Tag Archives: BricaBox

Q&A: Private to Private Valuations

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Nate Westheimer

Image via Wikipedia A friend of mine sent me an email today, asking about a Private to Private sale of a website and how to Value it. I enjoyed thinking about the dynamics of this and enjoyed answering his question; … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Nate Westheimer

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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cafeBricolage Revisited

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Nate Westheimer

Yesterday marked the two year aniversary of my getting involved in the NY tech community. In fact, I believe February 8th, 2007, was the day I turned my love of community, technology, and innovation, into a career. Back when I … Continue reading →

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BricaBox: Goodbye World!

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Nate Westheimer

“Was she being supremely Machiavellian? Or had she simply lost her mind?” – John Hielemann, on Hillary Clinton’s final weeks campaigning Today, I’m announcing my plans to close BricaBox, LLC. This decision, which has taken place over the last few … Continue reading →

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Social Content

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Nate Westheimer

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 Nate Westheimer

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 Nate Westheimer

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 Nate Westheimer

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 Nate Westheimer

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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