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"Desperate" VCs try to squeeze TheFunded.com
Michigan-based venture capital firm EDF Ventures issued TheFunded.com a subpoena, asking the VC-ratings site to ID a commenter who wrote that EDF is "to be avoided unless you are desperate.” VentureBeat has a copy of the subpoena. TheFunded CEO Adeo Ressi told entrpreneurs their bitchiest secrets are safe with him. Said Ressi: "TheFunded does not store IP addresses, email addresses, or any other personal information associated with a Member account in any database or any file system operated by the company." Funny, before this, we'd never even heard of EDF Ventures. Now they've established what the PR people call messaging: EDF is an obscure VC firm known mostly for being touchy and litigious. To be avoided unless you are desperate. More »
nowpublic
Robert Scoble, other Valley bon vivants subject of latest ego-stroking linkbait
Vancouver-based NowPublic is ostensibly all about citizen journalism. But since Guy Kawasaki sold Truemors to it and signed up as an advisor, it's becoming better known for publishing flattering lists of "influencers," supposedly ranking them according to various social media metrics. The first "Most Public" list focused on New York, but a new list for the Valley and San Francisco is "coming soon." And by virtue of being included in the latest edition, we received an early copy as a press release. Who comes out on top? Ubiquitous attention slut Robert Scoble, naturally. Full list after the jump. More »
TheFunded hopes the bridges aren't burned
Adeo Ressi hates venture capitalists. His disdain has always showed on his site, TheFunded.com, where wantrepreneurs slam VCs with anonymous posts. Now Ressi hopes the sides can make amends on TheFunded's new ad-supported matchmaking service. [San Jose Mercury News]
Adeo Ressi hates venture capitalists. His disdain has always showed on his site, TheFunded.com, where wantrepreneurs slam VCs with anonymous posts. Now Ressi hopes the sides can make amends on TheFunded's new ad-supported matchmaking service. [San Jose Mercury News]
thefunded.com
Sticks and stones may break VCs' bones, but words just bring out lawyers
Turned down by Sand Hill Road investors, only to see them woo your cofounder? Careful there, wantrepreneur. Complaining on rate-the-VC site TheFunded.com might get you sued. VentureBeat reports that in recent week, negative posts about VC firms Dolphin Equity, GreenHills, Matrix, Greycroft and Steamboat Ventures have all come down, quickly replaced by more positive reminiscences of deals well done. TheFunded founder Adeo Ressi blames lawsuits:TheFunded.com is surprised to learn that venture firms are spending money entrusted to them by their own investors to silence the opinions and constructive criticism of legitimate founders and CEOs.
TheFunded.com, Adeo Ressi's VC database-meets-scandal sheet, is taking steps to avoid being "gamed." Venture capital firms are coaxing entrepreneurs to submit favorable reviews and improve their rankings, much like reporters who browbeat their colleagues to vote for their stories on Digg. [VentureBeat]
your privacy is an illusion
Intelius has your cell phone number -- and is selling it
That mobile-phone barrier you've built between yourself and telemarketers is about to crumble. The nice chaps over at Intelius, who provide services like name, address, and Social Security number searches, are compiling an online mobile-phone directory they'll sell to anyone willing to pay them a measly $14.95 a number. They're operating on the philosophy that if you're willing to give your mobile number to the IRS or Domino's, you've opted in to an early-Saturday-morning game of phone tag with telemarketers. The dastardly sorts have ensured that the only way to get off the list is by faxing in a written request alongside an ID card. A fax machine: So low tech, it may just stop the Web 2.0 crowd in their tracks. More »
TheFunded.com, Adeo Ressi's members-only VC ratings site, now lets users submit details on the terms offered by VCs investing in startups. By publicizing terms, Ressi hopes to get investors to standardize the way they invest, making the process less confusing for entrepreneurs, he told VentureBeat. [TheFunded.com]
100-word version
Fred Wilson to TheFunded's Adeo Ressi: We're not that great
VC blogger Fred Wilson isn't pleased with his firm's position on VC ratings site TheFunded.com. Specifically, Wilson doesn't think Union Square Ventures should be ranked so high. "I am flattered by it to some degree," Wilson writes on his blog. "But it bothers me." Here's 100-word version of how Wilson would fix TheFunded. More »
executive summary
Wired in 1,200 words
Wired 15.12 comes in at two pounds, half the weight of a September Vogue. Most of it's the water weight of ads and a shopping guide, and I've summarized the meat of the issue in 1,200 words, so now you don't need to pick it up and risk ergonomic injury. More »
12:00 PM on Wed Dec 5 2007
By Nick Douglas
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Latest by rex: Hey, this is a good feature! But it needs to be even shorter! Reminds me of Suck.com's thing on Wired more »
confirmed
Bulldog pups only cure for week of crazies
This week on Valleywag was a first-class tour of Narcissistan. It began when Tinkerbell called in sick and sent us a half million pageviews. Then TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington went Tori Amos nuclear, claiming "I'm watching as the blogging world crucifies me." Finally, TheFunded.com founder Adeo Ressi complained his splash outing in Wired wasn't enough — he wanted the magazine's cover (and we gave it to him.) It all calls for a bulldog chaser. After the jump, a pic so cute it's NSFW. Can you handle it? More »
adeo ressi
Wired on TheFunded -- the 100-word version
If you're like most people, you have no idea what TheFunded.com is. Nor do you care about the secret identity of Ted, the site's founding member. Why should you? Because an anonymous website has turned the tables on the all-powerful, often misbehaved venture capitalists who fund the cool tech innovations you love. The December Wired spells it out, but the tale stretches 45 times the length of this paragraph. I've extracted a PDA version for you. More »
adeo ressi
The latest issue of Wired devotes pages and pages to Adeo Ressi, the anonymous "Ted" who runs TheFunded.com. Wired worked with Ressi to coordinate his unveiling with the story's publication at Wired.com on Thursday evening. Ressi's thrilled, right? Wrong. He complained at yesterday's event that Wired still didn't give him enough play. His take: He's a hot tech celebrity. His site is a big story. He expected to be this month's cover. Mr. Ressi, your wish is our Photoshop command. Click the thumbnail for full size. Apologies to Wired creative director Scott Dadich, who we're sure would never, ever use ITC Stone Sans Bold on the cover.
TheFunded.com founder's Wired fantasy fulfilled
The latest issue of Wired devotes pages and pages to Adeo Ressi, the anonymous "Ted" who runs TheFunded.com. Wired worked with Ressi to coordinate his unveiling with the story's publication at Wired.com on Thursday evening. Ressi's thrilled, right? Wrong. He complained at yesterday's event that Wired still didn't give him enough play. His take: He's a hot tech celebrity. His site is a big story. He expected to be this month's cover. Mr. Ressi, your wish is our Photoshop command. Click the thumbnail for full size. Apologies to Wired creative director Scott Dadich, who we're sure would never, ever use ITC Stone Sans Bold on the cover.
10:28 AM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Megan McCarthy
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Latest by Megan McCarthy: @needleman: The mock-up was a Valleywag team effort. I wish I could take sole credit, but I had a lot more »
thefunded.com
You just don't understand how important Adeo Ressi is
Adeo Ressi wants you to know that he's not just the pseudonymous "Ted," founding member of TheFunded.com, the venture-capitalist rating site. The 6'5" Ressi, who resembles a David Cross/Mr. Clean hybrid, sincerely believes that being "Ted" is a feat which which should be celebrated by having his likeness emblazoned on the nearest mountain. But how's his site doing as a business? More »
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