I Think This is Awesome
I don’t know Charlie O’Donnell, though I understand he is a minor celebrity on Silicon Alley due to his work and his prodigious networking skills. Anyway, Charlie has posted his business plan presentation online, here. I am a big fan of transparency and this seems like a cool tactic for getting attention on your idea. Best of luck Charlie.
August 10th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Thanks! Hey, did you see the Courses++ Facebook app. I teach, too, and def need a professor-side version of this! Are you guys working on Facebook… all my students are on it.
August 13th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Hey Charlie,
If that app is the one by Jake Jarvis, then yes I just added it to my profile…the fact that I am not in school could complicate things, but I will have my brother check it out. We are aware of Facebook and like so many of us have it on our to-do list. What kind of feedback on the app craze are you getting from Facebook loyalists. I know my brother and friends have been skeptical at this point.
Collaboration is so powerful, but we need to make it simple for teachers…hopefully we can achieve that simplicity with PlansForUs.
November 6th, 2007 at 10:46 am
[…] Back in August a guy named Charlie O’Donnell tested an interesting tactic for garnering attention and feedback on a business that he was starting called Path101. At the time I wrote a quick blog entry admiring the tactic. The tactic, defined as Anti-Stealth, has been an unqualified success for Charlie as he generated significant interest in his business, found a technical partner, refined his presentation and successfully raised an angel round of funding. A consequence of this tactic has been an ongoing discussion within the NYC entrepreneur community about the business effect of this tactic. […]