April 30, 2006
May is Yahoo Month For My Computers
Last month, I decided to spend April with Microsoft, May with Yahoo, and June with Google. As April comes to an end, I turn from Microsoft to Yahoo. I already ...
A Different View of China – Part 2
Last week, I wrote post on A Different View of China from a close friend of mine who is spending the year traveling around the world with his family (wife ...
April 29, 2006
Treadputer Upgrade
We made some ergonomic upgrades to the Treadputer this week.
The main changes, compared to the last iteration, are:
Mounted speakers
Angled keyboard and mouse holder (the angle is very important)
Much better stabilization ...
April 27, 2006
24 The Game
After a grueling week on the road (I started in Boulder and got to see the ocean off of both coasts and then ended up in Boulder), I just returned to ...
April 26, 2006
Bathroom Art
If you’ve been a long time reader of my blog, you know my fascination with bathrooms. Yesterday, I got an email with this link twice – I figured it was ...
Right of First Refusal
Following is a question I got the other day.
We have some people who are currently interested in doing a Series A round with us. They aren’t VC’s – they’re a ...
April 24, 2006
Are You Happy?
NPR had a great segment over the weekend on the secret to happiness about this year’s most popular class at Harvard is Psych 1504, also known as “how to get happy.” ...
April 23, 2006
Fees, Fees, and More Fees
While watching the Sopranos tonight, I saw the magic manilla envelope stuffed with cash get passed to Tony and thought “what would a good deal be without some fees?” Remember ...
Al Lewis on the Demise of the Colorado Institute of Technology
If you were interested in my post earlier this week about the closing of the Colorado Institute of Technology, you’ll find Al Lewis’s weekend column – which is a sharp ...
Ben Casnocha’s Gap Year Travel Adventure
I’ve got to know Ben Casnocha well over the past few years. He’s a remarkable kid – and I say “kid” respectfully even though he recently turned 18. Ben visited ...
April 22, 2006
A Different View on China
A close friend of mine is spending a year traveling around with world with his wife and 11 year old daughter. They are in China right now and he’s been ...
The Real Boston Marathon Elevation Chart
I finally got around to downloading my Boston Marathon data from my Garmin 301. I thought the GPS based data was extremely interesting, especially when compared to the official course ...
The No Shop Clause
Since it’s a Saturday morning, I thought I’d cover a topic in our Letter of Intent series that my wife Amy would never agree to. Signing a letter of intent starts a serious ...
April 21, 2006
Thank You For Smoking
I haven’t been out to see a movie in a while (I don’t know why – Amy and I love movies at the theater.) Last night we saw Thank You ...
Colorado Institute of Technology Folds
Roger Fillion has a very instructive article in this week’s Rocky Mountain News about the closing of the Colorado Institute of Technology. I remember when CIT was launched in 1999 ...