TV and print may be oh-so-last-century, but it still feels pretty good when one of your investments gets positive traditional media coverage.  One of the companies that WebFund has invested in, DIYFather.com, has just published its first book: Call Me Dad.

Here’s TVNZ’s Close Up story on the book:

TVNZ Close Up story on DIYFather.com Call Me Dad

We’re having a book launch party at Dymocks Books in Lambton Quay in Wellington on Wednesday 18 February at 6pm.  Consider this an invitation to come along and help us celebrate the success of a book, a company, the startup ecosystem, and … fatherhood!

Colin McKinnon was interviewed in today’s Herald, plugging the NZVCA’s new book, “Fuel for your Business”.

The book is “… aimed at young, early stage New Zealand companies looking for funding to help them grow, and focuses on attracting ‘rocket fuel’ or angel and venture capital investment.”

Colin says that he hopes the book will prompt prospective investors to approach the venture capital association.  He continues, “Angels are more informal, philanthropic and are more about being involved in a community of common interest. Venture capital is professional, about fund management and about having a good track record so it can attract more people to the fund.”

I can’t say I’ve ever met an angel investor who thought they were being philanthropic by investing!  And we might even eventually forgive the Herald for showing a picture of Colin against a map of the world that excludes New Zealand, worthy of NZEDGE’s now-defunct collection.

I look forward to reading the book once it hits the shops, and will enjoy Colin’s take on the debate on “Why VC’s and Angels Must be Wed Locked” at the upcoming inaugural Angel Association summit.  The love’s gotta flow in both directions, sweetie!