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Cloud computing at TIECon

Sim Simeonov — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:08:46 +0000

Soon after my workshop on the evolution of cloud computing with Bob Brennan (CEO, IronMountain) and John McEleney (CEO, CloudSwitch) at the Nantucket Conference, I’ll be leading another cloud computing panel with another great group of speakers at TiECon East:

John McEleney – CEO, CloudSwitch
Scott Crenshaw – VP/GM, Cloud Business Unit at RedHat
Dave Fachetti – Managing Director, Globespan Capital
Rob May – CEO, Backupify

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) events are very well executed. I invite you to join us.

Cloud workshop at Nantucket Conference

Sim Simeonov — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:57:51 +0000

It is time for the Nantucket Conference again. Scott Kirsner, the organizers and the advisors have put together a great agenda and brought together an influential group of speakers and attendees. Just in the B range of the alphabet we have Bill Warner (founder of Avid), Bob Brennan (CEO, Iron Mountain), Bob Metcalfe (Polaris Venture Partners and inventor of Ethernet), Brad Feld (Foundry Group & TechStars).

I’m fortunate to be hosting a workshop on the evolution of cloud computing with Bob Brennan and John McEleney, CEO of CloudSwitch. I’ll share my thoughts on my blog after the event.

Joining AngelList

Sim Simeonov — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:12:34 +0000

I joined AngelList, a great service by VentureHacks.

FastIgnite on VentureHacks

Sim Simeonov — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:46:00 +0000

VentureHacks provides a great service to entrepreneurs and I’m happy to support them as a sponsor. I wrote about agile investing and agile founding teams.

Better Advertising launches

Sim Simeonov — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:41:37 +0000

The first company I co-founded through FastIgnite, Better Advertising, launched a few weeks ago. The entire process took only a few months. Read more on my blog.

Speaking at Cloud3 Forum

Sim Simeonov — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:51:26 +0000

I will be leading an unPanel (like unConference but smaller) at Xconomy’s Cloud³ Forum. Great lineup of speakers and the audience will be full of pundits (trust me, see the invite list) so the conversation is guaranteed to be both interesting and educational. This isn’t yet another “intro to cloud” or “cloud 101″. Expect a much deeper and more engaging and interactive forum. CloudCamp comes right after. Register here.

Startup Tools

Sim Simeonov — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:51:31 +0000

I have started a new section of FastIgnite called startup tools. Check it out.

Joining the MIT E-Center

Sim Simeonov — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:19:51 +0000

Simeon Simeonov has joined an all-star team of EIRs at the MIT Entrepreneurship Center.

FastIgnite advises DubMeNow

Sim Simeonov — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:09:07 +0000

Sim Simeonov joined the advisory board of DubMeNow, a startup tackling the challenge of keeping contact information organized across devices.

The proliferation of social media and mobile devices has made it more difficult for everyone to manage contact information and initiate conversations using the right channels. I have many contacts and experienced this problem every day. DUB’s unique technology makes the problem go away. I look forward to working with Manoj and the company to help DUB change the way we think about exchanging contact information.

FastIgnite travels

Sim Simeonov — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:03:52 +0000

It’s been a busy summer. FastIgnite is helping start a couple of new companies. Lots of travel to NYC — send an email or DM me at @simeons if you’d like to meet up.

I’ll be at OMMA Behavioral in SF on July 30. There are some big changes afoot in the advertising space driven by the move to exchanges, by advertisers asserting more control over data and by the evolving compliance landscape with respect to online behavioral advertising (OBA), which, to mix metaphors, is just the tip of the iceberg of that can of worms.

Last but not least, very excited that Thing Labs shipped the new, new thing–Brizzly. I can’t stop using it.

Still in stealth

Sim Simeonov — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:54:41 +0000

One of our companies–Tollbit–recently launched its web site. Check it out but don’t expect any secrets revealed: Tollbit is still in stealth mode.

FastIgnite at Nantucket Conference

Sim Simeonov — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:51:35 +0000

At the 10th Nantucket Conference, Sim and Jana Eggers, CEO of Spreadshirt, will lead a conversation on new strategies for customer acquisition at the Entrepreneurs’ Lunch (Friday @ noon). There is limited space in the room so post a comment here, RSVP to the conference organizers or sign up on site when you arrive. If you haven’t signed up for the Nantucket Conference yet, we’re sorry but the event is sold out and running a good-sized waiting list.

FastIgnite is born

Sim Simeonov — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:54:22 +0000

After more than seven years at Polaris Venture Partners, it was time for me to move on. I had co-founded or helped start four companies Polaris invested in and the pull to become more entrepreneurial grew stronger over time. My relationship with the firm will continue as a technology advisor. FastIgnite came to life as a vehicle for my work with existing companies I’m involved with and my new projects. Subscribe to the FastIgnite RSS feed to stay in touch.