James Nicholson is an Internet veteran and serial entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of YourStreet.com, a website that that aggregates and maps local news and conversations down to the street level. Prior to founding YourStreet, he was the founder and CEO of NetVentures, Inc., a pioneering e-commerce software company that was successfully acquired by CNET in 1999. In addition to his entrepreneurial experience he has worked as an executive in CNET's commerce and operations departments.

Nicholson blogs about Internet startups and the business of the web at AfterBeta.com (http://www.afterbeta.com/).