Millennial Media Files for $75 Million IPO
Millennial Media, Inc., Baltimore, MD, has just announced that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for a proposed initial public offering. The target offering is $75 Million. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc. will serve as joint bookrunners for the [...]
Building a startup 5,000 miles from Washington, DC
I am writing this post from a gorgeous, modern co-working space in Santiago, Chile, and, yes, it is the middle of Spring in November down here in the southern hemisphere. I am from Rockville, MD, and – while I miss my family and friends in the DC-area greatly – I am constantly reminded of the [...]
CityPockets: Relief for Compulsive Daily-Deal Buyers
Sometime in early 2010, self-described deal seeker Cheryl Yeoh had accumulated 40 vouchers from a handful of daily-deal sites. After a few forgotten vouchers almost expired, she began posting new ones on her food blog to keep track. Readers commiserated with her daily-deal inundation, and she began to see a market opportunity.
“I saw this space [...]
Why Do Washington Area Startup Incubators Keep Falling Short?
A few weeks back I interviewed Mike Sublesky, the co-founder of Baltimore Startup City which is an incubator concept. Read that interview here. He talked about how he and co-founder Monica Beeman were going to launch a YCombinator or TechStars like startup incubator in Baltimore this summer and that things were going really [...]
Launchbox Digital Alumni & Co-Founders of JamLegend Call It Quits
A few years ago I had the pleasure of meeting and spending time with the guys who founded JamLegend with the help of Launchbox Digital. They originally moved to DC after attending Claremont McKenna College together to work on Fantasy Congress which they sold to Politico. After their exit from Fantasy Congress, they built JamLegend [...]
An Interview of Mike Subelsky, Co-Founder of Baltimore’s Brand New Startup City Accelerator
Earlier today I had a chance to catch up with Mike Subelsky, the co-founder of Baltimore, MD’s brand new startup accelerator: Startup City. Startup City was co-founded by Mike Subelsky and Monica Beeman and is a 12 month program focused on company creation that will require startup founders to hand over 5-10% equity in their [...]
LaunchBox Demo Day – Pitch Videos
If you read the original coverage of the recent graduates from Launchbox Digital, but wanted to check out their pitches on video this is for you.
HEALTHeME – HEALTHeME’s digital therapeutics platform delivers treatments outside the clinic walls, empowering people to participate in their own health care with their mobile phones.
Video Presentation
Leaguescape – Full fantasy sports [...]
