June 2006 Archives

  • Sessions

    It took a little longer than we would have liked but the transcript of our June 15th Sessions event is now up on the Sessions Wiki. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find it. Or if you'd...

  • Yesterday we hosted a group of academics, policy professionals, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs for a conversation about public policy and its impact on innovation. We are very grateful to everyone who took a day out of their busy schedules to...

  • Oddcast

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    Last week, we closed an investment in Oddcast, our eighth portfolio company and Brad will be joining the Oddcast board of directors. Oddcast is the leading developer of web-based avatars for businesses and consumers. For some time now, we have...

  • Why We Admire Craigslist

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    Craig Newmark came by last week and spent an hour with us and the leaders of several of our portfolio companies. I kicked off the conversation by describing how Charlie, who was short two softball players for a game last...

  • Etsy

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    When it comes to online commerce, we are big fans of community and marketplaces. In the age of “search for the lowest price” retailing, there are few differentiating features that can deliver a sustainable advantage in online commerce. We have...

  • A number of people have asked me this question in response to my post on Indeed from several weeks ago. Fortunately Paul Forster, CEO of Indeed, has laid out the basics of Indeed's sponsored jobs offering in this post on...