June 30, 2008
Do Or Do Not. There Is No Try.
Thanks to my buddy Alex Iskold at Adaptive Blue for my new t-shirt.
$DO || ! $DO ; try
try: command not found
That describes my marathon and life philosophy perfectly.
The Latest Pile of Books
It’s summer time and I’ve once again been powering through a bunch of books. Amy and I are heading to our place in Homer, Alaska tomorrow where I’ll likely continue ...
The Emergence of Defensive Patent Commons
Today’s Wall Street Journal has an article titled Tech Giants Join Together To Head Off Patent Suits. It describes the efforts of a new organization named Allied Security Trust who’s ...
June 28, 2008
Month 1 of TechStars and Other Fun Things
Month 1 of this year’s TechStars program is over. Andrew Hyde captures the sights and the people of TechStars in a fun three minute video.
While you are at it, if ...
June 27, 2008
FAS 157 – Another Annoying Accounting Provision
I feel like bitching about FAS 157 today. I was at the annual meeting for one of our LPs yesterday and there was a long discussion about the impact of ...
June 26, 2008
Unintended Consequences of Hybrid Vehicles
I heard a "superb" cynical statement today. I have no idea if it is factually correct, have no data (empirical or anecdotal) to support it, but it is such a ...
Being First, The Economy Doesn’t Matter, and The Origin of TechStars
I’ve got three great posts for you this morning to interrupt the long essays that my marathon addled brain has been pumping out.
First Mover vs Fast Follower – Who wins? ...
June 25, 2008
It’s The Little Things – Or Why Windows Mobile Contact Search Sucks
There is a great Bill Gates email from January 2003 titled Windows Usability Systematic degradation flame that is making the rounds on the web. I love a good rant and ...
Devver is Looking for Feedback from Ruby Hackers
One of this year’s TechStar’s companies – Devver – is building web-service tools for Ruby developers. They are taking the tools that Rudy developers already use and putting them into ...
June 24, 2008
The Best J.C. Penney Ad
I haven’t shopped at J.C. Penney – well – ever. I imagine my mom bought me some clothes from there since I grew up in Dallas (J.C. Penney’s headquarters). If ...
Huge Google Gmail Enterprise Win
I’ve been keeping my eyes out for one of these. I hope my friends at Microsoft have been also. Apparently the New South Wales Department of Education and Training (that ...
Boulder #2 CyberCity in the US
Here’s an interesting stat. The Rocky Mountain News states that Boulder ranks No. 2 among ‘cybercities’ with 230 high-tech works per 1,000. This is according to a study by the ...
June 23, 2008
Top, Bottom, Middle, or Who Cares?
Having been an entrepreneur and VC for over 20 years, I’ve now seen plenty of economic cycles – both at a macro level and specifically in the areas I invest ...
June 22, 2008
Grandma’s Marathon – 32th Anniversary Edition
I spent the weekend in Duluth, Minnesota with Amy knocking off Marathon #11 in my quest to run a marathon in all 50 states. #11 was Grandma’s Marathon, consistently one ...
June 20, 2008
The Roomba Song and My Brother Daniel The Video Star
Every time I see a cool Roomba-related thing (including the Roomba itself) I remember torturing Colin Angle when I was his pledge trainer. Too bad I didn’t have the foresight ...