March 31, 2006
The Last Day of the Quarter
It’s the last day of the quarter and eerily quiet in my office. I’ve received very feel emails (and no phone calls) from CEOs of the companies I work with. ...
March 30, 2006
Technology Companies Are Bought Not Sold
Following is an email I sent to Seth mid-afternoon.
I’ve heard this three times today. It’s got to be the current cliche. Gross.
I was referring to the phrase “technology companies are ...
CinemaNow Gets Blogging
I got the following email from service@cinemanow.com today.
Brad,
Thanks for posting comments regarding CinemaNow on http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2006/03/cinemanow_is_ou.html.
With regards to the comments about pricing/Netflix towards the end of the review; just wanted ...
Amish Drag Race
Slate has an outstanding article on a great Powerade ad you won’t find on TV. The ad itself is worth looking at, but the story is even more interesting. Thanks ...
March 28, 2006
Silicon Flatirons Conference: Re-examining The Patent System
On Thursday April 6, 2006, I’m on a panel at the final Silicon Flatirons conference called “Re-examining The Patent System.” The conference is from 3:30 to 7:30. My panel – ...
I’m Not The Only Crazy Dude With A Treadputer
Sarah Arnquist just wrote an article for Gelf Magazine titled “Could a treadmill / desk mashup be the solution to America’s obesity problem?” She apparently stumbled up my Treadputer post ...
March 26, 2006
USATF’s America’s Running Routes
I stumbled upon a new program online put together by USA Track & Field (USATF) called America’s Running Routes. It’s a neat web app that uses Google Maps and a ...
Quantitative Entrepreneur Accountability
I received the following question last week:
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the manner in which VCs should hold their entrepreneurs accountable – what should be the proper measures. ...
Men’s Journal Up and Coming Places to Live – Homer, Alaska
I can’t wait until July. Amy and I spend a big chunk of the summer at our house in Homer, Alaska. We only have about 5,000 other people hanging around ...
CinemaNow Is Outstanding
They joy of having an “IT guy” (aka Ross) around is that he willingly expresses his opinion whenever given the chance. Since he plays around with even more stuff than ...
What Structure Should I Use?
I can’t seem to get away from the “what structure should I use to set up my business” questions. Here’s another one that I recently got.
I am trying to help ...
March 25, 2006
Tech’s Best Young (Male) Entrepreneurs
I stumbled over a post on the re:invention Marketing blog (a toolbox for & about enterprising women) about BusinessWeek’s recent article on tech entrepreneurs under the age of 30. Kirsten ...
Location of the Problem
The line of the day at a board meeting yesterday was from the VP Engineering concerning a customer deployment. “The customer acknowledged the issue was on their side – it was a ...
Our Government Thinks Open Source Isn’t Safe in Foreign Hands
Check Point and Sourcefire announced the cancellation of their deal on Thursday. This was a very nice deal for Sourcefire and its investors, as Check Point was paying $225 million ...
March 23, 2006
The Two Month Sabbatical
David, we missed you.