April 29, 2007
The Sony Reader
I love new toys. It had been a while (at least two weeks) since my last one. I was sitting next to Howard Morgan at a meeting catching up and ...
Is “Damn It” A Swear?
Jack Bauer (ok – Keifer) explains why he says “damn it” so much on 24.
Thanks Jason S for the pointer.
April 27, 2007
Forbes 90th Anniversary Issue
I rarely read an entire magazine. I typically just skim them in the bathroom and tear out the articles I actually want to read.
The Forbes 90th Anniversary Issue was ...
Bulk Email Patent Nonsense – I Volunteer to be an Expert Witness
I read Matt Blumberg’s post on Silly, Silly Patent Nonsense this morning. It concerns a bulk email patent that was issued in 2003 that is being used to sue InfoUSA ...
Tim Wolters on Wallstrip
One of my favorite CTOs – Tim Wolters of Collective Intellect – is on Wallstrip today chatting with Lindsey.
While I’d much rather there was less of Tim and more ...
Change from GAAP to SAAP
A blog reader (Sam from – well – somewhere) pointed out a critically important new set of accounting principles called SAAP that are a replacement for GAAP and are described ...
April 26, 2007
That’s A Good Question
There are a bunch of verbal tics that people use that drive me crazy. “Honestly” and “to tell you the truth” are the two that I dislike the most.
Another ...
Widget Stats
Some of the companies I invest in are innovation factories – it feels to me like something interesting comes out of them at least once a week (and sometimes daily.) ...
The Ultimate Travel Community Site
Passion for ideas for new companies come from lots of different places. I’ve learned to pay attention to them and see where they lead. Sometimes they lead somewhere; often they ...
The Seeking Alpha Web Interview
Seeking Alpha has started a new interview series on their site. Dick Costolo – the CEO of FeedBurner – has an excellent one up. Seeking Alpha readers have a window ...
April 25, 2007
Dr. Seuss Quote of the Day
I picked up the following Dr. Seuss quote on a piece of paper laying around in the conference room I was in earlier today.
You have brains in your head.You have ...
Starting a Blog Series on Financial Statements
One of my most popular blog series ever was on Term Sheets. I’ve been pondering another series for a while and a reader inspired me this morning to start one on ...
GAAP and the Revenge of the Accountants
Bill Burnham has an excellent rant up on GAAP accounting titled Is It Just Me or is GAAP Completely Broken? In case you don’t know, GAAP stands for “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” and ...
April 24, 2007
I’ll Never Do An Investment In That Kind of Thing Again
Every great investor has made some investments that he wishes he’d never made. Occasionally he’ll make another one like it. And another one like it. Eventually you learn. Or maybe ...
The Day 24 Got Boring
April 23, 2007. Another 24 fanatic just came in my office and announced that to me. Unfortunately I agree. I watched it last night with Amy, Jason, David, and Jill ...