Market analysis is one of the most critical things any organization can do; small businesses and startups especially.  Market analysis essentially involves the product of two critical numbers.  First, the total size of the market.  Second, the portion of that market that is practically attainable.  This second number is the...

Audrey Watters at ReadWriteStart, a startup focused spin-off of the popular blog ReadWriteWeb, has created a post that asks the question, “Should City Governments Sponsor Seed Funds?”  It’s an interesting question, a difficult one.  The story focuses on an unpopular measure that provides for a $500,000 fund for Portland. _...

I follow a number of prominent NYC entrepreneurs and VCs (more then I follow in California).  The reason I do this, is that I believe NYC has done a remarkable job over the last 10 years building a unique, powerful startup scene.  I think they are several years ahead of...