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Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by maddog on 2014-08-13
Cliche zero response VC behavior after meeting and pitching....literally... no response post meeting, not even an email.
Intro was made via a solid contact (highly connected to their team) yet after pitch meeting we got no response, highly unprofessional behavior and massive waste of time.
This....is why large funds who do not value entrepreneur relationships across SV will cease to exist in the coming years.PRIVATE: Members Only
Great Discussion and Very Helpful with Introductions Even Though Our Seed Round Wasn't a Fit.
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Chris Shaw - Co-Founder & CEO of LexSpot on 2012-02-29
Value added insight, helpful introductions, quick turnaround and great personalities to boot.
I was introduced to Dan Nova at Highland about a month ago. We had also chatted with John Palfrey--one of Highland's venture executives as well.
We were pre-launch, but had a basic product together and we were looking for seed funding--pretty much out of Highland's traditional sweet spot.
It didn't matter. Dan gave us a great deal of his time. He spent time picking our deck apart and offered to give us a bunch of intros to angels and lawyers in town. (We build SaaS for lawyers).
He kindly and quickly gave us reasons why Highland isn't interested in the seed stage, but would like to chat as we validated assumptions and looked for a true series A investment (3-5 million). He never asked anything beyond what we offered to share and was helpful in every meaningful way. Definitely worth talking with Highland and Dan and we'll be chatting with them again when we go to raise our A.PRIVATE: Members Only
Fine Firm, Terrible Process
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by JohnEKins on 2010-04-17
"The End of Venture Capital as We Know It."
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-05-28
Everyone on TheFunded knows that "Venture Capital 1.0" is dead. It's good to see that older venture capitalists are starting to realize that their days are numbered. The meteor is about to strike, Paul...
"Paul Maeder Maeder expects that a number of venture funds will disappear and that the venture capital industry will contract for the next few years. His prediction is that the amount of venture capital invested annually - which was some $30 billion in 2008 - will be cut in half."
Gaurav Tewari
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-02-06
Gaurav was very interested in our innovative model. However, we had a lot of work to do in order to become "fundable". He was patient and helpful, both in terms of advice and in introductions to key resources. He showed considerable endurance in waiting for our team to come together organizationally as well as with execution. He should have blown us off instead, as a VC should, dedicated the time and effort to help us move forward. Ultimately, a deal never materialized, but it wasn't because of Gaurav's lack of effort.PRIVATE: Members Only (344 Characters)
Highly Recommend Matt Nichols
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-10-08
I have interacted with Matt for over a year and have finally come around to writing an endorsement, not at all solicited by him. Matt is a Principal at Highland who is getting deals done in the internet/digital media space. He understands disruptive models and seems most interested in cutting edge consumer internet. I recommend him to anyone looking to pitch a thoughtful, honest venture guy that will likely add immediate value and feedback. In my experience, he has proven to be a valuable asset to our company and consistently acts as a sounding board as we think through our business.PRIVATE: Members Only
High Irr Expectations for Growth Equity
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-05-01
Our company pitched Highland Capital Partners on an investment opportunity in the digital media space. Our deal fit nicely within their venture growth equity criteria, however, their return expectations far exceeded what one would see with a traditional private equity firm. Highland was seeking an IRR of 40% to 45%, which is in the venture range, while a private equity firm would likely target an IRR of 25% to 35%. So what does this mean for your deal" It means that they are eating your lunch (in other words, it is coming out of your potential return). Highland is another example of a venture capital firm that wants to be a private equity firm. This leads to them to look at growth equity deals, but they are really still seeking a venture return.PRIVATE: Members Only
Good Experience with Bijan
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by laengr on 2008-04-05
I was introduced to Bijan Salehizadeh through a mutual friend and pitched our medical device company to him. He was very attentive and asked great questions. Ultimately the deal was not large enough for HCP, but he took the effort to personally call me and talk it over. My understanding (from a different source) is that, at least in the med device sector, they are moving away from early stage companies like ours.PRIVATE: Members Only
Inisightful Feedback From Corey
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by scottdunlap on 2008-03-10
After an intro through one of our investors, Corey gave us a thoughtful and timely review of our business. He let us know they like to be the first institutional investor and prefer earlier rounds, but thought our business had enough momentum to bring it to the partnership. They declined, but I found the process efficient and helpful.PRIVATE: Members Only (148 Characters)
Richard De Silva is the Guy to Talk To
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-03-07
If you want to talk to Highland about your IT/Digital Media company, you should talk to Richard De Silva. This is especially true if you are on the west coast. He is very well connected, and can get deals done quickly.
We pitched Richard early on, and he was immediately engaged and added value right away. He made introductions to potential customers at very senior levels, and introduced us to two great hires for our early team - all before we even had a term sheet. We ended up doing our series A with Highland, and things have been going well ever since.
The point is that if you want to do a deal with Highland you should talk to Richard. He relates well to entrepreneurs, having been one himself. He will give you great feedback, and he is willing to do what it takes to get innovative companies off the ground.PRIVATE: Members Only
Avoid Pitching Rich De Silva
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-12-18
I had a similar experience to others who commented. I pitched an associate who seemed rather interested and then didn't bother to respond. I echo the recommendation that if you cannot get to a partner, don't bother.
After working hard at getting to Rich I finally got a meeting. He showed up late, kept responding to Blackberry messages throughout the meeting and was interrupted twice by his assistant for an "emergency" and left me sitting at the conference table staring at the wall.PRIVATE: Members Only (416 Characters)
Unprofessional Associate
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-11-30
An associate pursued me for a number of weeks and when we finally talked, expressed great eagerness. I agreed to share some info with him and then never heard back. I would have been fine with any response he would have given, but to not hear back after sharing private info just feels unprofessional. I wonder, of course, if the information I gave him was used competitively.PRIVATE: Members Only
Created Real Value
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by pigratdog on 2007-10-05
Highland created real value for our tech startup - I had never worked with them before (but had raised money from top tier funds in Boston and Bay Area). We hired at least 2-3 key people they referred to us and many of our early adopters came through their network. I'd work with them again in a heartbeat.PRIVATE: Members Only (35 Characters)
Gaurav Tewari and Hcp Were More Than We Could Have Ever Asked for
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-02-06
Gaurav Tewari is a perfect example of what a VC should offer an early stage company, not just cash, but resourcefulness, broad industry perspectives, and deep insight into the business model. Gaurav spent many late nights at our office helping the team hammer out solutions to tough problems. His considerable network of connections enabled us to create advantageous partnerships that made it possible for us to thrive and push forward in ways we could not have done without his assistance. He enjoys the spirit of entrepreneurship and it shows. His domain expertise and experience were invaluable, and he was adept at rallying other people within Highland to also support our startup. He is truly a class act and a joy to be around. I definitely plan to discuss any future startups with Gaurav and hope to continue having him involved.PRIVATE: Members Only
Avoid Associates at All Cost
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-08-27
I agree with the other posters. Do not bother if you can't get a meeting with a partner. The associates are very green and lack any power in the decision making process. All they can do is say no. Stay away from Faisal, he seems to be particularly clueless.PRIVATE: Members Only (94 Characters)
Recommendation for Healthcare/Med Tech Companies
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by anonymous on 2007-08-16
We met with Highland during our recent fundraising. I can't say I loved everyone at the firm, but Dr. Salehizadeh is an impressive guy. As an early stage healthcare company, we didn't come across many VCs who were able to understand our concept, offer insight into our model and put us in touch with good people. We went another way for valuation reasons - although Highland's terms were pretty much market - but I genuinely wish I could have found a way to get Bijan involved. Highly recommended.PRIVATE: Members Only
Really Solid Group!
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by docinventor on 2007-08-15
Working with them has been very positive- they are really sharp. If you can get them engaged, then I would definitely recommend working with them. Even if you don't end up working with them, they do great diligence and will freely share any information that led to a negative decision.PRIVATE: Members Only (72 Characters)
Don't Tust Them
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-08-09
Typical arrogant VC which shared our confidential material with competitors and focused on irrelevant questions - a useless exercise on their part to train their new guy on the DD process at our expense.PRIVATE: Members Only (415 Characters)
Partners Who Can Decide
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Farlington on 2007-08-07
From my perspective, Higgins, Maeder and Nova are the decision makers - the rest of the team lack deal making juice. Everything about the firm is polished. They are solid supporters if you can get them in your deal. Terms were fair.PRIVATE: Members Only (189 Characters)
Get the Right Introduction or It's a Waste of Time
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-07-25
Very Smart Guys
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by pharkins on 2007-07-06
Met with several guys -- read onPRIVATE: Members Only (476 Characters)
Be Careful if They Call You Unsolicited
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-06-07
I received an "urgent" call from one of their associates. He claimed that they were surveying my industry and wanted to get in touch with all of the companies in the space... but that he needed to speak with me ASAP. I smelled a rat and asked around and it turns out they were considering funding a direct competitor.PRIVATE: Members Only (387 Characters)
Tired Paying for Cable Operator's R&D
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-05-25
I don't know if all the partners feel this way, but the response to our pitch was that they are tired of paying for the cable company's R&D, so they're not interested in investing in anything that will be sold to or through broadband providers.PRIVATE: Members Only (147 Characters)
Not Kosher
Fund: Highland Capital Partners
Posted by FixItNow on 2007-05-21
Had them in here after a tug of war concerning just getting it setup. Constantly swung from hot and cold in the meetings and also feedback wise. That should have been clue #1 for us but lots of people were saying how good they were... eventually got down to a major meeting with a GP and VP only...PRIVATE: Members Only (388 Characters)


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A lone teddy bear sits on the steps of the home in Toledo, Ohio, Tuesday Nov. 13, 2012. Three children, their uncle, and their grandmother were found dead inside a garage at the house Monday in what appears to be a murder-suicide amid a custody dispute. (Credit: AP)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Caught up in a family disagreement over who should care for three young children, a grandmother and her son barricaded themselves and the kids in a garage and filled it with deadly carbon monoxide gas. All five died.
Police spent Tuesday trying to explain the heartbreaking scene discovered a day earlier at the home of 54-year-old Sandy Ford and her son Andy in a quiet Toledo neighborhood.
Firefighters using a sledgehammer broke down the garage door to find the bodies of 5-year-old Madalyn Hayes, her 6-year-old brother, Logan, and 10-year-old sister, Paige, slumped inside a car, along with their grandmother and uncle. Two hoses attached to the exhaust of a pickup truck pumped gas fumes through the car's rear window.
Police said letters inside the house indicated the woman and her son plotted the murder-suicide, beginning by picking up the children from school Monday morning after their mother had dropped them off earlier.
They also had disabled the garage door opener and nailed plywood over the windows, said Toledo police Sgt. Joe Heffernan. He wouldn't say what was in the letters, but it appeared some were written by the children.
"We're trying to figure out all the why's in this," he said.
Authorities were called to the home by the children's frantic grandfather after he discovered the letters and was unable to force open the garage door. Despite the grisly scene, investigators found no signs the children were forced into the car and believe all five died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Until last week, the children had spent the last three years living with their grandparents, Sandy and Randy Ford, and their uncle at the house in a residential neighborhood close to the Michigan state line.
A lone teddy bear sits on the steps of the home where three children, their uncle, and their grandmother were found dead inside a garage Monday in what appears to be a murder-suicide amid a custody dispute in Toledo, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (Credit: AP)
A lone teddy bear sits on the steps of the home in Toledo, Ohio, Tuesday Nov. 13, 2012. Three children, their uncle, and their grandmother were found dead inside the garage at the house Monday in what appears to be a murder-suicide amid a custody dispute. (Credit: AP)
Their mother, Mandy Hayes, had asked her mom for help caring for the three children because a fourth child at the home was becoming disruptive, said children's services representatives and a family friend.
"She was just being protective," said the friend, Cammie Turner.
While the children were living with their grandparents, their parents saw them almost every day and went on outings to parks and the zoo, Turner said.
"Their kids mean everything to them," she said.
But recently Hayes had decided they should all return home, and the children moved back in with their parents last week, upsetting Hayes' mother, Turner said.
"Mandy wasn't taking the kids away from her entirely," she said. "She wanted them home. It wasn't like she was taking them and grandma could never see them again."
Turner said Hayes had confided that her mother was controlling, but she never seemed alarmed by it.
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Police were at the house last week and children's services workers met with both sides of the family, most recently on Saturday, said Dean Sparks, executive director of Lucas County Children Services.
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Family members declined to comment.
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Hello all! It's been a while since I've done one of these posts. But since I'm having a tougher time keeping up with my own blog, I figured it would be the perfect opportunity to revive this series and direct you to check out some brilliant bloggers! You might have heard of some of these and you might not- hopefully I can introduce you to new people. So without further ado, here's part 3:
Sofii @A Book A Thought– Sofii is such a friendly blogger and her bright personality shines through her blog! She has a fabulous blend of reviews, lists and tags, which are always worth a read!
Mischenko @Read, Rant, Rock and Roll– with some fun features, like Shabby Sunday, Flower Friday and the meme Music Monday, this is a great place to jam and jive about books!
Weird Zeal– featuring a variety of reviews, thoughts, lists, memes and tags- this is the one-stop-shop to fulfil all your bookish needs!
Way Too Fantasy– well, personally I think you can never have way too much fantasy 😉 which is why I can't get enough of this site! Sharing the love of fantasy with reviews and bookish memes, this a wonderful fantasy-themed blog!
Nina @Cozy Pages– this is undoubtedly the home of cosy mysteries. Here you'll find an abundance of cute reads and entertaining memes! And Nina is such a sweet person as well!!
Ola & Piotrek @Re-Enchantment of the World– this wonderful duo deliver every time, with detailed reviews of books, films and TV. I also appreciate the huge variety of genres they explore- everything from pop culture to fantasy to non fiction. I'm especially enjoying joining them on their nostalgia trips at the moment!
Bookstooge– lots of you will already know the Great and Mighty Bookstooge. Lots of you will already be familiar with his candid posts and fab sense of humour. But just in case you aren't, this blog not only features plenty of reviews for fantasy, sci fi and classics, it also has the magnificent World Book Czar series (so far including interviews from Lex Luthor and Rasputin) and a Survival Guide (in case you're worried about food in an apocalypse 😉 )
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This week I've been slogging through books that all seem to read like bad translations from an extinct language, like Coptic or Proto-Slavic. To reward myself, I've been rereading Nobody's Perfect (Vintage, 752 pp., $16.95, paperback), a collection of Anthony Lane's writing on books and movies for The New Yorker.
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"Mexican readers fell on this book avidly, it seems, although its subsequent global triumph should surely give them pause; the main effect, after all, has been to perpetuate the myth of their homeland as lust-ridden, superstitious, and amusingly spicy."
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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This is the end of the third season of coverage with the current NASCAR TV partners. The two weekday NASCAR news programs, Race Hub on SPEED and NASCAR Now on ESPN2, also ended their season weeks ago.
ESPN has advised that NASCAR Now will return on February 1st. SPEED is starting the new season of Race Hub on January 11th.
Monday morning, the Associated Press announced the results of its annual Male Athlete of the Year voting. This award is destined for athletes in mainstream sports who garner the recognition of news editors nationwide.
This year, for the first time in the 78-year history of the award it was given to a NASCAR driver. His name is Jimmie Johnson. Like so many other NASCAR news items that have happened in the last several weeks, this story came right out of the blue.
ESPN Senior Reporter Marty Smith phoned in to ESPNEWS with the story and his reaction. In the following hour, Jimmie Johnson also phoned in and talked with the TV anchor. It was a nice gesture, but few NASCAR fans were listening.
The scope of NASCAR has proven that a weekday TV show during the off-season is sorely needed. In addition to the Johnson news, NASCAR has added Road America as a Nationwide Series race after Milwaukee was removed from the schedule. IRL driver Danica Patrick announced her intentions to race in NASCAR and tested in Daytona.
From Kyle Busch starting his own Camping World Truck Series team to the sudden health struggles of a top NASCAR executive, the news in the sport did not take a break. Unfortunately, the TV networks did.
NASCAR's online presence is fractured at best. The official NASCAR.com website fights every day with Jayski's homegrown effort over NASCAR news. A wide variety of media websites represent TV networks, online newspapers and specialty magazines. From scenedaily to FoxSports, the NASCAR Internet information sources all have their own agendas.
In terms of off-season TV, it seems that SPEED would be in the best position to handle this challenge. ESPN is jammed with other sports during this time of the year and the beginning of February is a good time for that network to return simply from a logistical standpoint.
This was the first season of Race Hub and SPEED took a big chance on starting a show late in the season that required a lot of time and effort. The program normally runs Monday through Thursday, but that might be a bit much during the off-season. On the other hand, it could be gangbusters.
There are lots of NASCAR personalities around the area that would certainly like to get a shot at national TV exposure during this time for a wide variety of reasons. SPEED broke into regular programming for both the Patrick and Busch press conferences and carried them live. Busch actually used SPEED as the location for his event.
Perhaps, SPEED will re-think this darkening of the studio for next season. With news coming in from all three national series and many other sources, there is little doubt that NASCAR has joined golf and tennis as year-round sports. Until the time that there is a NASCAR TV network, fans are looking to the existing TV partners to fill in the gaps.
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44 comments:
- Richard in N.C. said...
Worse than the hiatus for the Hub on SPEED is the 3 or 4 week hiatus for The SPEED Report, worse still is the 10 week or so hibernation for Wind Tunnel, and even still worse is the "quality" programming SPEED puts on in their place. I do believe the head of programming at SPEED is a relative of the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz.
I appreciate that the people involved who travel deserve some time off and some meaningful scaling back is understandable, but going completely dark for more than a couple of weeks is not. Dave Despain gets about twice as much off time as Jay Leno.
- December 21, 2009 at 11:59 PM
- KoHoSo said...
With all of the research that television outlets engage in, could there be some good reason that nobody is providing regular off-season racing news coverage? Are there really more people that would rather watch crud like Pinks than a NASCAR program? Or, is it that the research shows NASCAR fans are not in the same appealing demographic as those that prefer to watch "reality" shows, poker, and so on? Have we been found to no longer be as dedicated to sponsors as we used to be in days past?
I'm sure there's a good reason...I guess. It just seems odd to me that, in a world where my cable dial goes from channel 1 to channel 999, there isn't one spot that covers one of America's most popular forms of entertainment on a regular basis during the off-season.
- December 22, 2009 at 1:06 AM
- Anonymous said...
There SHOULD BE, at least, a weekly NASCAR News program... and if SPEED can break-in as breaking news happens [why not? what with all the repeats...] then a daily show would be possible, especially since SPEED moved to Charlotte TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING... they should do just that... use the location to their advantage!
- December 22, 2009 at 1:12 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Just so we are all square, when I used the word "NASCAR" in the caption for this post I was referring to the sport, not the sanctioning body.
Thanks for asking me to clarify that point.
- December 22, 2009 at 7:10 AM
- Vicky D said...
How hard can it be to have a one hour stock car news show every week during the off season? I liked the Hub show with the 3 truck series drivers then the day after they had 3 NW drivers. Surely being produced from Charlotte, Speed can come up with a show to keep the news and drivers info current.
- December 22, 2009 at 7:16 AM
- Donna DeBoer said...
Barring any channel shifts, next year during the off season I'd like to see SPEED do at minimum a 1 hr weekly show updating racing news. It doesn't have to be all NASCAR. The obvious candidate already in place is The SPEED Report, and I would think they could get rotating hosts for the few weeks needed in Dec & Jan (no show for the 2 wks around Xmas & NewYrs) maybe even some guest hosts! Plenty of racing peeps in CLT to bring in for live content if needed.
- December 22, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- MightyVike said...
What is sorely missing is a broad-scoped motorsports information/news program similar to what we used to get from ESPN in the form of RPM TONIGHT. Yes, the news never stops and neither should its reporting.
I'm a racing fan, not just a NASCAR fan. I want to know about stock cars, yes, but I also want to know about sprint cars, midgets, ARCA and IRL. I want it all and there is no one place I can go on TV to get information on what is going on during the "off season" for some of these groups and that just ain't right. Certainly not in this age of cable and satellite systems.
For sprint car fans, one would have to go to HOSEHEADS site for info on the american contingent headed for the big events in Australia. Midget fans are all giddy about the Chili Bowl coming up in a week or so, but where on TV is there anyplace to learn about who's competing? With Stewart and Kahne involved in open wheel dirt cars, wouldn't that be NASCAR news as well?
The NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball, golf and maybe even tennis have their own channels, yet we motorsports fans are subjected to little snipets of information during SPORTS CENTER. It just ain't right, folks. It just ain't right.
- December 22, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- Dot said...
Online racing sites don't shut down after the season is over. Racing publications don't shut down after the season is over. So, why does TV?
There's a lot of news going on in the off season. Not to mention other series that are still racing.
There are race fans that do not use the computer, roommate Dan is one of them. I keep him in the loop. I know if there was a TV show we could watch, we would.
- December 22, 2009 at 10:55 AM
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- December 22, 2009 at 11:11 AM
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- December 22, 2009 at 11:12 AM
- Matt TSB said...
I always come back to the idea that the various networks and broadcasters are in business to make money, and if they believed they could make more money, or a better return on investment, by producing a daily or a weekly show in the offseason they would do it. If there were really that much demand for news in the weeks between the last race and Speedweeks SOMEBODY would jump on it and corner the market.
I think the real answer lies in:
-very short offseason
-intense sporting competition; NFL playoffs, college football conference title games and bowls, meat of college basketball schedule
-holidays from late November to January
-small numbers of really big stories. With Danica, the hype is almost the story. I'm really excited to see what she can do, but I doubt even her biggest fans expect her to come in and consistently finish top 5, so her presence isn't seen as fundamentally changing the on track balance of power. Kyle Busch starting a team in the third level national touring series? That can be pretty well covered on the web. A crew chief going from one brother to another? Interesting, but how much can you really squeeze out of it?
-success of the websites. News sites and bloggers do some things really well. I think the hard core fans want to discuss things more than watch them, and I'd point to this site as an example. Look back over the live updates during races and the like, it seems many are more excited to be here talking about the race and coverage than they are to be watching or listening to the race. Watching a news program is a very passive activity which isn't a great match for the passion many fans have for the sport.
There is an increase in reruns of most network prime time shows at this time of year also. I think that might be an indication of what the networks see as an available audience for all television shows, not just niche products.
- December 22, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Tracy D said...
All I can say is, AMEN! HUB would be the perfect venue, even if it's just once a week. I feel like a neglected fan, sigh.
Um, JD, there're a couple of really crude posts above...
- December 22, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
The logical choice would be SPEED. This network was supposedly created for just this reason. The move to Charlotte should make it easy to do such a show. The SPEED executives are telling us we don't matter with some of the lousy shows they air with no NASCAR news. The way I see it SPEED has turned into a joke, so we need to pursue them until they change and start covering SPEED things, such as NASCAR and motor sports in general. Take the lead Mr. Daly, we'll follow.
- December 22, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- GinaV24 said...
I agree, JD. Racing needs to be covered during the off-season. There is news, but most of us use the internet to find it. I don't watch ESPN regularly since most of the time they aren't covering anything that I care about, so I don't waste my time. If there was a one hour weekly show, I'd either tune in or at the very least record it to watch and have a chance to catch up on the racing news. I enjoy speed report, haven't quite gotten "hooked" on race hub yet, but at least it was some effort, but to have to wait until February? Way too long. Start giving the fans a reason to get excited about 2010.
Things like who's going to be in what ride next season could be covered. Give some coverage to all of the racing series and most of us fans would watch. I don't watch the "lifestyle" programming that Speed runs - ever.
There may be a battle between Nascar.com and jayski's site, but Jayski has won it hands down in my opinion. I always check Jayski's site for information first, NASCAR's site is such a mess that I only go there if I need to find information on a track or something very specific, otherwise it is pretty useless.
Anyone listening out there in TV land? The fans are asking for it on a station that most of us already GET, not on HBO or Showtime.
- December 22, 2009 at 2:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
WOW..glad to see people are just as excited about the season starting as me!!!(anonymous) we do need a nightly show about racin..and it doesn't just have to be nascar..there are all kinds of great stories out there..some friends of mine just finished 10th overall at the baja 1000 (against $1.5 million dollar trophy truck campaigns..robbie gordon finished 5th overall)they are privateers racing on a motorcycle and none of them are younger than 50!!.that's gotta be 5 minutes of good tv..there are hundreds of stories like that..i miss V-8 supercars and sprint cars from down under..snowball derby..ice racing etc..like mighty vike said there is all kinds of great racing goin on out there.SPEED is very disapointing nowadays..i loved the rally stuff sprint boat racing and the DTM cars..tow trucks..repo trucks..BORING..how many pinks and pass times can anyone stand??
- December 22, 2009 at 2:09 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Great ideas! I really liked the comment about using TSR as a catch-all during the off-season for other racing news.
I truly feel that if SPEED and NASCAR got together and told us the stories that were developing, reminded us of the big moments from the past season and let us interact with the personalities we will be following in 2010 the sport would get a much needed shot-in-the-arm.
Thanks for all the opinions, please keep them coming.
- December 22, 2009 at 2:42 PM
- Chris from NY said...
SPEED already has Preseason Thunder in January, and extending that into December would be nice.
Also, if NASCAR and the teams would allow an early media tour in December, that would help as well.
One day, NASCAR will have to give in with this test-banning rule. Four tests in the preseason would be nice -- one for each type of track.
- December 22, 2009 at 2:50 PM
- Mary said...
I am suffering severe Nascar withdrawal and I think a weekly Speed programme would be great. However I guess the broadcasters need a rest as well.......
- December 22, 2009 at 2:58 PM
- Chris from NY said...
I can't wait either, but it will only be a matter of time until most of us will then be back to "can't wait till FOX finishes" and "get rid of Digger and DW", etc.
- December 22, 2009 at 3:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
Your picture on this blog is exactly what I can't stand about "the Hub."
Maybe SPEED can use the off season to come up with a better looking studio. It looks "amateurish and cheap."
I watched most episodes and enjoyed the content of the show, but I was really turned off by the set. It doesn't look "newsworthy."
Many times I found myself looking at some sign on the wall instead of listening to the host.
- December 22, 2009 at 4:32 PM
- Nathan Brice said...
The ESPN guys probably won't give up the holidays to cover one or two stories per day up at Bristol. They would be better served spending as much time at home as they can. Mike covered the ARCA test. They should do it like they do college football and NFL off-season shows. Have guys report from their houses and not have them come to Bristol. That would be much better.
- December 22, 2009 at 5:18 PM
- GinaV24 said...
I used to enjoy watching the Rally cars race in Europe and then that went off Speed -- I think someone said it might be on Versus -- like a lot of race fans, I like a lot of different forms of racing and would enjoy watching a show that would help me keep up with it. If NASCAR wants the fans excited about it, they need to put out a little effort. I get the e-mail notices from them about news that I signed up for but that is just bits and pieces, not like a full blown show.
- December 22, 2009 at 5:26 PM
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- December 22, 2009 at 6:48 PM
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- December 22, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
I would like to see Speed Report go on during off season, even if for just a half an hour. They could rotate hosts/esses so every one gets time off. (Even Robin Miller covered ARCA last weekend. :) ) It would have the advantage of covering more than just Nascar. I had hoped that Nascar Hub would morph into Race Hub over the off season.
- December 22, 2009 at 7:50 PM
- RvNGrammy said...
I agree with Donna in FL...at least a one hour once a week show could be done...keep The SPEED Report on each Sunday at least and maybe even Race Hub each day with not only news but interviews with drivers and other team members. Guest hosts are a good idea so that everyone can get some time off.
- December 22, 2009 at 8:12 PM
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- December 22, 2009 at 8:14 PM
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- December 22, 2009 at 8:15 PM
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- December 22, 2009 at 8:36 PM
- fj2009 said...
does anybody watch RACELINE anymore? in syracuse,n.y. WSYR-TV broadcasts it on sunday afternoons. Time Warner also shows it on their local sports channel.
- December 22, 2009 at 11:34 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
My suggestion for SPEED would be to cut the SPEED Report back to 1/2 hour and run the Hub just on Mondays for 4 to 6 weeks after the Cup banquet weekend to give the talent a break, but keep fans informed and in the habit of watching SPEED for racing updates.
- December 22, 2009 at 11:44 PM
- rich said...
I agree that TSR year-round would really be a good Christmas present. I think a daily 30 min show would make money for someone.
GinaV24--HD Directv has a channel 281 which has Rally cars and lots more auto/motocycle stuff. It is only available on high def (HD)
- December 23, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- Anonymous said...
The racing and coverage during the season is boring enough. Why would we want more of this?? It would be best if NA$CAR reinvented itself in the off season.
- December 23, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- Marylee said...
It is pathetic that SPEED devotes so much time to Pinks, and who knows what else, and not a minute to NASCAR during most of the Dec-Jan. time frame. This is the time to keep fans involved, get to the deeper stories, etc. Everyone needs a vacation, but does every motorsports reporter/announcer/color commentator really want a 2 month vacation? I doubt it. And I know I, as a NASCAR fan, do not want 2 months with no TV coverage of the sport I find fascinating.
- December 23, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
I would like to see both a news show focused on NASCAR and a news show focused on racing in general.
- December 23, 2009 at 1:23 PM
- ncblondegardner said...
It would be nice to have a once a week show featuring the off season silly season...so many things always going on.
- December 23, 2009 at 1:41 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
I see that Michael Schumacher has announced he is definitely coming out of retirement to drive in F1 in 2010 - but I guess that's not really news and won't learn anything about it on SPEED until sometime in January. Nothing is happening in racing this time of year, according to the programmers at SPEED.
- December 23, 2009 at 2:47 PM
- GinaV24 said...
@Rich, thanks for the info about the rally cars. I have FIOS rather than DirectTV, so that won't help me darn it.
- December 23, 2009 at 3:06 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
I see that Ricky Craven has posted his last column on Yahoo Sports. I do hope this may mean he will be doing a lot more on EESPN - maybe even as a booth analyst on N-wide races.
If I had to choose just one, I think I would choose continuation of TDP over more TV in the off-season.
I do hope JD and all the TDP regulars enjoy the Merriest of Christmases and a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year.
- December 23, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- Tripp said...
To be honest, I'm a race fan and I don't care. Not to put too fine a point on it, I like all racing on four wheels that involves at least one corner, but I don't mind this break in the action.
Sure, it would be nice to have a place where we could tune once a week to find out the changes and developments in racing during the off season. That said, I'm not sure that there's enough NASCAR news to fill a half hour unless you want to cover Mikey's sledding adventures. Perhaps a broader show like the Speed Report is enough.
I don't care about crew chief swaps and sponsor changes enough to tune in each week. Not a lot going on this NASCAR off season. Formula 1... that's another bowl of borscht. But that's this year. Next year it might be different.
I'll be back to watch NASCAR in February through the TNT coverage. After that... who knows.
- December 23, 2009 at 8:58 PM
- Dannyboy said...
Dunno what happened, but my original post (before any comments were showing) never showed up. It went something like this:
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Season's Greetings to John Daly and all the fans who make this blog a great place to visit.
Thanks to John for providing us with a place where the fans voices can be heard.
Dan in San Diego
- December 24, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Dannyboy said...
SORRY, must've gone down too far when I scrolled to comments. My previous post was for your blog above this one!
- December 24, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
no more coverage please! Lets wait until next year to be bored to death by what NA$CAR has become.
- December 24, 2009 at 1:34 PM
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By the time law enforcement did see the videos, it was too late: The well-mannered if shy young man that deputies concluded after their visit posed no risk had gone on a deadly rampage on Friday.
The sheriff's office "was not aware of any videos until after the shooting rampage occurred," Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kelly Hoover said.
Sheriff Bill Brown has defended the officers' actions, but the case highlights the challenges that police face in assessing the mental health of adults, particularly those with no history of violent breakdowns, institutionalizations or serious crimes.
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It's not clear why the deputies did not become aware of the videos. Attorney Alan Shifman said the Rodger family had called police after being alarmed by YouTube videos "regarding suicide and the killing of people" that their son had been posting.
Doris A. Fuller, executive director of the Virginia-based Treatment Advocacy Center, said California law has provisions that permit emergency psychiatric evaluations of individuals who pose a serious threat, but that was never triggered.
Rodger's family has disclosed their son was under the care of therapists.
"Once again, we are grieving over deaths and devastation caused by a young man who was sending up red flags for danger that failed to produce intervention in time to avert tragedy," Fuller said in a statement.
"In this case, the red flags were so big the killer's parents had called police … and yet the system failed," she said.
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Investigators, including from federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, searched his parents' homes Sunday and left with boxes of evidence.
In his videos and writings, Rodger voices his contempt for everyone from his roommates to the human race, reserving special hate for two groups: the women he says kept him a virgin for all of his 22 years and the men they chose instead.
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Just hours after Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick lifted the city-wide lockdown on Boston, the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was found and taken into custody.
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