Due Diligence – Your Personality is Showing

Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital

Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital Partners writes “Seeing Both Sides: VC Perspectives from a Former Entrepreneur.” In this blog on due diligence, he highlights what is truly learned during the phases of due diligence — not just the facts — but the way the entrepreneurs provide information, how they react and the essence of their true entrepreneur personality.

Entrepreneurs need to know that it is the whole package — the diligence and the interactions during due diligence that reveal all to the VC.

Click here to read the full blog…

ShareThis Makes it to Round 1 of Mashable Open Web Awards

Thanks to all ShareThis fans who nominated them for two categories in Mashable’s Open Web Awards this year.  They have been entered in the Blog Plugin category as well as the Social Bookmarking category. Today the voting starts and continues until December 15. And just like Chicago, you can vote early and ofter — at least once per day!

To make it easy to vote, just click here to use ShareThis voting widgets on their blog!

GK to Speak Live Today Nov 18 5pm EST

Guy Kawasaki will speak LIVE today on his new book! Whether or not you believe in shameless self-promotion, the conversation is always valuable — and to the point.

To register, click here!

Guy's new book!

Cincinnati Companies Nominated for Open Web Award

The Mashable 2nd Annual Open Web Awards is accepting nominations for awards in various categories! ShareThis, PimpMyNews.com, and ZipScene have all been nominated, but we need your votes to put Cincinnati on Mashable’s web map!

Nominate ShareThis by going to the ShareThis blog and completing the ballot.

Nominate PimpMyNews by going to the PimpMyNews blog and completing the ballot.

For ZipScene, go to Mashable.com and complete the ballots there!

Let’s bring home some winners and show the world that Ohio is indeed a critical voting state!