February 2012
1 post
Information Arbitrage: Thoughts from Ann Arbor →
informationarbitrage:
Last week I spent two glorious days deeply engaging with my alma mater, the University of Michigan, and the Ann Arbor tech community. I had the privilege of presenting at the Ann Arbor New Tech Meetup (thanks, Dug!), exchanging ideas with the Wolverine Venture Fund, and spending lots of…
December 2011
1 post
Way to go Jono! RT @duosec: Congrats to our CTO @JonOberheide on @Forbes “30 under 30” list of tech entrepreneurs! http://t.co/X0jHIKJj
November 2011
3 posts
Driving. I’ll get back to you tomorrow
RT @jasonmendelson: Thank you Ann Arbor for a great week last week. The entrepreneur scene is really taking off. My thoughts: http:// …
Go Blue! http://t.co/pqvNt1a6
October 2011
1 post
Regional NPR story from @MichiganRadio on @techbrewery and incubators http://t.co/14o9n5mj #ChangingGears
September 2011
1 post
The Best Vacation Responder Ever http://t.co/OI2G5EK via @bfeld
August 2011
5 posts
RT @kskifstad: The 10 Most Educated U.S. Cities - US News (A2 is #2) http://t.co/rvCjL9x
U-M and city of Ann Arbor team up to pursue gigabit broadband networks http://t.co/xUXPNdO
Holding office hours at the #TechArb.
RT @jonfortt: This just in: S&P downgrades East Coast, citing lack of stability going forward
At whole foods sampling beer from Original Gravity. Yum. 440 Pepper Smoker is a winner. http://t.co/ShKjCFb
July 2011
3 posts
Hot morning run. Dripping w/ sweat. A large black puppy chased me. Not a great start. At least my parents will be in A2 late tonight.
In Philadelphia
3 of top 5 beers are in MI! American Homebrewers Association Names Top 50 Beers http://huff.to/mhmNMw @BellsBrewery @foundersbrewing
June 2011
4 posts
At #TechArb holding office hours.
RT @sgblank: Are You the Fool at The Table? http://wp.me/prGQZ-2q0
Great lunch with my wife. Thank you @bankofannarbor for @soniclunch http://lockerz.com/s/107033072
‘Baa’ go the sheep RT @TechCrunch: Groupon’s IPO Filing Reveals Incredible Growth http://tcrn.ch/ipYLzN
May 2011
8 posts
Groupon Founders Invest $1.5 Million in Michigan startup @Benzinga http://bit.ly/iSyzKo
Midwest Living: 26 (A to Z) Reasons We Love Ann Arbor http://bit.ly/m4Zu9w
Kudos to my friend @NedStaebler who will be Wayne State’s VP of Economic Development http://bit.ly/jKLz1g
Looks like more $ for 2nd stage MI startups: New $100M venture capital fund Stage 2 Innovations http://bit.ly/imW00G (profile seems vague)
RT @AnnArborUSA: Congrats to Brio Device, our Best of Boot Camp winner: http://bit.ly/k5F163
RT @ericries: Business idea inspired by @Jschox: “whitepaper troll” that publishes on every possible idea, putting future patent trolls …
RT @mosesklee: Jay Hoag, founding general partner of Tech Crossover Ventures, speaking about trends in venture capital. #mgcs #umcfe
Michigan venture capitalists have more than $200M available for startup http://bit.ly/mJ5Ko5 (via @NathanBomey )
April 2011
5 posts
Friend @cgannettrun Named Chief Marketing Officer at CKX http://yhoo.it/kCK2PZ
Egg salad anyone?
At @a2newtech waiting to hear pitches.
Some of the Craftbrew in Ann Arbor via @draftmag http://bit.ly/fpV4Z7
RT @UMOTT: U-M technology that can help detect/monitor radiation of #Fukushima Power Plant. http://bit.ly/fZKJ0k If yo… (cont) http://de …
March 2011
5 posts
Welcome to @AnnArborUSA Paul Krutko http://bit.ly/eddeji
Try @CrowdJuice Alpha for @a2newtech event featuring @sgblank http://bit.ly/e9jegY
RT @UMOTT: Video on our Venture Accelerator http://bit.ly/i1Mk9q and startups @Life_Magnetics and #EngXT
Come on. How hard is it to turn your hi-beams off when you see a runner? I’m talking to you silver SUV.
Love this. Real Elevator pitches to @albertwenger http://tnw.co/fzzamb #SXSW
February 2011
5 posts
RT @melemmer: Aardvark started by @NathanStoll & later sold to @Google is featured in “15 Interesting Startups From Ex-Googlers” http:// …
Ahh. A break in the weather… By visiting Southern Florida. (Ann Arbor temp + 50 some degrees.)
Stranded in Chicago (Always a 50/50 chance I make a connection in Chicago regardless of the airport.)
Feels like spring in KC. Have to catch an earlier flight to not get stranded by ice in DTW.
Profile on two great places @arborbrew and @cornerbrew http://bit.ly/g3oqUx Mmm Michigan Craft Brew!
January 2011
1 post
RT @NathanBomey: How Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell got his start in Ann Arbor (and what he thinks about Michigan now) http://bit.ly/gOZKJu
December 2010
6 posts
Stuck on Tarmac in STL waiting for a gate to open (3 are open, just not ours) to catch next delayed flight.
New MEDC ( @MIAdvantage ) head @MichaelAFinney is a great choice by gov-elect @onetoughnerd http://bit.ly/ekpQre
At BioArbor listening to Walt Young, George Dunbar and Jack Ball
Michigan Senate passes bill to give angel investors 25% Michigan tax credit http://bit.ly/eJDu8n
RT @NedStaebler: Midwest Emerges as Center for Clean Energy http://bit.ly/gl12ol #Michigan via @nytimes
Looks like I never tweeted this nugget, Ann Arbor startup @Mobiata acquired by @Expedia http://tcrn.ch/dljTgD A2 is a great place to be
November 2010
10 posts
Gave my whole lecture on Startup Marketing for SI 663 yesterday with my fly down. Doh.