Like a good lifestyle designer, I try to adhere to a low-information diet. While my Google Reader and @bknotts twitter account subscribes to much more, these are the select few information sources that don’t receive the “mark all read” kiss of death without actually being read.
Notice that none of these are from Indianapolis. I’m still looking for those people who can provide consistently great content on the startup and innovation scene here in Indy.
I started this blog because I saw that as a gaping hole in our community and I have some friends who are doing their part too, like Drew Loftus at RewardSnap, David Weisburd of Indy Tickets Express, and Matt Hunckler of Repurify. They along with some other friends have started an ongoing meetup for people interested in Indianapolis startups which I will certainly be sharing more about.
In the meantime, check out these content sources to learn something about startups and get your inspirational fix.
Fred Wilson
Blog: www.avc.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/FredWilson
Wilson is a New York-based venture capitalist with a focus on early stage web services. His blog posts are pithy and you can expect great gems of wisdom on nitty gritty details like this post on the affect of options pools on valuation. Follow his tweets too since they’re infrequent (once or twice daily) and interesting.
TechCrunch
Blog: www.techcrunch.com
TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington might be the asshole everyone says he is (I wouldn’t know), but there is no better place to get web related news including all the exciting web startups. Traditional journalists tend to ding TechCrunch for laissez faire fact-checking (again, I can’t prove yes or no, I’m just giving you as much info as possible), but I repeat THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO GET WEB RELATED NEWS.
I read it almost everyday and I’m sure it’s my most visited site.
Charlie O’Donnell
Blog: www.thisisgoingtobebig.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ceonyc
I recently started following O’Donnell whose tweets mix business with personal, but are always interesting. With a foot each in the entrepreneurs’ and venture capitalists’ camps, he is able to provide unique insights. It also helps that he seems totally approachable as a late 20-something who likes to play sports and is randomly learning programming, which when you’re a startup with a lot doors closed to you, is refreshing.
The Sartorialist
Blog: www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com
Scott Schuman is The Sartorialist and if you’ve never seen his blog you may have noticed his “man on the street” piece that appears monthly in GQ and oh guess what? He’s an Indiana boy hailing from Indiana University.
Although he never writes about entrepreneurship (and rarely writes at all, usually letting his photos do the talking) he is an example of someone who found a niche, found some followers, and then found a way to make a living he loves out of it.
