3. placeblogger
How I finally realized I had a startup
(and it only took four years)
Questions I would not get asked if I
were a man
Telling the good startup ideas from
the bad ones
8. placeblogger
Started a community site for Watertown
GodGodGodGod’’’’s gift tos gift tos gift tos gift to
local blogginglocal blogginglocal blogginglocal blogging
14. placeblogger
I go to work for the Boston Globe on the strength of
H2otown
I Still DonI Still DonI Still DonI Still Don’’’’t Realizet Realizet Realizet Realize
I Have A Startup,I Have A Startup,I Have A Startup,I Have A Startup,
So I Go To Work forSo I Go To Work forSo I Go To Work forSo I Go To Work for
The Boston GlobeThe Boston GlobeThe Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe
15. placeblogger
People tell me, You should apply for the Knight News
Challenge
That’s
Eric Newton
newschallenge.org
18. placeblogger
Site Startup
Capital
Tech at
launch
Phase 2
tech
Phase 2
financing
Exit/
Uniques
Blogher >$10k Movable Type Drupal NBCi, Venrock
$5M
Eventual
Acquisition
18M uniques
Television
Without Pity
>$10k BBforum, Plone MT, Prospero Bootstrap,
Advertisers
Acquired by
Bravo for $1M
1M uniques
TechCrunch >10k Wordpress WPMU Bootstrap, ads,
conferences
Acquired by AOL
for $25M
1.8M uniques
You don’t really need that much money
19. placeblogger
We win, but I still don’t realize I have a startup
I am so stupid
I Still don’t
Realize I have
A startup
So I go and Start
Another one
26. placeblogger
My mommy has a startupMy mommy has a startupMy mommy has a startupMy mommy has a startup
and itand itand itand it’’’’s really cools really cools really cools really cool
and she came out to Coloradoand she came out to Coloradoand she came out to Coloradoand she came out to Colorado
and we got to ride on a planeand we got to ride on a planeand we got to ride on a planeand we got to ride on a plane
and Iand Iand Iand I’’’’ve never beenve never beenve never beenve never been
on a plane beforeon a plane beforeon a plane beforeon a plane before
I live in MassachusettsI live in MassachusettsI live in MassachusettsI live in Massachusetts
but we donbut we donbut we donbut we don’’’’t havet havet havet have
any mountainsany mountainsany mountainsany mountains
Do you live here?Do you live here?Do you live here?Do you live here?
Do you like it here?Do you like it here?Do you like it here?Do you like it here?
