Freitag, 29. Juli 2011

温州动车无名氏诗

电闪雷鸣雨漂泼,
动车脱轨鹿城泣。
凡多美梦碎断途,
一众哀思挂残车。
骤雨易洗两行泪,
盛夏难暖半颗心。
匆匆别吻情犹在,
悠悠离恨潮已生。

Donnerstag, 28. Juli 2011

第一个 HTML5 Fullscreen Video

昨天Jilion Team发布了全世界第一个可以全屏的HTML5视频, 正如在"HTML5的热潮正在迅速到来"里所描述的那样,FLASH即将被HTML5取代。这个视频的发布无疑是这一视点的力证。
日前这一视频可以在Safari 5.1顺利播放,不过Chrome和Firefox应该同样支持。
还等什么一起来看一下

如果你在视频上点击右键,可以在普通FLASH和HTML5之间切换,看看是否有什么不同吧。

原文地址:
http://blog.jilion.com/2011/07/27/world-s-first-true-html5-fullscreen-video

Mittwoch, 27. Juli 2011

HTML5的热潮正在迅速到来

最近几个月人们一直在说,HTML5现在变得非常重要。上周五公布的新数据表明,HTML5的应用不只是会变大,而且将变得巨大的 - HTML5的热潮将迅速到来。

到2016年将超过2.1亿移动设备配备HTML5浏览器,而2010年才仅有109万。根据由市场调研公司ABI Research新报告。这一增长的大部分将得益于苹果大量支持HTML5的平台。根据这项研究,苹果也将可能是这项技术大规模采用的最大受益者之一。
因为苹果拥有这么多相关的控​​制软件和设备,当在未来几年HTML5的新功能不断涌现的时候 ,这些软件和设备将使得这些功能得以充分利用,

在任务行业,有一个胜利者,通常都会有一个失败者。 HTML5可以在很大程度上将取代Abobe专有的FLASH技术。HTML5的迅速上升可能会在短期内就影响到Flash。 正如ABI高级分析师Mark Beccue说:“我认为FLASH的消失会比人们想象的更快”。

HTML5的快速增长迫使
万维网联盟(W3C)考虑尽快确定HTML5标准,标准正式预计2014年年完成。但是在标准确立之前,HTML5的开发和部署并不会停滞不前。

事实上Facebook和Google都加快了HTML5的开发,Facebook的首席技术官布雷泰勒(
Bret Taylor)说,他的公司目前已对HTML5项目进行了巨额投资。而谷歌最近推出了其第一个涂鸦网页刚完全由HTML5语言写成。看来HTML5已经无处不在。还等什么,现在就开始HTML5吧。

原文地址:
http://gigaom.com/2011/07/22/the-html5-boom-is-coming-fast/

Freitag, 22. Juli 2011

4个邮件模板帮助你搞定35万美元天使投资

如何让你和你未来的投资人的之间的邮件往来不再COLD,用下面4个模板也许会让你事半功倍。注意每一个模板之后都有作者的提示,虽然只是英文模板,但稍加改动也可以成为你的中文邮件模板。

原文如下:

Over a three month period, I raised an "advisory round" for my early stage startup from the likes of Esther Dyson, Dave McClure, Eric Ries, Josh Baer and others. During the fundraising process, I met a ton of investors both through soft introductions, straight out stalking and also through AngelList.

In the end, I ended up raising $350k (my goal was $250k, I was oversubscribed) and I managed the entire fundraising process over email using these key templates. Now, you can use them too to raise money for your startup.

Keep in mind that these templates do not replace the "soft intro" or the initial conversation where you talk to an investor and pique their interest. In my limited experience in fundraising, COLD CALLING and COLD EMAILING generally does not work. So get that "soft intro" first, or connect over AngelList and then start with the first template.


Initial Investor Connection

Here's the info you requested about {{product_name}}...

Hey {{first_name}},

Here's the info I promised you about {{Company Name}}:

  1. I've attached a short PDF that gives an overview about {{product name}}.
  2. Also, if you'd like to check out {{product name}}, here are two QUICK ways to take it for a test drive: 1) Check out our demo: {{link to demo}} 2) Check out our demo video: {{link to demo video}}.

Once you've checked out the PDF and the Demo, I'd love to get on the phone with you or meet in person to tell you more about the business.

Please let me know TWO times that work for you and I'll schedule it.

Thanks in advance,
{{link to your product with tag line}}

You should send this email after the first introduction or conversation you have with a potential investor. The goal of this email is to further pique the investor's interest with key pieces of information and push for an actual meeting where you can talk details.

Things to note:

  1. You're not sending your actual Pitch Deck here. You're just sending a ONE PAGE PDF that gives a simple overview of WHO YOU ARE, and WHAT PROBLEM YOUR PRODUCT SOLVES.
  2. Make the demo link as SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. Don't require a log in. It should be a simple link that puts them into the "in app" experience.

AngelList Intro Response

Re: AngelList Intro with {{product name}}

Dear {{first_name}},

Thank you for reaching out to us through AngelList (http://angel.co/tout). For starters, I've attached the latest version of our pitch deck which provides a solid framework of our
business in about 7 slides.

After reviewing the deck, if you feel there may be a good fit, then please let me know THREE time blocks over the next three days (weekends are fine) during which we can talk on Skype or meet so that we can get to know each other better.

Thanks in advance,

I love AngelList, we raised a good portion of our round through there. However, the toughest thing for me was figuring out what to do AFTER someone requested an intro.

The goal of this template is to build on the information already on your AngelList profile and get the person that clicked on the "Intro" button to review some more detailed information and get them to convert to an actual meeting.

Note that at this point, we're including the actual pitch deck with the assumption that they already checked out a demo of your product from your AngelList profile and already learned about the basic information (and more) that the PDF OVERVIEW would have.


Deal Terms and Details

Here are the details on {{product name}}'s fundraising round

Hello {{first_name}},

This email contains all of the details you need to get in on {{product name}}'s seed round which is set to close at the end of {{Month}}.

In this email, I've included all of the important pieces of information:

  1. I've included the latest version of our Pitch deck.
  2. I've attached both the term sheet and the actual note for your review. The basic terms are {{key summary items of terms}}
  3. So far, we have the following people in {{committed OR in the pipeline}} on this deal: {{list of names that people recognize -- social proof}}.

Please call me on my direct line: {{your direct phone number}} when you are ready. Keep in mind that we are closing this round at the end of {{Month}}.

Thanks,

After you've had your initial meeting, you should use this template to follow up and give the Investor ALL of the pertinent information including the social proof and sales pressure necessary to close this deal.

Close the Deal!

{{product name}} Investment: Let's Close this Deal!

Dear {{first_name}},

I'm extremely excited to be bringing you on as an Investor for {{product name}}. As I mentioned before, we are set to close this round of fundraising in {{X}} days.

There are two things you need to do to close this deal:

  1. In a moment, I'll be sending you the actual Note in electronic form (through RightSignature). Please review and sign electronically so we can execute the agreement.
  2. Please reply to THIS email and send me your official mailing address. Our law firm needs this to ensure all necessary regulatory filings are done properly.

Please call me directly if you have any questions: {{Number}}.

Thanks

Even if you get a commitment from an investor, it still takes some prodding to close the deal. The goal of this Email template is to remind them that the round is closing and that they are either IN or they are OUT.

It also addresses some of the key logistics around "closing the deal.