Thomas Korte

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• Five ways to generate momentum in your venture or angel round | from This is going to be BIG! – Comments on New York Tech Community, Startups, Venture Capital and Career Education [new tab]
  Entrepreneurs- read this.
  December 31, 2009
• Buy Google storage and get a free Eye-Fi card [new tab]
  no-brainer …
  December 17, 2009
• Google browsersize tool [new tab]
  nice tool for designers and webmasters to see how much of the screen is visible by visitors.
  December 17, 2009

I have been intrigued by peer-2-peer lending for a while .
So, last night I signed up with both prosper.com and lendingclub.com and I will post my experience and impressions from time to time.

My goal for this experiment is to further understand p2p lending, evaluate if it could be a viable investment for a larger amount and achieve a net return of  LIBOR + 6% – so currently about 6.5% .  I don’t really believe the %-returns both sites advertise: 7% to 14% – we’ll see.

Read my first impressions and status so far >>

read more »

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• The perfect pitch – Danny Robinson [new tab]
  worthwhile looking at.
  November 8, 2009
• PDF: Seismic Retrofit Guide (do it yourself) [new tab]
  Very useful guide to retrofitting a single family home (seismic upgrading). I don’t think I will do it myself, but it is good to know what to expect before meeting the contractors ….
  November 4, 2009
• PDF: Flu Home Care Guide [new tab]
  62 pages of great information about flu home care
  November 4, 2009
• Google Voice Desktop Application [new tab]
  Manage Google Voice on the desktop
  November 4, 2009

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• Google Voice Blog: Google Voice with your existing number [new tab]
  I’ve been using Google Voice for some time now, but have not fully switched b/c of the number change issue. This new feature gives me 80% of what I want: Voice mail to sms (text), voice mail by email and forever archive of voice mails!. Thanks Google Voice Team.
  November 4, 2009
• Sam Reads Resumes [new tab]
  Former colleague from Google who started a resume consulting company after reading thousands of resumes at Google. I think that is $150 well spend ….
  November 4, 2009
• Prezi – presentation editor [new tab]
  Cool too to create flashy presentations
  November 4, 2009
• The Evolution of Mobile – Preso [new tab]
  Presentation by Mahipal Raythattha about the evolution of mobile. Interesting!
  November 4, 2009

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• 10% Coupon Identity Theft Prevention [new tab]
  identity theft, coupon code
  October 17, 2009

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• YouTube – What is Google Wave? [new tab]
  this is awesome!
  October 2, 2009
• Angel Termsheet examples [new tab]

  October 1, 2009

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• Fireside Chat: Money and passion [new tab]

  September 28, 2009

• Announcing Project 10^100 idea themes [new tab]

  September 24, 2009

• Video: Bay Bridge Webcam Time-Lapse Footage – SFist [new tab]
  oh das coo.
  September 28, 2009
• Downloadable Paper iPhone Dock [new tab]

  September 14, 2009

• Could you GO in here? [new tab]
  I think I could go in there, yes!
  September 28, 2009
• Wow: AT&T Predicted The Future In 1993 [new tab]
  They got a lot right… Except for the bit about which company will bring it to me.
  September 28, 2009
• Mobile Banks in the Developing World Prove Simpler is Better [new tab]

  September 17, 2009

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• Fluther Raises $600k From Top Valley Investors For Crowd-Sourced Answers [new tab]

  September 24, 2009

Shipping media mail (books, CDs, DVDs) via USPS is a lot less expensive than regular mail.
This is especially important when selling through Amazon Marketplace. Amazon gives a $3.99 “shipping credit”, so any way to ship for less adds to the bottom line.

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Problem: USPS does not offer Media Mail postage online.
Solution: Print USPS shipping label via Paypal’s USPS integration.
Added benefit: You can track the package online.

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

• FFI Plain Preferred Term Sheet [new tab]
  Template for Angel Term Sheet by Founder Institute
  August 24, 2009