CenterNetworks NYC Event 9/27

Allen Stern of CenterNetworks is hosting an event, a "mixer" on September 27th.

CenterNetworks, like AlleyInsider, seem to be a new breed of content related sites and communities that, aside from a particular focus on the New York area (excellent!), really are producing insightful, thoughtful commentary about web and related businesses, asking tough questions and getting way beyond standard-issue hype. And also having a sense of humour about it all. The sign up for Allen's event is at the link above.

New York and early stage ventures

Roger Ehrenberg:

"As both an active angel investor and entrepreneur, I can say one thing for sure: macroeconomic woes aside, the New York early-stage investment scene is vibrant, exciting, and full of possibilities. I have seen more interesting deals with strong business models than any time over the past three years: deal quality is just getting better."

Could not agree more (and I've written about it at Alley Insider). The next few years, even with the macro uncertainty, should be a very interesting time for starting, and investing in, ventures in this area.

Seed Investing

I wrote a piece for the new Silicon Alley Insider site about seed investing in New York.

It is about the fact that while venture funding statistics show larger funds and more later stage investing, there are still a wealth of early ventures being formed, and getting funded.

The article can be found here.