Comments on: What’s Going on with Lion Launch Pad?

By: Lion Launch Pad vs The Blue Line | IT Milk

Lion Launch Pad vs The Blue Line | IT Milk — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:58:16 +0000

[...] this month, on February 6th, I posed a question about what’s happening with the Lion Launch Pad here at Penn State University. A couple of representatives quickly responded to my blog post saying [...]

By: David

David — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:47:17 +0000

@Dave:

You may be the most stuckup sonofabitch I have run into in a long time. What Daehee did was nothing out of the ordinary, and your lack of understanding only goes to show how clearly you don’t get the Internet.

Let’s make one point clear: Updating a blog or keeping a home page with basic information IS NOT a hard thing to do, doesn’t take that much time, and is the only way the outside world knows that you are even alive. Failing to post updates is a sure path to being considered dead, or well on your way. This is how the Internet works, and it’s not out of laziness — I came to very similar conclusions, but I live in San Francisco, and you can’t foist the laziness attack on me.

Second, although I don’t know why, I personally take offense to you insinuating that Daehee is not a REAL entrepreneur. How childish, petty, and demotivating — the very last thing any entrepreneur needs.

While Daehee raised some very good points (What is going on with an organization that can’t maintain any form of external communications, including a basic website, and seems to have changed names without any kind of prior notification?), you have managed to singlehandedly destroy any respect I have for this incubator. A more appropriate response would have been to politely explain the situation — but coming on here, in full combat gear, is purely destructive.

By: Daehee

Daehee — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:15:53 +0000

Lion Launch Pad is switching webhosts.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:49:23 +0000

How come the lionlaunchpad website is automatically redirecting me to some other WildApricot site?

By: Daehee

Daehee — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:23:46 +0000

Rob - Thanks for the info.

Dave - Not blaming you. Great to hear that you guys are hard at work. And don’t worry, I’ve been just as busy these days working on my ventures.

By: Dave Barton

Dave Barton — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:08:24 +0000

As the person who is paying for the LLP, I take exception to your blog entry. A quick trip across the street would show as many as a dozen entrepreneurs working on their companies in the LLP. You would see that while most students and faculty were off on their holiday break we ADDED and renovated space that increased the LLP’s capacity. I am not a sugar-coater, I don’t get paid by Penn State to do what I do, so I can say what I think. REAL entrepreneurs don’t wait for an engraved invitation or approval to get started. They kick the door down and get to work. Progress was not seen because you did not make an effort to look for it beyond looking at your browser. I make no apologies for the lack of blog entries, website updates our patting-ourselves-on-the-back announcements. We are all too busy WORKING on our companies.

Did you even try to get contact any of the people you presented to? Sometimes brain barfing on your blog is not such a good idea.

By: PSU Startups - » Updates

PSU Startups - » Updates — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:28:32 +0000

[...] Park asked the question that needed to be asked. What’s happening around [...]

By: Rob Shedd

Rob Shedd — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:03:10 +0000

Hey Daehee,
Yes, we’re working to reestablish the momentum that we had prior to the holidays. I’m not sure why it took so long to make decisions on the ventures that presented in December, but if you contact me, I’ll give you an update. Sorry for the lack of communication!

Rob