This is a summary of VC blog posts (wk 7 2010) based on my list of active VC bloggers - see here or http://www.google.com/reader/shared/richarddjordan (any recommendations for addition welcomed).

In the week that started with Valentine’s day and ended with ice-skating scoring controversy the VC blogging world had this to say:

Sunday 14th Feb 2010

• Fred Wilson brought Chat Roulette to the attention of many.  This product, which mysteriously appeared from nowhere is both simple in its brilliance and voyeuristically addictive in its functionality.  And definitely NSFW.
• David Cowan helped those of us not cool enough (or rich enough) to be at TED feel a part of it with great brief write-ups of the TED sessions he enjoyed (or in some cases didn’t).  He posted several updates during the week - here, here and here.
• In the 12th installment of his 10 part series on essential attributes for entrepreneurs, Mark Suster highlighted integrity.  In a second article of the day he reminded us that 73.6% of statistics are made up, including all of the necessary supporting evidence that such a claim deserves.
• Chris Dixon posted a valentine’s day dive into the geo stack and what that means in the way of technology layers.  Very interesting.
• Brad Feld shared the rules of love as asked by Mary Sweeney’s Golden Retreiver, and later asked anyone using their term sheet series in an education course to reach out to him.  I am sure the request is still valid.

Monday 15th Feb 2010

• Fred Wilson’s new series MBA Mondays continued with a walk through of compound interest.
• Seth Levine reposted a note from Eric Norlin, about why Colorado based technologists should attend GLUE.

Tuesday 16th Feb 2010

• Brad Feld wrote briefly about Oblong including a video on this compelling service, which many will have heard him talk about on a recent episode of @jason’s This Week In Startups.  They’re the minority report interface guys.  (If you’re interested in new interfaces like this also take a look at Jim Kerevala’s startup, Flaii).
• Charlie O’Donnell talked about his first investment on behalf of First Round Capital, in Backupify, which sounds like an interesting service.
• Chris Dixon advises founders to be creative where it counts, and quit wasting time quibbling over genuinely “standard” term sheet terms.
• Fred Wilson recommended the book The Blue Sweater for entrepreneurs who are serious about doing good as well as making money.

Wednesday 17th Feb 2010

• Fred Wilson introduced us to SeedStart - a TechStars for New York City. If you’re serious about getting a head start starting your company hurry, the deadline is 28th Feb.
• Brad Feld identified some flaws in microsoft’s outlook social connector, and shares his frustration at its polluting of his contacts list
• Mark Suster posted an emotional attack on mobile apps and Apple’s approach to them.  I have a strong opinion here and i’ll post my own thoughts about this shortly, (though I do think the apps vs mobile web argument is a bit of a red herring).

Thursday 18th Feb 2010

• Fred Wilson asked us just how unique is a “unique user”, really, given that he appears as about half a dozen unique users at times, all by himself.
• Brad Feld pointed out that patent filings are really a weak an indicator of healthy innovation - a great point clearly missed by many in the mainstream media.  In a second post of the day he explores the relationship of Water, Food and Income, and the company Driptech.
• David Hornik continued his return to blogging by discussing Aardvark’s exit to Google, feeling paternalistic about handing his young charges off to the care of Google U.
• Charlie O’Donnell railed against the cluelessness of NYC officialdom with regard to the vibrant startup scene there.

Friday 19th Feb 2010

• Fred Wilson debated the nature-versus-nurture origins of entrepreneurs.  Discussed in the comments, was the rather less binary question, of whether you can take someone college age or older and make them an entrepreneur, if they haven’t been entrepreneurial to date. (My vote, no.)
• Chris Dixon shared insightful thoughts on the appropriate (or otherwise) allocation of advertising dollars online.  Entrepreneurs reading the post will feel the sparkle of ideas flooding through them from just this few paragraphs, I am sure.
• Brad Burnham continues the great work he’s doing along with the other Brad, publicizing the issues with software patents.  This is a topic close to the hearts of many of us in the startup world.  It’s going to be a long, uphill fight, with high-profile technologists like Nathan Myrvhold pushing self-interested positions, leveraging their elevated media status.  
  • Fred Wilson amplified the message (great use of the top-read VC blog).  For a quick summary of the state of the software patents debate Fred’s post is a good starting point.
  • Brad Feld rounded off a nice focused day, on the same subject, showing that the more prominent blogging VCs are finding an ability to speak with a pretty unified voice.
  • Entrepreneurs everywhere should be very happy to see this.
• Seth Levine closed the day of VC blog activity with another in his rather touching set of posts about adoption.  I hope some of the VC-hating crowd that shows up on blogs and tech sites (you know who you are) actually reads stuff like this.

Saturday 20th Feb 2010

• The week rounds off with Fred Wilson expressing a simple thought that I think we should all stay conscious of when trying to hire the right people to help us build great companies: Code As Craft.

Thanks for reading.  I would love to hear your input on any of these posts or bloggers, or the topics they cover, in the comments below.