Q: Chris you say “we don’t do ad-supported deals at Founders Co-op” yet the first thing you’ve invested in after Judy’s Book is Cooler Planet? The IAB counts lead gen as ads, why don’t you? Asked by Niki Scevak A: Hi Niki, thanks for the question. The IAB can call it what they want, but continue…
Q: Saw your great blog. I am content director for Examiner.com, a big site about to launch. We’d LOVE to have you put some of your Seattle invest/business content on Examiner & we’ll promote your blog. Asked by Laura Vecsey A: Hi Laura, thanks for getting in touch (I recognize your byline from the Seattle continue…
Q: My partner and I are about to see private money for a promising startup. What formula do U use to determine amount to ask for? 1yr, 2yrs? We want to be careful but we don’t want to price ourselves out Asked by Boomstyk A: Hi again Boomstyk. As I mentioned in my post on continue…
Q: My partner and I have a very strong startup business plan. It’s a vertical that fits almost everyone of your requirements listed in your “Ideas Drill Down” do you still consult? Asked by Boomstyk A: Hi Boomstyk, thanks for getting in touch and welcome to Askablogr. I love working with startups and entrepreneurs if continue…
Q: I know you are tech oriented. I seek invesment and feedback in something much different (exciting & cool however). Industry interest tells me I need to pursue the idea. Can you help? Posted by Daren A: Hi Daren, thanks for the question. I love working with entrepreneurs and helping them succeed, and I feel continue…
Q: Hi Chris, is there a community page where I can introduce myself and my blog? Or should I just “ask” around? 🙂 Posted by Lorenz van Gool A: Hi Lorenz, sorry if my previous question left this in doubt. I was thinking you would reply to my question with a little background about yourself continue…
Q: Chris, what’s your twitter profile? That tends to be an easier way for me to keep track of active bloggers Posted by Daltonsbriefs A: I know this makes me a reactionary and luddite, but Twitter’s value prop just doesn’t resonate with me. Since you’ve asked I’ll go ahead and set up an account just continue…
Q: Is OpenSocial going to really open up the social graph and enable new social nets to provide solutions to users w/o forcing them to recreate their networks? Or will FB/MyS/LinkedIn maintain a lock? Posted by rr A: Hi RR, apologies for the delayed response on this (I try to turn all questions around w/i continue…
Q: Hey Chris, are you happy with the new Askablogr design? Posted by Craig Huizenga A: Hi Craig, thanks for asking. Tomorrow’s the 2-month anniversary of Askablogr’s initial release, and our visual experience still looked like my original wireframes (which is pretty much where it came from). Thankfully, one of our team members from Judy’s continue…
Q: hey chris, one quick question. if i originally gave you my wordpress name and pass to auto post-thru Q&A to my blog, is there a way to turn that off? Posted by zellunit A: Hi Matt, thanks for the question. It’s not a scenario we’ve dealt with yet, so the answer (at least for continue…