Steven Cox - Founder of TakeLessons. Build Something You're Proud Of

Guy Kawasaki speaks about social media at San Diego Venture Group

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Last week, I attended the San Diego Venture Group's Summer meeting. Guy Kawasaki spoke about social media and introduced the audience a few sites worth checking out.

The two that I 've found most useful has been http://tweetdeck.com and http://objectivemarketer.com

From the SDVG:

Hello,

Thank you for attending yesterday's SDVG breakfast program featuring Guy Kawasaki. As promised, here is a link to the list of websites he featured in his talk:

http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2009/06/sites-used-at-san-diego-venture-group-speech.html

(The link will also be posted on our homepage at www.sdvg.org by the end of the day.)

We hope you enjoyed the program, and we hope to see you at an upcoming SDVG event soon!

Regards,

San Diego Venture Group
(858) 558-8750
www.sdvg.org

UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

Wed., July 22, 7:00am - 9:00am
"The Future of Successful Investment in Biotech"
Hyatt Regency La Jolla

Thurs., August 20, 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Annual Summer Social: "A Tropical Picnic in Paradise"
Scripps Seaside Forum at SIO

Wed., Sept 16, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Annual VENTURE SUMMIT
Hilton Bayfront San Diego

TakeLessons Gift Certificates Now Available at Costco

TakeLessons has teamed up with Costco to get America moving with music! Costco Members can now buy TakeLessons music lessons gift certificates at Costco.com.

"We're excited to help Costco's 50 million members get started enjoying learning how to sing or play music. In today's undertain times, it's beneficial for consumers to find the most relevant and useful service at a fair price. Shopping for music lessons has never been easier. We all have an artist inside of us, and now is the time to jump in and rock out.", says Steven Cox, CEO of TakeLessons.

Costco members who are new to TakeLessons can get $100 worth of lessons for under $80 through the arrangement. It makes the perfect gift for mom, dad, or the kids - anyone who is a budding musician.

Are you a Costco member? Use the enclosed link to review the Costco offer.

Top 100 Most Connected Venture Capitalists

From Techcrunch - here's a list of the top 100 most connected VC's. Did yours make the cut?

Here are the top 10:

1. Draper Fisher Jurvetson
2. Sequoia Capital
3. Accel Partners
4. Intel Capital
5. First Round Capital
6. Dag Ventures
7. New Enterprise Associates
8. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
9. Benchmark Capital
10. Ron Conway

Whom You Know Matters: Venture Capital Networks and Investment Performance -

Helping People Get Started in Music - Feedback from a Music Lessons Client

Over the weekend, I was friended on facebook by one of our clients, Debbie Bennett. Below is a screen shot of what she shared. I try hard to get the negative and constructive feedback as it helps me improve, but it's also really cool to remember that we are creating value and making a difference in peoples lives.

~steven

TakeLessons Founder Interviewed on StartUpLucky.com

"Steven Cox stopped by to tell us all about his San Diego based startup, TakeLessons.com which, as the name simply implies, is an online marketplace for finding music & voice instructors in over 400 cities in the US. Steven and his team are working extremely hard and have provided a service that simply didn’t exist before now. Every instructor brought into their service is carefully screened for background, ability, and all other pertinent qualifications. Also, TakeLessons has created a very open social platform so that students can rate their instructors and also connect with each other as they reach existing goals and create new ones along the way."