Non-competes aren’t good

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:06:24 -0000

Matt:
The only people who benefit from the tyranny of non-compete agreements are the robber barons who hold the capital or means to produce, abetted by sympathetic, rich judges who don't have to work for a living. Karl Marx would love this stuff, er, I mean, hate it.

Re: Would you drive this car? Aptera unveils the Typ-1

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:23:39 -0000

What a great idea! I think when gasoline hits the 8 bucks a gallon mark, people won't care too much about the Aptera having only 3, and not 4 wheels. The car will then sell itself. I would imagine they have engineered out a lot of the instability mentioned by Java Jug. Anyhow, SUVs were terribly unstable in high-speed turns and that didn't stop Ford from producing millions of them!

Re: Entering 2008, IPOs are booming — but not necessarily blooming

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:33:48 -0000

Hi, Matt:

Good summary of what's happening with venture capital-backed IPOs. I wonder how big the fallout will be from the sub-prime mortage disaster and whether it will affect IPO-to-M&A conversion rates for the VCs who rely on them to make their bread-and-butter...

Best wishes in the New Year,

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Analysts: Photovoltaic industry to top $30B by 2012

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:01:42 -0000

Chris:

I would guess that the coming gap between supply and demand for solar energy will provide plenty of investment opportunities for VCs and individual investors alike. I am particularly impressed by Nanosolar and expect a groundswell of support for their less expensive, and more adaptable, solar film product line in light of the high costs associated with silicon crystal-based solutions.

I linked to your post at my blog for the Innovators Network ( http://blog.innovators-network.org ) in hopes that my readers will visit Venture Beat and read your piece.

Best wishes in the New Year!

Anthony Kuhn

Re: The Detroit Auto Show's cleantech notables: Coskata, EcoMotors, Fisker Automotive

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:39:55 -0000

Chris:

I'm excited at Coskata's technology of using cellulose and municipal waste to produce ethanol at under one dollar a gallon. I see many people in the near future becoming more sensitive to rising gasoline prices (especially in light of the possibility of a recession) so Coskata and its investors are poised to strike it rich. This is also an important change from using corn/food stuffs to make fuel. Using food for machine fuel could have long-lasting and very detrimental effects in the not-so-distant future. I linked to your post from my blog at the Innovators-Network. I hope some of my reader visit VentureBeat and read your piece. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Anthony Kuhn

Re: “Green brick” turns waste into money

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:42:27 -0000

Argam:

Are the bricks toxic to work with? When masons are laying bricks, they often break them apart or cut them to size to fit a given location. I like the idea of taking a waste material and turning it into a building material, but I still have concerns with fly ash bricks due to their terrible toxicity. Thoughts?

I linked to your post at my blog for the Innovators-Network with hopes that some of my readers will visit VentureBeat and read your piece for themselves.

Best wishes,

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Google.org announces progress, confirms $10M in eSolar

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:18:05 -0000

Matt:

Thanks for this follow-up on Google.org's efforts to make good on its philanthropic promises. I especially think the solar energy plant is going to be a winner. Nice to see some profit thrown in to the mix for good measure.

Anthony Kuhn

Re: The Midas List — deconstructed

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:45:27 -0000

Matt:

Good stuff! I like the inclusion of related bankers and lawyers in the mix and also interesting to see those not picked duking it out for inclusion. Seems a bit petty, actually. I linked to this post in my blog for the Innovators-Network as it's topical and of interest to my readers.

Continued wishes for success,

Anthony Kuhn

Re: TheFunded exposes deal terms, including dreaded liquidation preference

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:47:04 -0000

Matt:

Adeo sure is shaking things up in the VC world. No one likes change and having someone shout out "The Emporer has no clothes" as the naked VCs march down the boulevard must have a, shall we say, shriveling effect on those without their armor. Thanks for your coverage and I'll be looking for more to come on TheFunded.com.

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Enphase Energy funded for solar cell management technology

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:40:19 -0000

Thanks for your coverage of this great step towards a more accurate assesment of the benefits of solar energy, Chris. I linked to your post in my blog for the Innovators-Network with hopes the subject might spark a few visits to Venture Beat for a look at your piece.

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Fresh from New York: Trends in online advertising

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:40:33 -0000

Julie:

Wow. No escape, huh? Maybe they'll find a way to beam images onto our eyeballs in public spaces or into our heads using some kind of mind ray. The only ones to survive will be the tin-foil hat brigade!

Re: Suniva, a solar photovoltaic maker, readies for production with $50M

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:16:44 -0000

Chris:

How do you think this company will do when faced with real innovation in the solar energy field from the likes of Nanosolar or Heliovolt? Thanks for your short piece on Suniva, which I linked to in my blog for the Innovators-Network.

Anthony Kuhn

Re: PEAK Surgical’s plasma electrosurgical tools net $21M

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:17:59 -0000

This is interesting technology. I can only imagine what might be the result of poorly performed procedures where an oxygen source isn't carefully controlled. I wonder if it smells like bacon cooking when the eletroknife is broiling away subcutaneous fat?

Re: Pacific Bio lifts the veil on its high-speed genome-sequencing effort

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:42:18 -0000

David:

This is good stuff. I can't wait until the price comes down enough to make genome sequencing ubiquitous. If used for good and not evil, gene sequencing will unlock the secrets of man's mortality and frailty. Thanks for your coverage.

Re: TheFunded penalizes venture capital firms that “game” it

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:50:51 -0000

Anytime people self-select to voice their opinions, it's gonna get ugly. Just look at right-wing conservative talk shows! Zow, what a bunch of unhappy, disatisfied folks. TheFunded.com is an interesting experiment and one that is changing shape and form in interesting ways. Stay tuned for more Ressi mad scientist antics.

Re: Q&A with MDV’s Bill Ericson: On PacBio’s origin, why Gattaca isn’t our future, and throwing out your statins

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:33:08 -0000

Welcome to a brave, new world of the genome economy. I wonder how long it will be until a person's sequence will be bought and sold on an open market? Interesting interview and also a thought-provoking one. I linked to this piece in my blog at the Innovators-Network, as such advances in are of interest to my audience.

Re: Cool Earth Solar funded for oddball concentrated solar design

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:34:40 -0000

Chris:

Thank you for your ongoing coverage of green/cleantech energy efforts. The simple and inexpensive solar energy system from Cool Earth is a step in the right direction, and one I hope is successful. I linked to your post from my blog at the Innovators-Network to help my readers check out your VentureBeat.com post for more information.

Re: Updated: Sony Electronics U.S. chief Stan Glasgow basks in Blu-ray victory but sees tough road ahead

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:48:27 -0000

Om:

Good to see you back! Thanks for your coverage on Ray Ozzie's musings. I would think that distributed/cloud computing relies too heavily on a backbone that is NOT 100 percent stable. The military would never run its systems on a "sometimes" available network, so I would guess that any business hoping to attract people away from enterprise systems needs something very robust and secure. I'm looking forward to reading more of your pieces, I hope at a more leisurely rate than before. Best of health, Om!

Re: The next solar boom may prove to be solar hydrogen

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:03:34 -0000

Chris:

As always, I enjoy your coverage of all things green and clean! This is exciting news, and worthy of inclusion in my blog post today at the Innovators-Network. I hope the crew at Sundrop Fuels can get their methods perfected and an operational plant built and producing soon.

Re: Stealth Kleiner Perkins company unveils efficiency-boosting material

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:31:49 -0000

Chris:

Excellent coverage on GMZ's magic material goodness. I linked to your article in my blog post today at the Innovators-Network so more people can check out the whole story at VentureBeat.com for themselves. I enjoy your posts and look forward to more clean/greentech inside information.

Re: Solar to hit speedbumps: Falling prices, rising supply and red tape

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:33:29 -0000

Maybe the slowdown in polysilicon production will enable some of the overseas manufacturing entities (read: China) to clean up their production processes and quit destroying the environment making "clean energy" components?

Re: Brightsource lands the largest solar deal yet

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:22:15 -0000

Chris:

Again, with the excellent Clean Tech reportage! Thanks for this piece and the links. I love this kind of innovation and I have high hopes for BrightSource's success.

Re: Web analytics company Coremetrics raises $60M

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:11:14 -0000

This just goes to show that if you stick around long enough, you'll eventually stumble on an acorn, or in this case, $60MM in VC funding!

Re: How do you manage packs of proud VCs globally? You don’t, unless you’re IDG or DFJ

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:50:57 -0000

Matt:

I'm looking forward to your interview with McGovern, at least to find out more about the Boston mutiny, if for no other reason! Thanks for the short piece on the vagaries of global VC investing.

Re: VSP Capital settles legal dispute after messy affair

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:57:02 -0000

Matt:

This is juicy stuff, man. I didn't know things were so exciting in the world of VC! Maybe someone can buy the movie rights and put this thing on the big screen. Intrigue, sex, and money. What more does the paying public want? Thanks for your on-going coverage of the VSP Capital scandal.

Re: California environmental advisor Terry Tamminen on trains, energy efficiency, Al Gore and more

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:42:50 -0000

I hope some of these great ideas come to fruition in the not-too-distant future. Taminnen seems to have both a handle on what might work and a vested interest in seeing nascent bio-based and non-polluting energy methods be successful. Thanks for the coverage and looking forward to more of the same.

Re: Aquaflow successfully harvests wild algae

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:44:19 -0000

I'm all in favor of harvesting algae to make fuel as long as it is raised in non-"wild" locations and specifically for biofuel generation. Harvesting algae in the wild is a terrifically bad idea that could have long-lasting harmful side effects for many years to come.

Re: Small municipal plants could be the future for solar power

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:33:36 -0000

I hope Nanosolar can put this thing together, and soon! I like the idea of using margin(al) land near municipalities for solar, and with the panels mounted on rails, the land could also be used for shade tolerant plants. Good stuff and I appreciate your ongoing coverage of green/clean tech innovations, Jeremy.

Re: The ‘titans’ of venture capital: Entrepreneurs, we’re here to serve you

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:42 -0000

Refreshing to think that these billionaires see themselves as "serving" the interests of entrepreneurs. Are we sure they aren't just serving the interests of their wallets? In any case, good reading and thanks for the reportage, Anthony.

Re: Lightspeed Venture Partners raises fresh $800M global fund, looking to China and India

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:23:42 -0000

Chris: The East and India are once again the focus of entrepreneurial expansion, as they have been in the distant past. Interesting to think that America is no longer the focus of VC funding efforts. I can see, though, that the new force in consumption will be billions of Indians and Chinese, so that's where the money's going to go. I wonder how the Chinese vegetable garden is growing these days? Full of poisonous fertilizers and lead?

Re: DFJ’s Steve Jurveston on a clean tech business plan competition and playing god

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:45:03 -0000

I hope there's still some after-hours fun going on, even if CCTO has cleaned up its act a bit, what with prize money and sponsors and all. I linked to this post in my blog entry today at the Innovators-Network so more cleantech entrepreneurs can get the word out. Happy Friday!

Re: EnLink Geoenergy raises $30M for geothermal heat pump installations

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:36:41 -0000

Geothermal energy will be a growing business for many years to come. With oil prices expected to go through the roof, why not just hook up an electric pump to a ground loop and use Mother Earth's natural temperature to give and take heat? Thanks for your coverage of this excellent startup!

Re: Smart grid investments come hot and heavy — SmartSynch gets another $20M for talkative electrical meters

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:28:03 -0000

Ah, the brave, new world of wireless electric meters. What ever happened to the good old days when meters were little mechanical devices and the meter reader had to get out of their car and walk to the meter to read it? Now the just drive by on the street and gather your vital stats remotely in my neck-of-the-woods. No wonder we are a nation of overweight and/or out-of-shape creampuffs...

Re: Biofuel battle: WSJ hits Khosla, Khosla hits back

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:29:24 -0000

Go, Vinod, go! I like what he's doing and thing he's got a reasonable vision of things to come. Plus, he puts his money where his mouth is, unlike a lot of armchair pundits who live to criticize and put down. Shame on all of you! What are you, the naysayer, doing to fix the problem?

Re: Clean Wave Ventures raising $100M for first cleantech fund

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:57:49 -0000

Great coverage on this exciting new cleantech VC fund. Always interesting to see where the money's going, and nice to see that it's going to a Midwest group with a focus on renewable energy, which we're going to need much more of in the very new future, I suggest.

Re: Could a big geothermal energy play be next for Google.org?

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:59:50 -0000

If I only had a few million of Google's money to invest, I'd like to think I would make the same choice: renewable energy. Go, Sergey, Go! And it's nice to see the DOE get involved, as we're going to have to get energy from somewhere, so why not make it from good, old Mother Earth?

Re: EcoSmart Technologies raises $5M for natural pesticides

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:25:01 -0000

Reducing our reliance on petrochemical-based insecticides (and fertilizers) is another step we need to take to get back on good terms with Mother Nature. Thanks for your coverage of EcoSmart's efforts to this end, Chris.

Re: D.light Design sets out to replace the kerosene lamp, with eco-friendly lighting for India

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:02:34 -0000

I'm happy to see D.light Design's products coming to fruition. Anything that can be done to help the poorest of people in the darkest corners of this planet is a worthy venture. And, if some profit can be made while helping these benighted millions, all the better! Thanks for your coverage, Chris, and I'm also interested to see if someone can make a similarly cheap reflective solar oven/panel/etc. at a similar price point...

Re: Control4 gives you control over your home devices, raises $20M

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:06:47 -0000

This company also features a mega media system from Sony that features all kind of top end A/V goodies. I wonder how much it costs? I like the idea of dimming lights to save money, but I really wonder if 120 cycles per second is fast enough that the eye would not detect it. I con't like CFLs because they buzz and flicker enough to drive me to distraction. I'm more sensitive to such things than the average person, but still, a concern in a multi-thousand dollar installation!

Re: U.S. broadband growth off to a slow start this year

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:06:19 -0000

This is not good news for new startups whose products rely on high-speed Internet connections to deliver their cutting edge products to the end user. I think someone needs to make this happen, as the US is falling farther and farther behind their global counterparts in broadband penetration and download speeds. Any thoughts on how best to make high-speed in the US fast and affordabe anyone?

Re: E3 coverage: “Fallout 3” Executive Producer Todd Howard on Sequels and Franchises

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:44:36 -0000

I can't wait to play Fallout 3 and I hope it is significantly like the original, which I loved back in the day. Thanks for the interview and I gave you a link in my blog post today for bringing this to light!

Re: Venture capital report: Investments are flat, but good luck with those first-time deals

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:59:29 -0000

Anthony:

Where do you see venture capital investments in the next quarters, as there have been no IPOs in this quarter, which should play out in a negative way?

Re: SkyGrid raises $11M to gather news for investors

Anthony Kuhn — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:46:43 -0000

BloombergNews seems to have made a fortune off of focusing on information for investors. Who's to say SkyGrid won't be able to make it big by selling article ratings/reviews to those who value time more than money (especially when it's other people's money!)

Re: Canada Needs to Realize The Technology Business is a Race

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:56:47 -0000

Re: 10 Steps to Building an Online Media Empire

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:11:53 -0000

Ben:

I appreciate your efforts to help bloggers transform their work into a true business. The mini-media empire will quite possibly be the "Next Big Thing" for entrepreneurs. Taking old things and combining them into successful new things is innovation in action! I cross-posted on your piece to http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: An Introductory Guide to Startup Funding

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:11:26 -0000

Ben:

Thanks for your excellent VC funding primer. This type of post is right on target for my audience, so I cross-posted on your piece to http://blog.innovators-network.org The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: The Startup CEO School of Hard Knocks

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:52:22 -0000

Ben:

Fun is what it's all about. Might as well pack it all in without the occasional smile on your face.

Thanks for a reality check.

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Can do attitude - US v UK

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:51:50 -0000

Nic:

Thanks for an interesting article on how things are different in the world of VC across the Big Pond. You and your readership might be interested in more information on innovation, venture capital, and small business at:

http://www.innovators-network.org

Best wishes, and cheers!

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Corporate venturing is back

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:17:43 -0000

Nic:

Thanks for another great post. I think that many bubbles are busy bursting these days, and your advice for small businesses to think carefully before selling their soul to BigCo is well taken. This message is on target for my audience, so I cross-posted on your piece to http://blog.innovators-network.org
The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

Best wishes for continued success,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: 2007/12/23/the-dumbest-startups-of-2007/

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:52:18 -0000

Drama 2.0:

It would seem your list has changed a bit (or might need fixing) since Zivity has been cozying up to you, nu?

I linked to this item from my blog at the Innovators Network in hopes that some of my readership will visit you for more of The Dumbest Startups of 2007.

Happy New Year!

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Microsoft’s cool new research building, a photostory

Anthony Kuhn — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:58:33 -0000

Robert:

This is a fantastic piece! I like the moveable HVAC vents, writeable walls, and open architecture of the new Microsoft Research building. I'm also excited to see what is coming in a few weeks that got you so worked up the other day. Humans don't work best in boxes, I would propose, so being able to re-arrange one's work environment to better suit our nature is key to being productive.

Re: Can Blogs Do Journalism?

Anthony Kuhn — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:23:31 -0000

Scott:

Great musings on the (r)evolution of a big player in the Journalism 2.0 world. Gawker.com must adapt or die, as the saying goes, in a brave, new world full of change and constantly moving targets. I cross-posted on your piece at my blog for the Innovators Network in hopes that some of my readership will visit your sight for more of your opinions and thoughts on 2.0.

Best wishes for the holidays,

Anthony Kuhn
Innovators Network

Re: http://blog.inc.com/the-entrepreneurial-generation/2008/03/is_impatience_a_virtue.html

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:00:39 -0000

I'm a fan of Jeff Cornwall and his Belmont U entrepreneur program and I often include references to his posts in my own blog at the Innovators-Network. Thanks for recognizing his hard work and success of his program. I'll be checking out the Inc.com blog more in the future for similarly excellent bits.

Re: Hiring a VP of Engineering or CTO For Non-Techie (First Time) Founders

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:02:11 -0000

Albert:

Thanks for your informative and insightful post!

Best wishes for the New Year!

Anthony Kuhn

Re: Why Early Stage Venture Investments Fail

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:57:58 -0000

Fred:

I think it's great you started a dialogue regarding who's to blame for the failure of a startup venture. Share, and share alike, seems to be a reasonable place to .

Thanks for your insights on how best to view VC funding investments in light of failure, and success.

Happy Friday,

Anthony Kuhn