Y Combinator is Dead

Here is a really interesting post I found today about what this author calls the so called ‘death’ of the Y-Combinator model. For those of you that do not know what Y-combinator is, it’s a start up incubator that basically takes good ideas with strong passionate teams, gives them a bit of money to build [...]

An Interesting Funder’s Point of View

I read an interesting post on the Ycombinator forums today about Yossi Vardi, who is the biggest Angel Investor of internet start-up`s in Israel today. Considering Israel is thriving with young and reputable strart-up companies, the money man behind them is definitely an interesting person to take cues from. He states:
“When I hear a pitch by [...]

Will VC’s and Startups Be Immune to the Credit Crunch???

Given the financial turmoil that is hitting international markets (especially the US), it is not surprising that Techcrunch posted and article delving into the issue of venture capital in this tumultuous time. I agree with the majority of the article, except I think that there is another angle in play.
The general market turmoil caused by [...]