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Don't pass up this opportunity!

Mozilla is chock full of great folks with tremendous experience.

The WebFWD team is top notch.

* I was in their first "batch" and with their help I'm still building OpenPhoto / Trovebox.

How much $ do they give to startups?

Good question. In the normal process, we offer no funding, and take no equity. We give advice and coaching to companies we think are likely to move the web in a positive direction. Keeping money out of it at this stage keeps things simple.

I think the true potential of WebFWD can only be unlocked if/when the funding problem is solved. It can be directly through Mozilla or by very strong partnerships with foundations and firms that do investment.

It's the only missing piece in my mind. I hope it's something the team is thinking about (I've talked with Pascal about it during our stint).

Would love to chat about it more though.

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