0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/15/2009
I got to give much love to Alana G for making the video below happen. She rocks. All these hours blogging about god knows what, rather then enjoying my twenties chasing girls around has officially paid off. The next logical step is getting a reality show where I pick which one of my Playboy model […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/13/2009
Awhile back I concoted a theory that given the signs/clues that TechCrunch was growing beyond any organic means, it was beyond likely that they were raising or had raised some venture capital. This turned out being one of my most viewed blogs of all time, receiving a lot of of comments, linkbacks, believers, and critics. […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/11/2009
Came across these today.Both pretty solid. Batting leadoff is this great piece from a local news station in Rhode Island. Talk about tremendous PR damage control. And now for the invention 25 years in the making.
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/10/2009
I hate going 2 days in a row without posting, so I thought I’d give you this. Below is a commercial I have seen over the past couple months. Its great. I give it Commercial of the Week. I mentioned to my roommate that I wondered what the pitch was like for the commercial. They […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/8/2009
I am a huge fan of Tesla Motors and at one time was in talks to join their efforts to make kick ass electric cars (not actually make them, but sell/market them). Unfortunately though the economy has not been too kind to Tesla who is now awaiting word on loan from the Department of Energy […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/7/2009
I have some big news on the horizon. I am scaling back the time I put in at Watercooler Sports and will be spending my time with one new employer and one venture of my own. More on this later. For now here are two AWESOME but somewhat lengthy and NSFW videos that really do […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/4/2009
As a blogger one of the things that really can bug me is when media companies hide their content on their websites where nobody goes. I mean how often do people go to a comedycentral.com , abc.com , etc ? Its even worse when that content is not able to be embedded on sites like […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/3/2009
For all the hype about web 2.0, there has yet to be much financial success as these the first couple of waves of web 2.0 startups have yet to find a proper exit via IPO or acquisition. Today two of the more prominent and popular web 2.0 start ups made some waves. First is a […]
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Watch this. Its short and crazy.
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/1/2009
Below is the back story of how this ridiculous video came to be. Its 100% true. NOTE: I am the original creator of the video below. I am not gay, just a big dork. CEO of Twitter, Evan Williams, grew sick and tired of the Twitter community’s obsession with Steve Wozniak on Dancing with the […]
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In the past week, I have wrote two blogs about the new fad in technology and venture capital world of regional startup incubator seed programs. Initially I wrote about the influx of programs, only to find Capital Factory to join the party a week later out of Austin. Fast forward a couple of days and […]
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Hey guys…Big news. Me and four of my closest friends took positions at Chippendales as dancers. Damn economy. Check out our first routine.
0 comments by Ben Koo on 3/31/2009
Its been awhile since I reprised the semi defunct Commercial of the Week series. Below is a definite winner. Parodies past Rock Band commercial with some new…..well actually old blood. Bobby Knight throwing the drum sets and acting aloof like this is pretty awesome. Lots of star power and interesting dynamics. I love the fact […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 3/27/2009
Yesterday I blogged about how the new rage seems to be startup seed programs. Not even a day later, another program was announced. This time around the lucky city was Austin (which I haven’t been to, but put on a pedestal). Below are some details from TC. “As with other similar programs, Capital Factory offers […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 3/26/2009
VC’s are not doing too hot right now. Portfolio companies are largely struggling in this economy, the IPO and M&A markets are bleak right now, raising capital for new funds has been a struggle for most, capital calls have been flakey, and flat out a lot of VC’s are looking at prior investments and valuations […]
