Come on down...
Our doors are always open - but we'd thought we'd swing them open a bit wider on Wednesday, the 26th - between 6:00 - 8:00.
You asked us about the hardware, you wanted to check out the office, you think BUG is the tool to solve your problem, you are a DIYer hacker and want to know more about what makes the BUG tick, you want to talk about your dream application, you are an entrepreneur and/or and artist with a great idea, or maybe you want to work with the Bug Labs team.... whatever the reason may be, we hope to see you.
You can find us at 915 Broadway (between 20th and 21st) on the 11th floor, at the end of the hall in Suite 1109. If you can't make it this time, don't fret and stay tuned - we'll do it again before too long.
hi matt, does that time work for SF Bug location?
Posted by: scott | March 20, 2008 at 03:29 PM
Sorry Scott - just NY this time. I'm hoping the Bay Area got their fill with Bug+SV.
Posted by: Matt | March 20, 2008 at 09:12 PM
1) Stay away from the toady VC-groupie community, and the hyper-esoteric analyst-type VC mumbo-jumbo. It's worse than small pox.
2) Don't make the Abrams/Friendster mistake of all show and no go, flashy public appearances without solid product, super-hype to build anticipation only to tell interested persons, "Sorry... come back in a few months. Oh, did we tell you about our NEXT plans?!" It's suicide.
3) Bury the "SW is everything / HW is nothing" nonsense, NOW. The only people who think that are people who aren't particularly good at either one.
4) Take a closer look at existing competition that is already available for less, does more, and is better known. Then ask yourself what you're doing that they aren't. No one is going to pay hundreds of dollars just to join your club.
You do have a great idea, but you need more than that. Your execution sucks.
I hope you get help before it's too late.
Posted by: JJ | March 21, 2008 at 08:25 AM
Thanks for your candor JJ. I'd love to discuss these points in more detail with you. Can you make it to our event next Wednesday? If not, feel free to email me at peter (a) buglabs (dot) net.
One of the reasons we have this blog, the open forums, the wiki, etc is to encourage this type of dialog. We want to hear it all - the good, the bad, the ugly. We want/need everyone's feedback.
Thanks again.
Posted by: Peter Semmelhack | March 21, 2008 at 09:37 AM
I assume it's between 6:00 and 8:00 PM?
Posted by: Julian | March 25, 2008 at 05:56 PM
Yes Julian - between 6 and 8 PM. Hope to see you.
Posted by: Matt | March 26, 2008 at 08:14 AM