I was a guest on my partner Glen’s political radio program this past weekend – and you can hear the feed here (I show up at about the 12:45 minute point). We discuss entrepreneurialism in general, and more specifically what it takes to be successful as you build your own business.
I am going to be [...]
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at our next OpenCoffee on Monday, April 13, 9AM at AlphaLab on the SouthSide. If you’re not familiar with OCC, it is simply an informal gathering for those who are interested in the local startup scene to get together and chat. The attendance mix includes entrepreneurs, investors, tech [...]
“Where did all my money go”?
I’ve heard this phrase from my friends countless times.
In today’s economy, consumers desire increased visibility of their expenses. There are a few established companies like Intuit (Quicken) and Microsoft (Money) that offer robust consumer money management tools. These products tend to be very complex. For those non-accountants out there that [...]
Let’s start with an intro. I am Aaron Tainter, Alan’s colleague an Associate at Meakem Becker. I have been asked to become a part of this increasingly popular Pittsburgh Ventures blog. Hopefully I will succeed in providing some unique/interesting/candid thoughts relating to things I’m seeing in venture capital and the overall tech industry. Here’s the [...]
UPDATE: The Webcarzz beta is now available for you to try out! From the team:
I wanted to let you know that you can post the link to http://beta.webcarzz.com on your blog anytime you’d like now. Mind you, the game has not reached any sort of critical mass and requires additional players online while you’re playing [...]
Webcarzz, our portfolio company that is building an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) car design/racing game to cater to boys aged 6-12 is giving away a limited number of beta codes to users, young and old alike, who would like to get a look at the game during closed beta. If you are interested, you can [...]
I have been asked by many friends and former colleagues about the implications of the current credit crisis on my industry. My answer is pretty straightforward: I am not too worried.
There are three angles to consider if you are a venture capitalist:
Investors/Limited Partners – these are the people whose money we invest. Since we collect [...]
These are my bosses – Original PopCity Article Link
Changemakers: Glen Meakem and Dave Becker
By: Abby Mendelson
September 3, 2008
To begin with, it doesn’t look like $75 million. It looks more like a modest, suburban insurance office, Sewickley second story, zoned commercial. OK, there are framed clippings doubling as wall art – deals hither and yon, Inc. [...]
This post could be about 10 pages long… when thinking about how to build positive working relationships with partners of any sort (spouses, friends, children, co-workers), there are many “best practices” that apply. But I am going to focus on only one right now, and it is a high-level one:
With regards to a partner, don’t [...]