It's been a busy week out in the Valley--lots of meetings, a missed flight, and random encounters with investors. Throughout the week I've narrowed and refined the pitch and found my sea legs--I'm almost swaggering with confidence (not overly so). Earlier this week I met with 3 VCs, all of which are now tracking, which means they're intrigued, not saying no, but not whipping out the term sheet just yet. I've also met with the heads of a number of startups and large-company divisions. This morning I met with the founder of Keyhole (Google Maps)--great guy, and as you usually find here, very smart. It's great to get that kind of exposure and conversation level about your stuff, if only to practice the pitch, though I always learn something. At the end of next week I hit NYC for investors presentations there. I added an advisor as well--someone with deep experience in mobile search who now heads a research lab. This is the true beginning of the formal
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