January 31, 2009
Forward Looking Weekend Reading
I view it as a good thing when people start writing about solutions rather than problems. Here are several good ones for you today.
Remain Aggressive: Will Herman is a long ...
Entering Data
I weigh 209.4 this morning. That’s down from 220 when I Declared A Jihad on My Weight on 10/27/08 although it doesn’t look like I’ll make my Anti-Charity goal of ...
January 30, 2009
The Difference Between Panic and Urgency
I received the following email earlier this week from an exec at a company that I am on the board of. He sent it out to his entire company. I ...
January 29, 2009
Rally Software is a Buyer
Two weeks ago, one of the companies I’m on the board of – Rally Software – announced that they have acquired a company called 6th Sense Analytics.
I’ve been involved in ...
January 28, 2009
Venture Voice Interview with David Cohen on TechStars
I’ve always enjoyed Greg Galant’s interviews on Venture Voice. He interviewed me early on (Show #10) and the list of folks he has interviewed is dynamite.
Greg just interviewed David Cohen ...
I’m a Venture Optimist
Yet again an article in the New York Times bemoaning the demise of venture capital – this one is titled Maybe We Should Call Them Venture Pessimists. “Optimism is in ...
The Fly – Episode 2 – The Band Plays On
Howard Lindzon produced 4 minutes of fucking poetry. Episode #2 of the Fly. I’m not even sure I can spell all of those words. Hilarious.
Remember – turn off the ...
January 27, 2009
Glue Keynoter: Mitch Kapor
One of the really fun things about working with Eric Norlin, the creator of Defrag and Glue, is watching how he evolves the agenda from a conference from idea to ...
I’m Done With Handshakes
I’m been fighting through one of the worst colds I’ve ever had. I started feeling crummy on Friday, spent the entire weekend in bed, suffered through work on Monday, and ...
January 23, 2009
Boston Marathon Charity Numbers Available
In 2006 I ran the Boston Marathon as a Charity Runner for The Michael Lisnow Respite Center. I had a tremendous Experience At The Boston Marathon even though I got ...
Entrepreneur Magazine – VC or Angel Money
My monthly column in Entrepreneur Magazine is up (and on the newsstands). This month’s article is titled VC or Angel Money? and has some suggestions for how to think about ...
January 22, 2009
NCWIT Board Evolution
I’ve been involved in helping start a number of non-profits. One of them – National Center for Women & Information Technology – has surpassed my wildest expectations. Lucy Sanders and ...
Boulder AWS Anonymous Email Group
Boulder AWS Anonymous held its first meeting last week, and there were eleven attendees despite the fact that the meeting had been inadvertently scheduled at the same time as Obama’s ...
An Apple in the White House?
Today’s Washington Post article titled Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages was no big surprise. However, while I was taking a shower (in a hotel in the Houston ...
January 19, 2009
Boulder Startup Exec Email List
Are you a VP or C-level exec at a Boulder (or Denver) based startup? Eric Marcoullier, the CEO of Gnip has created a Boulder Startup Exec Email List. It’s open ...