The rise and fall of Pando Projects
The problem was that I had run out of money. So when I held that check, my tears were real. I had literally put everything I had into getting Pando going, and We Media was my first big break.
Read More7 keys to launching your big idea
We Media's all-star mentors share advice to entrepreneurs working to launch new businesses.
Read MoreLessons from a pitch (It) competition
I didn't win the big prize at the We Media PitchIt! competition, but I walked away with something potentially more valuable: honest and constructive feedback
Read MoreLaunched: StableRenters tracks NYC landlords
The 2011 PitchIt Challenge winner launches its first public beta with landlord information on 133,000 addresses in New York City.
Read MoreLaunching this month: StableRenters
2011 PitchIt winner Ben Sacks makes entrepreneur his day job - and preps his first product for launch this month.
Read MoreBuilding the prototype: Smaller, cheaper
Old plan: Scrape all data, build giant app, spend all money. New plan: Build small app, get data from city government, make app bigger, spend less money.
Read MoreHelp Ben take on landlords
Ben Sacks has a big idea, $25,000 to spend on it and a strong network of advisers. But he's still searching for the right web developer. Does the "do good" tone to Ben's business make it unattractive to coders? Or has Ben simply stumbled into a startup challenge that every good founder needs to solve?
Read MoreMy big check is still on display, next to my ficus
The experience with We Media was my inflection point. Since then, we’ve made some beautiful progress. Fundraising is a lot harder than anticipated, but we’re getting there.
Read MoreStartups: AssignIt becomes ReportIt
PitchIt! Challenge winner fine-tunes the details of their next-generation crowd journalism platform.
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