September 30, 2008
Focus on Things Under Your Control
I’ve got a little end of day advice for everyone out there that is getting whipsawed around by all the craziness in the financial markets. While this is aimed at ...
Neal Stephenson In Boulder
Tomorrow is October 1st. I love the first day of every month as it starts the monthly cycle anew. Amy and I go out for "life dinner" almost every month ...
The Spread Of Walmart Across America
I love a good data visualization. Take a look at the site Watching the Growth of Walmart Across America. Truly awesome (the visualization of the data, not the spread of ...
September 29, 2008
MIT Reunion Presentation – Innovation in the Software Industry
In May I made a request for images for a presentation I was doing at my 20th MIT Sloan School reunion. The presentation – titled Software Innovation — Do You ...
Are You A Software Developer? Apply To Be Wined and Dined In Boulder!
I’ve lived in Boulder, Colorado since 1995. Six months after Amy and I moved her, we realized this would be our home for the rest of our life. When I ...
Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge
The "start-up challenge" is emerging as the new platform marketing initiative. Amazon has just launched the AWS Start-Up Challenge. If you are into Amazon Web Services, think you might be, ...
September 26, 2008
If You Aren’t Growing, You’re Dying
Once a year I go on a long weekend trip with the men in my family (my dad, his brother, my brother, and my two cousins.) We hang out, see ...
September 25, 2008
A New Approach To The US Election Process
Amy and I were talking about the election process during our vacation. Both of us dislike the electoral college process and have concluded that the cycle is way too long, ...
My First 15 Minutes With My New Zune
The tschotske at the Microsoft Venture Capital Summit was a spiffy blue Zune. I managed to figure out how to open the box – it’s pretty cute. I followed the ...
Minor Behavior Modifications
As I live my Digital Life theme, I realize that sometimes I need to take a step back to take a step forward. This happened today when I was in ...
Will Android Be Google’s Vietnam?
One of my favorite quotes of all times was Ted Leonsis’s statement in the mid-1990’s that "MSN will be Microsoft’s Vietnam." Ted said this around the time that MSN launched ...
Bury The Name Silicon Alley
Fred Wilson gave a phenomenal speech at Web 2.0 Expo NY titled New York’s Web Industry From 1995 to 2008: From Nascent to Ascendent. It’s about 25 minutes long – ...
September 24, 2008
Vator.tv Interview With Me On TechStars
Bambi Francisco was at TechStars Investor/Demo Day in Silicon Valley yesterday and did a short interview with me on how TechStars works.
Mom – please listen to at least the ...
Automattic Acquires IntenseDebate
Yesterday was an exciting first day back from vacation for me. I spent the morning at the Microsoft Campus doing our TechStars Demo and Investor Day for Silicon Valley. It ...
September 23, 2008
Eyes Wide Open
I’m sitting in my hotel room in Palo Alto after 20 hours of travel from Hampshire, England. Amy and I took our Q3 vacation in the English countryside at the ...