Comments on: Venture fund tries to sue entrepreneur who left negative comment on The Funded – bad idea http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan Munro http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-3083 Alan Munro Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:38:49 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-3083 You can't hide on the internet. Transparency is good for good business and maybe it's about time that some VCs were made to feel more accountable too. If I was inclined to nip over to The Funded now and leave comments about VCs, man, I'd be there all day ... You can’t hide on the internet. Transparency is good for good business and maybe it’s about time that some VCs were made to feel more accountable too.

If I was inclined to nip over to The Funded now and leave comments about VCs, man, I’d be there all day …

]]> By: Alan Munro http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-11456 Alan Munro Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:38:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-11456 You can't hide on the internet. Transparency is good for good business and maybe it's about time that some VCs were made to feel more accountable too. If I was inclined to nip over to The Funded now and leave comments about VCs, man, I'd be there all day ... You can’t hide on the internet. Transparency is good for good business and maybe it’s about time that some VCs were made to feel more accountable too.

If I was inclined to nip over to The Funded now and leave comments about VCs, man, I’d be there all day …

]]> By: ChrisH http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-3066 ChrisH Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:12:34 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-3066 I think a lovely example of "nowhere to hide" is the current WrapIt meltdown. For those that don't know, WrapIt is a wedding list servce that went into administration at the start of the month. These disgruntled customers set up a forum http://www.wrapitcustomers.com/popular/all and *then* found links to a management conusltancy news site that alleges that directors got some loans paid back a few weeks before the company went bust. This information would only have been available to specialists ten years ago. I think a lovely example of “nowhere to hide” is the current WrapIt meltdown.

For those that don’t know, WrapIt is a wedding list servce that went into administration at the start of the month.

These disgruntled customers set up a forum http://www.wrapitcustomers.com/popular/all and *then* found links to a management conusltancy news site that alleges that directors got some loans paid back a few weeks before the company went bust. This information would only have been available to specialists ten years ago.

]]> By: ChrisH http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-11454 ChrisH Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:12:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-11454 I think a lovely example of "nowhere to hide" is the current WrapIt meltdown. For those that don't know, WrapIt is a wedding list servce that went into administration at the start of the month. These disgruntled customers set up a forum http://www.wrapitcustomers.com/popular/all and *then* found links to a management conusltancy news site that alleges that directors got some loans paid back a few weeks before the company went bust. This information would only have been available to specialists ten years ago. I think a lovely example of “nowhere to hide” is the current WrapIt meltdown.

For those that don’t know, WrapIt is a wedding list servce that went into administration at the start of the month.

These disgruntled customers set up a forum http://www.wrapitcustomers.com/popular/all and *then* found links to a management conusltancy news site that alleges that directors got some loans paid back a few weeks before the company went bust. This information would only have been available to specialists ten years ago.

]]> By: Henry Michaels http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-3057 Henry Michaels Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:29:41 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-3057 I can believe that a company would even try such drastic tactics. The legal action itself casts a bad reflection against the company. That's one! Number two is...we as consumers don't have the right to give our opinion any longer. Come on!! I can believe that a company would even try such drastic tactics. The legal action itself casts a bad reflection against the company. That’s one! Number two is…we as consumers don’t have the right to give our opinion any longer. Come on!!

]]> By: Henry Michaels http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-11455 Henry Michaels Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:29:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/08/13/venture-fund-tries-to-sue-entrepreneur-who-left-negative-comment-on-the-funded-bad-idea/#comment-11455 I can believe that a company would even try such drastic tactics. The legal action itself casts a bad reflection against the company. That's one! Number two is...we as consumers don't have the right to give our opinion any longer. Come on!! I can believe that a company would even try such drastic tactics. The legal action itself casts a bad reflection against the company. That’s one! Number two is…we as consumers don’t have the right to give our opinion any longer. Come on!!

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