An interesting twist on American Inventor is coming today to, not to network TV, but to the internet.
They’re turning the process of launching an internet startup into a reality show over at YouBeTheVC. Winners that win the game show will get “financing, programming/web development, expert mentoring, office space, legal, accounting, administrative and marketing support, as well as a stipend to live and work in Cambridge.”
All you bring to the table is the idea and the buzzwords.
The FAQ at YouBeTheVC is a great primer for those interested in becoming “buzzword compliant” in the Web 2.0 and VC world, but it also reveals that a large portion of how the final selections will be made will rely on user voting.
They say that there will be careful eyes on any type of voter manipulation, but I’m skeptical. There is definitely a danger of those with large social graphs being promoted ahead of those with simply good ideas.
Photo by YouBeTheVC.
Stacy O'Quinn on November 21st, 2007 at 4:03 pm
I agree, good question is what type of controls are really going to be in play?