I have long lamented my lack of coding ability and have stated that for this reason alone I will never be a founder. So, I was pretty excited when I heard about Code Academy last year. I was even more excited when they launched their Code Year program promising to teach you how to code in 2012.
Last night, I spent several hours plugging away on the 1st few lessons. It was fun. I enjoyed learning the basics of javascript. Variables, functions, strings, all good. But when I stopped last night it struck me that maybe I’m deluding and defocusing myself by spending time on this.
The smart folks at CB Insights recently published their review of US VC activity in 2011 (republished below). 2011 was definitely a good year, especially for really early stage funding. Accelerators continue to launch. Seed rounds continue to happen daily. And with Facebook set to IPO in Q2 maybe the good times are here for a while still. Who knows?
In any event, here are some of the nuggets I took out from the report as I looked back on 2011 in VC: Read More→
One of the least favourite things about raising money from VCs is having to deal with board meetings once you’re funded. Most board meetings suck. I’ve sat through my fair share on the company side. To date, as an investor, I’ve tried to avoid them favouring regular informal interactions.
But since board meetings are inevitable companies and investors need to work better to get the most out of them. Done right, they can be of huge value.
It seems everyone is getting into the incubation/ acceleration game now. According to this list, there are hundreds (and the list is a year old). So, with so many incubators all offering something that appears to be similar, how do you choose which one is right for you?
GigaOm posted this week about history repeating itself with most incubator programs doomed to fail. I’m sure they’re right.
