99Launches: September 2011

Today was crazy! I usually work 16 to 17 hours a week (all on my startup) but today I really spread myself thin. I don't know what got into me, but I thought I could take on extra work and help a few startups out as a consultant to help get them off the ground (Game Show Buzzer Sound Here)!!!!! Although I am very interested in one, I honestly do not know how I thought I could begin helping others. If I was the kind of person to go half ass, then maybe, but when I work on something, I go one million and 20 quadrillion %. Well I guess a lot of that I can't control because of my (undiagnosed) OCD :-) Anyway, I digress. It is very important to not kill yourself while work and do what you love. The gears are always turning in my head to do more and more...like how can I fix this, or what about adding this, or what about this idea, or what about creating this! Yea, many of the ideas are good but at the end of the day, I had to remind myself to stay focused on one thing and not get sidetracked at the moment. It helps to have people like my wife that are partners and is here to keep me sane at times :) Lesson today: Work hard, work less, enjoy your friends & family, quit when it is time to quit, and stay focused on the primary task at hand.

Stopping The Gears That Turn & Turn

Today has been tough. I usually work 16 to 17 hours a week (all on my startup) but today I really spread myself thin. I don't know what got into me, but I thought I could take on extra work and help a few startups out as a consultant to help get them off the ground (Game Show Buzzer Sound Here)!!!!! Although I am very interested in one, I honestly do not know how I thought I could begin helping others. If I was the kind of person to go half ass, then maybe, but when I work on something, I go one million and 20 quadrillion %. Well I guess a lot of that I can't control because of my (undiagnosed) OCD :-) Anyway, I digress. It is very important to not kill yourself while work and do what you love. The gears are always turning in my head to do more and more...like how can I fix this, or what about adding this, or what about this idea, or what about creating this! Yea, many of the ideas are good but at the end of the day, I had to remind myself to stay focused on one thing and not get sidetracked at the moment. It helps to have people like my wife that are partners and is here to keep me sane at times :) Lesson today: Work hard, work less, enjoy your friends & family, quit when it is time to quit, and stay focused on the primary task at hand.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Just in case you missed it! Here are a few nuggets from our Keynote Speakers today @CapitalFactory #Demo Day #dd11 #tech #startups #business

Austin's Capital Factory Demo Day Keynote Speaker Nuggets

Bob Metcalfe

You need to have a plan and there is no excuse to not have one.

v You need to get in shape when you are starting a new company.

v Get a mentor, 8 hours of sleep, eat well, get in shape, & plan.

Brian Sharples

v We looked at not just companies that had succeeded but we looked at those who had failed.

v Sometimes you have to take an idea and do what might not be "sexy" to succeed.

v One reason we had success was because we ran hard and fast.

v Investors want to see that you are humble.

v We seized one of our biggest deal every by responding to an investors answer with, "on a scale of 1 to 10, my product is about a 3"

v Don't be stingy or worry about equity when founding a company.

v Make sure to have as much fun as you can. If you are having fun & have passion, your chances of success are much higher.

v Don't try to fool yourself & investors with false data.

Auren Hoffman

v Get back to people (including potential employee resumes) as soon as possible!

v One way to know that people are great is to have worked with them in the past.

v You want to make the interview process as tough as possible and provide them with plenty of opportunities to opt out.

v You can't change the world on vacation.

v Give people as much equity as you can

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Well, how do I say it...

WE'RE LIVE! Yeaaaa!!!!! It is only 4:25 a.m. here so I am not really sure if that is yea we are live, or yea I can finally go to sleep! Hehe lol

Well at least we are up and going and I really am excited and fortunate that we are going to help bring awesome new startups to the forefront. It is great that the internet provides a way for users to search for something within a snap! I remember when we used to drive 25 minutes to the library and then search high and low for another 15 minutes (at least), just to be able to look for something of any kind of interest. Any who, I digress :)

We are excited that not only are we providing another avenue for startups to get the word out, but we are also rewarding our top social sharers with awesome awesome weekly promotions. Well while I am at this point, it seems like a great place to just put our site introductory (a copy of our first newsletter) here because little sleep, makes me a dull boy. Cheers everyone! :)

We're Live!

Hey Rockstars,

Thanks for signing up and welcome to the launch of99Launches!

Now The Nitty Gritty
At 99Launches, we review the latest internet startups and reward those who earn the most points for social sharing our reviews. At the top of our home page, via our “Hello Bar” you are able to see which rewards are being awarded each week.

Earning points is easy! Just visit the mini-bar at the very bottom of the home page and click the Facebook button to “Login”. Once you are logged in, click the “Check-in” box, and you will be ready to begin earning points as you social share each page that you visit via the “share” button.

That’s it, you’re all ready to go! Now go and start earning your way to the top of our leaderboard. Oh yea, don't forget and tune in to our live Vokle show every Monday at 9:30PM Central Standard Time, to see us proclaim you the winner!

Alright, enough of my jibber jabber...now on to startup discovery!

Now What?
What are you waiting for, head over to 99Launches now and see what awesome reward we have for you!

Thursday, September 1, 2011

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CloudFlare, Dropbox, Palantir And Kickstarter Named Technology Pioneers By The World Economic Forum http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/01/cloudflare-dropbox-palantir-and-kickstarter-named-technology-pioneers-by-the-world-economic-forum/ via @techcrunch

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