5 posts and columns on SoftTechVC

Start-Up Byliner Thinks the Digital Ink Isn’t Dry on Long-Form Writing

in Media on July 8, 2011 at 10:23 am PT

There are at least a few of long-form writing’s elite who don’t believe the Internet is out to kill the written word. In fact, they’ve gotten together and built Byliner, a discovery platform for fans of long reads to chat about at their next wine, cheese and turtleneck party.
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Fab.com Launches as Deal Site for Designed (Not Designer) Goods

in Commerce on June 9, 2011 at 11:59 am PT

No longer just another pretty domain name, Fab.com launches today as a new deal site for designed goods. Led by CEO Jason Goldberg, the site’s opening offers are on the sorts of things one might find at a design museum gift shop — fancy plastic chairs, fancy energy saving light bulbs and fancy signed posters.
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Series Seed Documents Legal Guru Ted Wang Speaks! (Plus Get Your Free Term Sheet Here)

in News on March 4, 2010 at 5:30 am PT

BoomTown finally got to meet Silicon Valley lawyer Ted Wang today, which was kind of a thrill since most tight-lipped attorneys run in the other direction when they see me coming. But Wang–who works for Fenwick & West and is a popular legal adviser to a spate of digital start-ups, such as Facebook, Aardvark, Twitter and many others–has a lot to talk about with the launch of a new Web site called Series Seed Documents earlier this week. It’s a laudable effort at simplifying the complex–especially since most lawyers mostly like to complexify the simple.

Series Seed Documents–With an Assist From Andreessen Horowitz–To Help Entrepreneurs With Legal Hairballs

in News on March 1, 2010 at 9:03 am PT

Series Seed Documents, templated term sheets for entrepreneurs to use for seed-stage deals, will be launched today, part of an effort by Silicon Valley lawyer Ted Wang and pushed by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The point: So new entrepreneurs don’t waste time and money negotiating often unnecessarily complex term sheets.

Debating the "Real-Time" Web at Stanford University

in News on September 17, 2008 at 8:15 am PT

Last night, BoomTown was invited to moderate a panel for MIT/Stanford Venture Lab at Stanford University’s Business School on the topic of lifecasting. In other words, the digital version of TMI (too much information!). Called “Lifestreaming: The Real-time Web,” it was aimed at debating the trend toward “sharing our lives with others as they happen,” with three entrepreneurs and a venture capitalist in the space.