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Re: Music Licensing?

Jonas — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:17:39 -0000

It sounds like what you're looking for is Pump Audio.

Re: New York Times, Please Pay Attention

Jonas — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:06:43 -0000

Kayak.com has a pretty unobtrusive registration process.

Re: Lululemon files for IPO

Jonas — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:41:51 -0000

Lululemon jumped 50% on its first day of trading!

Re: » $7,500,000 Series B and New CEO for xkoto | StartupNorth

Jonas — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:06:43 -0000

Sorry to hear that Ariff. 4% of capital raised being spent on legal documentation is certainly a tough pill to swallow.

It leads us to an interesting question though: Should Canadian companies that plan to raise venture capital just start corporate life as subsidiaries of a US parent?

Re: » StartupCamp Toronto - Second Release of Tickets | StartupNorth

Jonas — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:55:13 -0000

Your application was not lost. You are up on the wiki (http://barcamp.org/StartupCampToronto1) and will certainly be included in the vote to present. Hope this clears up any confusion. Look forward to meeting at StartupCamp.

Re: » Razzle Clones Woot | StartupNorth

Jonas — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:01:50 -0000

Also might want to check out www.RazzleDazzle.ca to book Canada's best Tina Turner impersonator!

Re: » Angel financing - What angels look for in a company: Management (part 4 of 6) | StartupNorth

Jonas — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:16:56 -0000

Excellent post!

Re: » homestars, gigpark - Reviews of stuff | StartupNorth

Jonas — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:19:12 -0000

For an even more basic approach, check out Tagiton.com, which works via mass email.

Re: » iBegin - From Local Search To Business Data | StartupNorth

Jonas — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:50:38 -0000

No doubt, gathering reliable data about site traffic is difficult.

But who cares what toolbars the ZipLocal developers have installed? And what bearing does that have on whether Compete, Alexa, or Quantcast provide somewhat reliable traffic data. Speaking of toolbars... "Compete data is not based solely on Compete Toolbar users. Compete balances multiple data sources, including ISPs, ASPs, Opt-In Panels and the Compete Toolbar. We strongly believe in our multiple data source strategy and its ability to detect and correct for bias across diverse data sources to ensure accurate projections." Anyways, I prefer Compete over Alexa because Compete's chart is easier to read.

Sure, lets compare apple's to apple's. iBegin has a significantly higher Alexa Rank than ZipLocal. The chart you linked to was only for the last 3 months... Here is a link to Alexa (iBegin vs ZipLocal) for the last 2 years: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_detai...

The opinion I hold of ZIP is the result of careful research. I have read their financial statements, used the website, reviewed their latest marketing programs, read blog posts by the developers behind the latest site refresh, and unearthed comments from ex-employees. I even considered surveying their customers but, quite frankly, was afraid of what I would find.

I think you missed this post's point. It was about iBegin. About doing more with less, creating something from nothing, and iterating to find a market. iBegin is worth celebrating. And there are some great lessons here for other entrepreneurs.

Re: » OmniDate.com - Virtual Dating is the new Starbucks | StartupNorth

Jonas — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:16:54 -0000

I'm not that handsome...

How about Cyworld, 2/3 of South Korea is registered!

Re: » AnnesDiary.com - Anne of Green Gables gets Fingerprinted | StartupNorth

Jonas — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:58:45 -0000

An alternative might simply involve sending parents a daily email of their child's communication online with keywords flagged and webspeak translated.

Re: » Game On Finance - Browser going to wallop Super Mario | StartupNorth

Jonas — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:53:17 -0000

I couldn't agree more... the Boutique MMOG article was interesting - definitely worth a read.

Just to clarify, Groove Media's approach is integrated advertising (think: Mercedes logo on the golf flag, not: pre-roll IAB).

Re: » Thanks for coming out! | StartupNorth

Jonas — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:37:34 -0000

A couple drinks and then some... it was worth it!

Re: » $205M Ontario Venture Capital Fund | StartupNorth

Jonas — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:41:38 -0000

Mark McQueen over at Wellington Financial has some thoughts on this worth reading: http://www.wellingtonfund.com/blog/2008/06/11/m...

Re: » Hostopia acquired for $124M | StartupNorth

Jonas — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:08 -0000

Some background on why Hostopia decided to go public on the TSX: http://tinyurl.com/5wbvbz

Re: » The Who, What, Where, When & Why of Y-Combinator. An Interview with Michael Parkatti & Michael Marrone | StartupNorth

Jonas — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:43:05 -0000

Austin - Excellent interview! Watch out Lloyd Robertson / Peter Mansbridge ;)

Michael & Mike - Can't wait to see what you guys come up with by summer's end!

Re: » Weekend Reading - July 12, 2008 | StartupNorth

Jonas — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:17:23 -0000

No questions, every startup founder should be reading your blog (http://startupcfo.ca).

Re: » Kontagent - Deeper Social Network Analytics | StartupNorth

Jonas — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:25:29 -0000

Stealth no more! Congrats on the launch Albert.

Re: » AndyCamper.com - Get kids outdoors | StartupNorth

Jonas — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:08:36 -0000

Checked out the site, big thumbs up. If I had kids, this is definitely the sort of site I would like to see them on.

Just wondering how AndyCamper will turn a dime... some sort of community subscription along the lines of Club Penguin?

Re: Lululemon files for IPO

Jonas — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:41:51 -0000

Lululemon jumped 50% on its first day of trading!

Re: $7,500,000 Series B and New CEO for xkoto

Jonas — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:06:43 -0000

Re: StartupCamp Toronto - Second Release of Tickets

Jonas — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:55:13 -0000

Re: Razzle Clones Woot

Jonas — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:01:50 -0000

Also might want to check out www.RazzleDazzle.ca to book Canada's best Tina Turner impersonator!

Re: Angel financing - What angels look for in a company: Management (part 4 of 6)

Jonas — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:16:56 -0000

Excellent post!

Re: homestars, gigpark - Reviews of stuff

Jonas — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:19:12 -0000

For an even more basic approach, check out Tagiton.com, which works via mass email.

Re: iBegin - From Local Search To Business Data

Jonas — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:50:38 -0000

Re: OmniDate.com - Virtual Dating is the new Starbucks

Jonas — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:16:54 -0000

I'm not that handsome...

How about Cyworld, 2/3 of South Korea is registered!

Re: AnnesDiary.com - Anne of Green Gables gets Fingerprinted

Jonas — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:58:45 -0000

An alternative might simply involve sending parents a daily email of their child's communication online with keywords flagged and webspeak translated.

Re: Game On Finance - Browser going to wallop Super Mario

Jonas — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:53:17 -0000

Re: Thanks for coming out!

Jonas — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:37:34 -0000

A couple drinks and then some... it was worth it!

Re: $205M Ontario Venture Capital Fund

Jonas — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:41:38 -0000

Mark McQueen over at Wellington Financial has some thoughts on this worth reading: http://www.wellingtonfund.com/blog/2008/06/11/m...

Re: Hostopia acquired for $124M

Jonas — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:08 -0000

Some background on why Hostopia decided to go public on the TSX: http://tinyurl.com/5wbvbz

Re: The Who, What, Where, When & Why of Y-Combinator. An Interview with Michael Parkatti & Michael Marrone

Jonas — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:43:05 -0000

Austin - Excellent interview! Watch out Lloyd Robertson / Peter Mansbridge ;)

Michael & Mike - Can't wait to see what you guys come up with by summer's end!

Re: Weekend Reading - July 12, 2008

Jonas — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:17:23 -0000

No questions, every startup founder should be reading your blog (http://startupcfo.ca).

Re: Kontagent - Deeper Social Network Analytics

Jonas — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:25:29 -0000

Stealth no more! Congrats on the launch Albert.

Re: AndyCamper.com - Get kids outdoors

Jonas — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:08:36 -0000

Re: 2007/11/27/open-web-awards-widgets/

Jonas — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:43:23 -0000

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