Angel board

Good advice from Paul Allen:

"My advice to first-time entrepreneurs: find angel investors to back you. It's easier, it's faster, you'll get a better valuation, and more help from your investors. Start with an "advisory board" of 6-8 seasoned business people who are well connected and willing to help you find investors and build your company. Give them some equity in return for their help. (I think 1% equity for 2-3 years of assistance is good for an early stage company). Some of them may end up investing in your company; others will open doors for you that lead to capital."

LucasArts fan film contest

Need to study this

Moblog

Just learned about moblogs -- cell phone photo blogs.

Excellent candidate for a contest.

Good reading

The Guru from Google holds court

Quinset posts by Jim Bursch

Here is a list of posts on my personal blog on the subject of Quinset.

• Going public with a business plan
• Sensible advice
• Feedback on Quinset
• Genesis of Quinset
• What's in a name?
• Ahh, validation. I'll take it
• Toe in the water
• Knowing and meeting expectations
• Another simple question needs an answer
• Aspects of Quinset
• Relief in the asylum
• Look at me
• Vlad and Judith
• Blog v. Blog
• Itsy bitsy progress
• Tabloid business plan
• Blessed investor
• Thar's gold in them thar hills

Welcome

Welcome to the Quinset Advisory Board Web Log.

The people who post here are members of an advisory board formed to support Quinset, a platform for hosting online talent contests.

There are only two reqirements for a seat on the advisory board:

1. Members must be interested in seeing Quinset succeed.
2. Members must be willing (or at least not ashamed) to have their name and reputation associated with Quinset.

Members of the advisory board are invited and encouraged to post to this blog in any manner they see fit.

Go nuts.