Darren Herman

I was reading Stowe Boyd’s blog /Message this evening and he posted about a model used by many web companies – but most recently gootodo. The company is irrelevant to this post, but it’s a post that looks at the business model of “try before you buy… but provide your credit card first, and [...]

It’s a gorgeous Sunday morning and I’m in the West Village at the Soy Luck Club enjoying a nice mint chocolate soy steamer and a banana soy butter pressed bagel.  The sun is shining and I’m doing my weekly research about startups, media, and technology.
I stumbled upon the "startup school wiki".  There are some excellent [...]

Raising angel capital can be a daunting task for an entrepreneur as it is often the first time the entrepreneur goes to the market for fundraising.  Since the market is much smaller than institutional investors, it’s often hard to locate and qualify the right people for your capital raising needs.  A recent blog post by [...]

Two startups recently crossed my desk: ClaimID and Ether. These both are extremely interesting in their ideas and I happen to like them for the fact that they solve problems and are monetizable. Simple.
ClaimID is a website that allows you to “claim” your identification online. There are billions of people in this [...]

I’ve been to 3 networking events in the past 96 hours here in NYC and have to say that the amount of companies hiring is on the rise. I’ve been receiving an increasing number of job descriptions across my desk in the past few weeks and have to say that this is starting to [...]

I was invited by a friend at Union Square Ventures this evening to take part in a networking event down on Hudson Street here in Manhattan to meet top entrepreneurs, media folks, investors, and movers/shakers here in the city….. all under 30 years old.  I’m sure there were a few people well over 30, however, [...]

An excellent article is out in the Mercury News yesterday regarding VC’s backing under 30-year-old-run startups. This article hits very close to home as my age and my entrepreneurial background. Some good quotes from the article:
When Jim Breyer, venture capitalist at Accel Partners, courted Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg last year to make an [...]

If we look at the music industry, it mirrors the venture capital industry. In the music industry, A&R (artist and repertoire) reps go out and find the hottest upcoming act much like how venture capitalists try and find burgeoning startups or businesses that want to get to the next level through Series X funding. After [...]

A Look Into ZipCar – Financially Sound?
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I have a keen interest in the automotive and business world. When I can mix the two together, I get really excited. Being in New York City, I get to experience many startup businesses take shape and try and battle it out amongst thousands of other businesses here [...]

About once per month, I immerse myself in a full 2 days of re-reading all of the blogs, research, reports, and interviews that I accumulate over the month. This month, it took place at the Soy Luck Club in the West Village of NYC, as well, as a new found coffee place, thanks to [...]