Following our recent successful launch of Menuism.com, we’ve been asked by many, “what’s next?” For the past few months we’ve been heads-down on building the site and the functionality, and in most techies’ minds there’s a (mis)belief that all you need to do is build “it”, and “they” will come. Early on, Justin [...]
Posts under ‘Money’
Human nature and the impact of money on user behaviors
One of the funny things about our generation is the limitless optimism we have. We expect things will always turn out better and we have high expectations – this can probably explain why we can’t be satisfied with a "good" job or just "settle" for anything. If we were to take an informal poll of [...]
Christmas in October for new startups – Y Combinator winter cycle
After starting our business and this blog we’ve heard from a number of people who are interested in starting their own business. It brings joy to our eyes to see more people taking the plunge  If you’re one of those people and you are in the ideation phase and looking for some capital [...]
Need money? Host a group buy with fundable!
Sure, it might sound like charity at first, but it’s all in how you angle it. Fundable is a new site that facilitates group fundraising for whatever purpose you might have in mind. Some standard examples:
Personal projects
Non-profit organizations
Group purchases (to get volume discount)
Group trips and outings
These are all fine, but how about using [...]
Learning from the Art of the Start
Guy Kawasaki just posted an MP3 recording from an event known as the Art of the Start, where well-known venture capitalists from Silicon Valley gather to discuss the business environment for startups and strategies for raising capital in various market sectors. You can download it here.
The recording lasts an hour and can be a [...]
