For those of you who resonated with the ideas presented in my Silicon Valley Renaissance piece, we (myself, Dominique Trempont, and architect Bernardo Urquieta) have since opened a dialog with the Menlo Park City Council, and they are interested in incorporating them into the city's revival plans. As many of you are aware, Facebook is about to move to a large campus in Menlo Park, and plans to house 9000 employees in it. Add to that the impact of their upcoming IPO - lots of angel investors and spin-off entrepreneurs are in the making. The question we have asked the city council is how does Menlo Park play a role in harnessing this energy and momentum, and turn the city into a hotbed of exciting incubators, startups, great restaurants, cafes, boutiques, nightclubs, designers, while still maintaining what is lovely about the 'village' ambience. Please email me if you wish to participate in this effort. You can also use my blog to brainstorm.
Also, on the topic of renaissance ideas, here's a fun piece of summer reading amidst the upsetting gyrations of the market: The Future of the Harry Potter Franchise.
And if you are experimenting with cooking, 1M/1M premium company iFood.tv could be your companion. This 1M/1M premium company is a popular destination for food- and recipe-related video content. The company has been generating revenues for the past three years and is profitable. In the past 12 months, there have been an average of 3 million monthly unique visitors and close to 125,000 daily video streams. There is a growing display ad network (currently more than 70 sites) using ifood.tv for their monetization needs. This year, they expect to grow more than 100% and be well over a million dollars in revenue. More details on my Incubation Radar.
Hope to see you at the next 1M/1M roundtable on Thursday Aug 25 at 8am Pacific.
Also, on the topic of renaissance ideas, here's a fun piece of summer reading amidst the upsetting gyrations of the market: The Future of the Harry Potter Franchise.
And if you are experimenting with cooking, 1M/1M premium company iFood.tv could be your companion. This 1M/1M premium company is a popular destination for food- and recipe-related video content. The company has been generating revenues for the past three years and is profitable. In the past 12 months, there have been an average of 3 million monthly unique visitors and close to 125,000 daily video streams. There is a growing display ad network (currently more than 70 sites) using ifood.tv for their monetization needs. This year, they expect to grow more than 100% and be well over a million dollars in revenue. More details on my Incubation Radar.
Hope to see you at the next 1M/1M roundtable on Thursday Aug 25 at 8am Pacific.