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The Founder Institute is a technology startup accelerator and entrepreneur training program currently on pace to launch over 500 companies per year in over 13 cities worldwide. The program identifies high-potential entrepreneurs using predictive social science testing, and then guides them through weekly company-building sessions featuring a network of over 250 CEO Mentors. All program

I’ll be facilitating the Winter Semester of the Founder Institute in Seattle. More info to follow http://www.founderinstitute.com/apply/27

Still working out the fine print I’m sure… but here’s an excerpt from TaxProfBlog that represents an opportunity for Angel Investors… Zero Taxes on Capital Gains from Key Small Business Investments: Under the Recovery Act, 75 percent of capital gains on key small business investments this year were excluded from taxes. The Small Business Jobs

TechCrunch announced yesterday that Amazon is planning on launching an app store for Android devices… a direct competitor for Google. http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/27/amazon-android-app-store/ Blackberry announced the “pre-release” of it’s Playbook tablet. It will be built on their new QNX platform, not Blackberry 6.0. No pricing yet and it won’t be out until Q2 2011…  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-27/rim-unveils-tablet-computer-as-blackberry-manufacturer-chases-apple-s-ipad.html

Great John Cook interview with Boston VC, Jeff Bussgang… http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/09/boston_vc_jeff_bussgang_on_blogging_super_angels_and_more.html On the ’emotional IQ’ of the entrepreneur: “One of the frameworks we talk about now in our partnership is the emotional IQ of the entrepreneur…. Self-honesty and knowledge and thoughtfulness. You always think about the IQ of the entrepreneur and you always think about the

Interesting ranking by Henry Blodget (and team at Business Insider) on they top 100 private tech companies. Facebook, Zynga, at the top of the list LinkedIn rounds out number 10. http://www.businessinsider.com/digital-100

Chris O’Brien wrote a great artcile today on SiliconValley.com on http://www.siliconvalley.com/opinion/ci_16085562?nclick_check=1 “I am constantly impressed by the crazy amount of energy entrepreneurs spend hatching innovative services, so I have never understood why they seem to spend so little time figuring out their business models.” The article covers three models, Deal, Virtual Goods and Apps

Conway: During The Bubble, 77% Entrepreneurs Failed. Now, It’s Around 40% Today, during our Social Currency CrunchUp, angel investor Ron Conway had some interesting data to share for the first time. Conway says that his company, SV Angel, has recently done an audit on the over 500 companies they’ve invested in over the past 12 years. And he was

When your looking to grow your business past the current market - where do you start???