August 30, 2008
Yahoo Finally Got Back Into My Daily Folder
The very first folder in my browser toolbar is called "Daily" and it’s the folder I right click and choose "Open All in Tabs" first thing in the morning when ...
August 28, 2008
My Relationship With Apple Is Like My Relationship With The Republican Party
Scott Converse has a wonderful post up titled Is Apple a Republican? After reading it, I pondered my relationship with Apple and realized that it is just like my relationship ...
Om, That’s Actually "You Gotta Be Fucking Kidding Me"
Om Malik discovered that Microsoft has received a new and exciting patent on "page up and page down." It was issued on 8/19/08. I just read the summary and this ...
August 27, 2008
Mesa Falls Marathon
On Saturday I ran the Mesa Falls Marathon. I’ve now completed a marathon in 12 of the 50 states – almost 25% of the way there. My co-conspirator for this ...
Amazon Acquires Shelfari
Congrats to Josh Hug and the gang at Shelfari for joining the Amazon.com family. I was an early angel investor in Shelfari and have been a long time avid user ...
What A House Hit By Lightning Looks Like
The parents of a close friend just had a direct lightning strike on their house. It immediately burned to the ground and everything was lost.
The simple advice from my ...
August 26, 2008
Solving the H-1B Visa Issue
One of the big topics that came up on the panel I was on today at the DNC was the issue surrounding the labor supply in the US in computer ...
2008 Technology Roundtable at the DNC
I’m having my half day DNC experience this morning. At 10am I’m on a panel creatively titled 2008 Technology Roundtable. It’s limited attendee (200 people at the Ricketson Theater) but ...
August 21, 2008
Fantastic Post By Calacanis On How To Get PR
Anyone who has worked with me knows that one of my favorite lines is "marketing is stupid." And – if you really know me – you know that I don’t ...
In The Stupid Patent Advertising Category
It’s DNC time in Denver and all kinds of weird advertisements are popping up all over the place, including the airport. My partner Jason sent me a photo of this ...
Gluing EventVue and Twitter Together
At Foundry Group, one of our investment themes is Glue. We’ve done a handful of investments in this area, including Gnip. Since Gnip’s launch last month, it’s been put into ...
August 20, 2008
Lessons From Phelps and Bolt
Jason and I were talking about some of the running events in the Olympics as we walked in to the office together this morning. After chatting about the marathon, he ...
It Should Be A Fun Day
I like this life thing. Good luck TechStars Class of 2008!
The Upcoming Idaho Marathon
Marathon #12 is on Saturday. I’ll be running the Mesa Falls Marathon in Ashton, Idaho. 157 people ran it last year so it’s a deliciously small one. I’ve been training ...
August 19, 2008
Political Joke of the Day
I have no idea where this joke came from, but I couldn’t resist posting it because it combined Alaska, Massachusetts, Democrats, Republicans, Guns, the Pope, and a Grizzly Bear.
The ...