August 31, 2006
The 80-19-1 Rule
I expect that many of you are familiar with the Pareto principle (also known as the 80–20 rule.) If you aren’t, the simple definition is that for many phenomena 80% ...
Some Running Stuff to Start the Day
As I start to get my head into the Albuquerque Marathon (which I’m running on Sunday), I thought I’d start the day off with some running stuff. I’ve had a ...
August 30, 2006
Colorado’s Vanishing Public Technology Companies
When I was a teenager in Dallas hanging out at the shopping mall and the skating rink, one of my favorite songs was Queen’s Another One Bites The Dust.
Another ...
I’m Trying to be Lijit
I’ve been spending a lot of time over the past six months thinking about the current dynamics of information on the web. I wrote briefly about TAR (trust, attention, and ...
FeedBurner Upgrades Their Free Email Service
FeedBurner released a new version of their Email Subscription service that gives publishers a lot more control over distributing their blog content via email. If you prefer to subscribe to this ...
August 29, 2006
New Technology Meetup in Boulder/ Denver
Robert Reich from Medium is organizing a Meetup group focused on cool technologies in the Boulder / Denver area. The first event is being hosted at Medium on Tuesday September ...
August 28, 2006
Return Path: #167 on the Inc. 500
Congrats to my friends at Return Path for being ranked #167 in this year’s Inc. Magazine’s list of the 500 fastest growing private companies America. Matt Blumberg and his team ...
August 26, 2006
Fred Wilson’s Conversion to NetNewsWire
I’ve been bugging Fred for a while about trying to use a feed reader on a regular basis. He’s been a random reader – surfing around his blogroll – following links ...
August 25, 2006
BarCamp Denver
BarCamp Denver starts tonight and goes all day tomorrow. The attendees list has grown nicely, including some of my friends such as Derek Scruggs (Enthusiast Group), Kevin Cawley (NewGator), Scott ...
North Pole Marathon Sponsor – Pixie Mate
I’ve started to round up sponsors for my North Pole Marathon run. The first one is Pixie Mate, a local Boulder company that makes an awesome specialty drink based on ...
August 23, 2006
Battelle on Failure
John Battelle has an excellent post up on the Failure to Fail. I won’t repeat it here – he states the point really well – and is a must read ...
Speaking of Mergers: Cooley Godward + Kronish Lieb
My friends at Cooley Godward announced yesterday that they are merging with NY-based Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman. The new firm will be called Cooley Godward Kronish. I’m been a ...
IBM Acquires Internet Security Systems
IBM announced today that it is acquiring Internet Security Systems for $1.3 billion. This is IBM’s third large deal in as many weeks. I wrote about IBM’s acquisitions of FileNet and ...
The World’s Greatest Chocolate Ice Cream
In addition to trying to reform the health care system, my dad is on a quest to become a Chocolate Ice Cream Making Superstar. Chocolate ice cream has always been ...
August 21, 2006
Colorado Gubernatorial Debate on Technology
The debate between Colorado’s gubernatorial candidates (Bill Ritter and Bob Beauprez) on technology that I’m moderating with Jack Tankersley is coming up on September 8th. Phil Weiser – a professor ...