Category Archives: BricaBox

Why Startups Fail (Hint: It's not because of money)

Posted on August 12, 2009 by inn0nate

It is commonly believed that startups fail when they run out of money. People wonder, “How much runway do you have?” as if that will determine if and when you will succeed. In fact, startups fail and succeed for every … Continue reading →

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Wow. Thank you.

Posted on June 19, 2008 by inn0nate

The outpouring of good wishes has been incredible today. After such a crappy thing to announce, I’m excited to say I have a positive announcement to make on Monday. Thanks everyone. This community has been truly the best to work … Continue reading →

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Social Content

Posted on May 19, 2008 by inn0nate

As I talk about the BIG VISION for BricaBox, I often find myself repeating a definition for “social content website” — because that’s the scope of our platform, and those are the kinds of sites we set out to power. … Continue reading →

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As Long As We Are Nominating…

Posted on May 17, 2008 by inn0nate

I just read Fred Wilson’s latest post, “As Long As We Are Rethinking Yahoo’s Board,” which was republished on Silicon Alley Insider. Anyway, I thought that while we were all suggesting new board members for the bruised-up tech company we’re … Continue reading →

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On FearlessBusiness.TV

Posted on May 16, 2008 by inn0nate

A few weeks ago, I got to sit down with Valerie Gurka of FearlessBusinessTV and talk about BricaBox and the trends we’re following. You can view the video here or below.

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Best BricaBox 15 Second Pitch

Posted on April 21, 2008 by inn0nate

Photo Credit Late Friday, I posted an item on the BricaBox Blog about a conversation I had with Fred Wilson about our company’s pitch. Please head over there (you can also subscribe here) and let me know what you think … Continue reading →

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How many how-to sites do we need? Many.

Posted on April 11, 2008 by inn0nate

Joe Weisenthal reported yesterday that IAC is launching a new how-to video site called Life333. One of the first questions he and others ask is, “Do we really need another how-to video site?” My take is: yes… a few thousands … Continue reading →

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SXSW Interview

Posted on March 12, 2008 by inn0nate

Here’s one of the interviews I did while in Austin. Thanks InternetGeekGirl for having me in the bloghaus show! Your browser does not support JavaScript. This media can be viewed at http://www.podtech.net/home/4999/bricabox-ceo-nate-westheimer-live-at-bloghaus

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Cloning sites, cloning ideas, sharing experience

Posted on March 4, 2008 by inn0nate

As I mentioned in my interview on Darren Herman’s blog today, we look up to David Karp and what’s going on at Tumblr a whole lot. In fact, I know that David, Kyle, and Marco are pretty good friends (when … Continue reading →

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SXSWhere

Posted on March 4, 2008 by inn0nate

Hey everyone, Check out SXWhere.com — a quick but super useful thing we pulled together for the SXSW festival. It’s a place to post parties that are happening. Also, please spare a Digg for it and head over here. So, … Continue reading →

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