> IRC channel #startups currently serves this purpose.

For those unfamiliar with IRC:

http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23startups

or pick up an actual IRC client:

http://irssi.org/

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/

http://codeux.com/textual/

The server is "irc.freenode.net".

I just stopped there to have a conversation. I'm never going there again.

eduardordm: 20mi to spend in a 18 month period

seanstickle: If anyone wants to help me out and give me $20MM, that'd be swell

eduardordm: seanstickle: have you ever asked?

seanstickle: eduardordm: asked what?

eduardordm: seanstickle: 20mm from someone

seanstickle: eduardordm: nope.

seanstickle: eduardordm: because I'm mostly not a dipshit.

Thanks. The channel has a frightening number of members, though; I would imagine this kind of activity would require splitting up into much smaller groups.