Alex Lowe on Software and Startups

This isn’t a new site, but it’s something that every entrepreneur and wannabe entrepreneur should read. The advice is great, the writing is fun, and while it’s may not answer 100% of your questions, it will answer a lot of them.
http://venturehacks.com/term-sheet-hacks

While this article below does not paint the entire picture, it does mention comScore is only one source and others are required to see what’s going on, it does spark an interesting conversation.
With an online economy driven by advertising demand and not necessarily demand for your product or service […]

Another great article from ReadWriteWeb.
I tend to believe that technology amplifies humanity, human interaction, and human behavior. I don’t think it trends one way or another. Rather I believe it gives us greater potential for both good and bad.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/is_web_technology_making_your_life_better.php .

An interesting video. Check out this video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU1fixMAObI .

A must read regarding this new online advertising economy we are in. If you are building a web based consumer service this is something you need to know.
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free?currentPage=all

This is a picture of some of the WebRaiser team with Vlade, former center of the Sacramento Kings, and Angela Hughes.
A great event and a lot of fun.
This is another mobile blogging test.
 

This is really just a test of my iPhone and WordPress integration so I can do some mobile blogging.
I’m the guy in the center accepting the award. This is Las Vegas in 2005 when I was CTO of WebRaiser Technologies.
 

This is a great article about startups and monetization of services in the new advertising and sponsorship based ecosystem of online consumer apps, services, and content.
With advertising becoming the primary business model of the online economy it is critical that we as investors and entrepreneurs understand the advertising business model.
Its a very hard road. It […]

Tonight I am suffering from entrepreneurial insomnia. AdAble, Inc. has soft launched and the pieces are coming together… the team, product, capital, and business plan. So, why can’t I sleep?
It’s not from worry. It’s from excitement and analysis. Business scenarios, investment pitches, financing instruments, customer relationships, marketing, branding, legal work and banking.
It’s constant iterations of […]

Microsoft and Google, two giants fighting it out for the future of software business. On the surface Microsoft and Google look similar. Both offer software, both have an online presence, both are technology companies. But their business models and revenue streams are nowhere near the same thing and that’s going to mean a lot for […]