Welcome to Smuggle Me

Today I came across this new website. They sell VC shirts like this one:

I saw it and thought about Mark from YouBeTheVC since his focus has been nanotech.

On the YouBeTheVC note, I’m happy to say that I made it into the Top 100 semifinal round. Now I just need to clean up my business plan.

A couple more good VC readings that I’ve been enjoying of late. This is a pretty interesting blog and here’s a long list of article written by the amazing Paul Graham. I’m sure there are more so if you have any good suggestions, let me know.

A while back I ran across a blog called Credit Card VC. I thought they had an interesting concept on how you could create a business without having to go and get VC funding. I think a lot can be learned from this concept. I still think that the point is partially missed. This guy still needs some sort of funding to scale the business, but the point that for a relatively small amount of money you should be able to create a simplified version of your site and do a serious market test is a great concept. This is what I plan to do with my idea.

I’ve really grown interested in the various VC firms, startups and getting funding for a startup. It’s like entering a new world that speaks a different language or at least talks at a different level. However, I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve read and I hope that all goes well and I can start working on building my idea.

Anyway, VC blogs are some of the most interesting websites out there on this topic and today I came across 2 more on Techcrunch.

Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures
and
Rick Segal a Toronto-based VC