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05.28.07

Second Brain Goes to America Part 2 funding | (0)
The past few weeks have been so busy that I didn't even have time to post anything on our planned trip to the US. And now we're back, after a week in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. The purpose of the trip was to incorporate Second Brain and meet with local VCs. We had several meetings scheduled with top-tier VCs. The first few days we spent on preparing our pitch. From Wednesday to Friday we did five pitches. All of the pitches were a bit different, depending on the perspective of the VC, and we refined the presentation between each ...
09.04.06

The Long Tail of start-ups funding, strategy | (0)
I see one of the more untraditional VCs, Paul Graham of Y Combinator, is talking about how new start ups can get their business going with little VC money. All though he hasn't made any killer investments from his existing portfolio yet, I do think his approach is very appropriate considering how cheap and easy people can start new internet-based companies these days. But the old big-money model is not dead yet. There will always be new ideas that need large scale initial growth, think YouTube.com. And the traditional VC will definitely open their pockets for them. Where I think Mr. ...
08.27.06

Investors are Pushing funding | (0)
The Second Brain project cost a lot of money - people and resources. And Making Waves is the company that is sponsoring all of this. Of course, this is in many ways an internal project, and it is easier to agree on everything. We are quite fortunate to be able to create a new company from the mother company. It is much easier this way. We can work from the exisiting Making Waves culture and infrastructure (which has been, by the way, a very successful combination). Continue Reading...
05.29.06

Back from the US funding, start-up | (0)
After a week in the US, talking to professionals, business advisors and investors, I have so much to think of, that I can hardly get anything done. But a couple of things stand out as certain truths. The first thing is that the US is a very professional business and investing environment. They know what they're doing and set very high standards for their profession. The second thing is that we have confirmed that there is definitely a place for Second Brain in the US. We got great feedback from the people that we talked to, and we should create a ...
05.18.06

Second Brain Goes To America funding, start-up | (0)
This Saturday, Even and I are boarding a plane heading for San Francisco, USA. We are going to present Second Brain to US investors in Silicon Valley and New York. We are working with the local office of Innovation Norway. Their well-connected managers and staff have set up several meetings with many big VCs in both SF and NYC. We will arrive in SF Saturday evening, spend the Sunday acclimatizing, and then meet the VCs on Monday and Tuesday. Then we take a red-eye to NYC where we have a few more one-on-ones with VCs, but the main event is the Seed Forum International ...
05.09.06

A quick update funding, start-up | (0)
This quick update also introduces a brand new category for this blog - funding - which kind off accentuates the mode that we're in right now. We are working on building relationships with potential investors. Continue Reading...
12.02.05

Approved by the Norwegian Research Council funding, start-up | (0)
Good news! I just got approved my R&D project for Secondbrain! The Norwegian Government and the Norwegian Research Council has a system for supporting companies' R&D efforts. It is called Skattefunn. Basically they cover 20 per cent of project costs through the tax system. Continue Reading...
11.25.05

Big presentation for the Business Development Forum funding, start-up | (0)
It's been a long time since I wrote anything in the blog, but that doesn't mean that things has been quiet around here. This week, I did a presentation of the Secondbrain concept and business plan for several business and government agencies. This was the first real presentation of Secondbrain for a group of investors and business developer that I've ever done. Continue Reading...

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