nyc tech startup blogs
matt and cody blogged about the need for nyc startup blog that can
call "bullshit" http://codybrown.tumblr.com/post/419106809/nyc-needs-a-tech-startup-blog-lets...
http://www.metamorphblog.com/2010/03/nyc-startups-need-an-independent-press.html i am all for having an independent nyc startup blog. in fact i blog
about this last year http://cdixon.org/2009/09/03/new-york-city-needs-a-tech-startup-blog/ besides the usual challenges of creating a new organization etc,
here's the problem as i see it. when you call "bullshit": if the stuff is petty/personal, you end up valleywag type rumors,
which i don't really see that as helping anyone. for the non-petty stuff, only insiders have this info. to take a
simple example, most active investors know the valuations of the last
rounds of most companies that raise money, yet that info rarely makes
it to the press. there are tons of non-petty things I'd love to see
in the press about the actions of certain VCs, founders etc but I'll
never write because unfortunately there would be backlash (not just
against me but against companies I invested in, friends etc). so i'd love to see some examples of non-petty stuff that might
realistically be reported. at any rate, I support any non-valleywag style blogs about nyc
startups, and would be happy to get involved to help etc.
call "bullshit" http://codybrown.tumblr.com/post/419106809/nyc-needs-a-tech-startup-blog-lets...
http://www.metamorphblog.com/2010/03/nyc-startups-need-an-independent-press.html i am all for having an independent nyc startup blog. in fact i blog
about this last year http://cdixon.org/2009/09/03/new-york-city-needs-a-tech-startup-blog/ besides the usual challenges of creating a new organization etc,
here's the problem as i see it. when you call "bullshit": if the stuff is petty/personal, you end up valleywag type rumors,
which i don't really see that as helping anyone. for the non-petty stuff, only insiders have this info. to take a
simple example, most active investors know the valuations of the last
rounds of most companies that raise money, yet that info rarely makes
it to the press. there are tons of non-petty things I'd love to see
in the press about the actions of certain VCs, founders etc but I'll
never write because unfortunately there would be backlash (not just
against me but against companies I invested in, friends etc). so i'd love to see some examples of non-petty stuff that might
realistically be reported. at any rate, I support any non-valleywag style blogs about nyc
startups, and would be happy to get involved to help etc.
