Oct 26
- .@ronaldmannak I did both my startups out of Pittsburgh, PA, not Silicon Valley. Whether that's an easier locale than Europe is debatable. in reply to ronaldmannak #
- If I don't know you at all but respond to your email pitch w/ a polite no, that is *not* an invitation for dialog. #NoMeansNo #InboxZeroWoes #
- Uninstalling @Tweetdeck for iPad. Keeps crashing all the time & pretty sucky UX. Love @Tweetdeck on desktop tho, wish iPad one was better. #
- RT @lisadonchak: Congrats to @MogoTix, @MyNextCustomer & @CardMunch for winning "Most Likely to Succeed" at #FailCon #
- Congrats to @k9ventures' portfolio co @CardMunch for being one of the winning demo companies at #FailCon 2010! #
- Agreed! cc @WebWallFlower @FailCon RT @shaig: @manukumar fail
good hallway discussions is a sign of a good conference # - RT @lisadonchak: That's the "Hallway Track"
RT @manukumar: Spent time chatting w/people in halls – missed actual panels/talks
#failcon # - Thanks for a fun lunch! RT @christine: Eating mutant-sized sushi with @cathybrooks @manukumar @jayadelson (@ Osakaya) http://4sq.com/bKe0Vn #
- RT @antonejohnson: True story by @manukumar in resp to my Q: "I've literally given blood for my startup" (for key person insurance) #FailCon #
- RT @lisadonchak: "You need a technically capable founder, but one who also understands the business side of things." @manukumar #failcon #
- RT @lisadonchak: "Whenever you're doing a transaction, create the market. Have at least 2 people at the table." @manukumar #failcon #
- In Re: @ronaldmannak Once was enough. I made sure it didn't happen again
Tho we had other near death experiences as well. (DB meltdown) # - RT @ronaldmannak: Did @manukumar say his closest startup-death experience was when he couldn't make payroll *once*? Only once? #
- RT @lisadonchak: "Every startup has to be close to death before it actually succeeds." @manukumar #failcon #
- RT @lisadonchak: @manukumar "Your true character emerges when you deal with a bad situation." #failcon #
- Thanks for a fun panel! RT @adrianagardella: My @FailCon panel @ 9:50am. Hear from @edyson, @GuyHirsch, @manukumar, & @IlluminateVC! #
- Judging by # of interesting people I met today, #FailCon was one of the better conferences I've been to. Kudos @WebWallFlower & Diane L. #
- If you're at #FailCon vote for @CardMunch as a favorite demo company! (in my obviously biased opinion!) #
- Having a blast at #FailCon 2010, but spent so much time chatting w/ people in the halls that I missed most of the actual panels/talks
# - #FailCon 2010 panel w/ @edyson, @IlluminateVC, & @guyhirsch. Moderated by @adrianagardella — at Hotel Kabuki http://gowal.la/c/2Lcx3?137 #