October 31, 2005
Toy of the Month: iPod Nano
Ross Carlson – who is my “IT guy” – loves to play with toys even more than I do. I suggested that he start writing some of them up and ...
2005 Online Journalism Awards – New West Network
I don’t usually pay much attention to Online Journalism Awards (and such things) but I’m proud of Jonathan Weber (co-founder and editor in chief of The Industry Standard) and his team at ...
Mahna Mahna
It’s a beautiful morning in New York and my brother Daniel started it off with an email to me about Mahna Mahna. His daughter Sabrina was eating a banana this ...
October 29, 2005
VentureWeek Podcast #1 – the David Show
Eric Olson has started a venture/entrepreneur oriented podcast called VentureWeek. He recorded the first episode on Thursday night which included me, David Hornik (August Capital), David Cowan (Bessemer), David Sifry ...
VC Blogger – Scott Maxwell
Scott Maxwell – a managing director at Insight Venture Partners – has started a blog. I’ve gotten to know him through our time together on the Microsoft VC Advisory Board and can ...
Wikipedia and Board Meeting Fun
Well – I gave Fred 36 hours to put up a post about the fun we had at dinner with Wikipedia and – since he hasn’t yet – you’ll get ...
October 27, 2005
On Be(come)ing Agile
My friends at Rally Software have started a corporate blog called On Be(come)ing Agile. Ryan Martens – the founder of Rally – introduces the blog and explains the zen-like journey ...
October 26, 2005
Interview in Milestone Quarterly
The Milestone Group just published an interview with me in their quarterly newsletter. I answer questions such as:
Am I long or short on Google?
Will 2006 be the year of Microsoft?
Will ...
Verizon BroadbandAccess Wireless Service
Have I mentioned lately how much I love my Verizon BroadbandAccess Wireless Service (EVDO)? As I sit here in Boston’s South Station waiting for the late night train to New ...
Restroom Critics
Now that’s a men’s room (thanks Doug).
Are you nervous yet?
Corporate Web Site As A Blog
The meme of “Corporate Web Site As A Blog” is going around – and I like it. While this has been popular for individuals for a while (e.g. www.feld.com) – ...
October 24, 2005
George Bush Singing U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday
Chris Wand forwarded me DJ RX’s mashup of George Bush Singing U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday. Newsweek has more on DJ RX in case you care. Beautifully done.
Tom Barrack’s Quote of the Week
Tom Barrack is a legendary real estate investor that few people know about. The 10/31/05 Fortune has a good profile on him titled “I’m Tom Barrack and I’m Getting Out.” ...
Sight Jogging In Rome
I love running and I love Rome. My brother Daniel knows this and forwarded me a link to Sight Jogging. The next time I’m in Rome I can go for ...
Colorado Venture Capital Statistics – Misleading Again
Well – it’s about 20 days after the end of the quarter and the Ernst & Young / Venture One survey of venture capital funding is out and the Denver Post ...