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NBC and News Corp take on YouTube

Nevermind working with Google, NBC and News Corp are launching their own video distribution platform, to be partnered with MySpace, AOL, MSN and Yahoo. The video network will offer “thousands of hours of full-length programming, movies and clips.”

Online community lessons from SXSW

If you couldn’t make it to SXSW, you can still enjoy the collective wisdom of the many Web 2.0 entrepreneurs and thinkers who were there.

2007 Digital Outlook Report

From Avenue A Razorfish, via Guy Kawasaki’s blog, comes the 2007 Digital Outlook Report. The report covers several aspects of how producers, consumers, media and advertisers are using digital media to converse and communicate.

The realistic entrepreneur’s guide to venture capital

You’ve got the plan, the prototype, the drive. Your project is developing nicely, and you’re ready to push it to the next level with venture capital. VCs aren’t like banks, borrowing money from them is a bit more like borrowing from your in-laws. They are going to want input and a degree of control over how it is used. So check out this guide and make sure you know what a VC will expect of you.

5 most common mistakes made by startups

Maybe you’re not quite ready to court a VC. Avoiding these mistakes will help get you there.

Interview with Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google

The CEO of Internet behemouth Google talks about innovation and maintaining the entrepreneurial spirit in a massive company. As Schmidt says, “You don’t learn very much when you yourself are talking,” so put on some headphones and enjoy his hard-earned wisdom.

Innovation +1, Earth’s gravitational field 0

Remember when space travel was just a dream? Okay, neither do I, but it wasn’t that long ago. Nothing can hold back human innovation and curiosity, and yet another private organization has successfully launched a rocket into space. Congrats, guys, and thanks for reminding us that the “impossible” only seems that way because it hasn’t been tried yet.

Cambrian House makes Read/WriteWeb

We were proud to see Cambrian House at the top of an aticle in Read/WriteWeb examining the phenomenal growth and continued potential of crowdsourcing.