Entrepreneurship in Boulder in 2009
2008 was a fantastic year for entrepreneurship in Boulder. While the VC firm I’m part of (Foundry Group) invests nationally, the partners have made a deliberate decision to live and
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Reboot
Thomas Friedman has a phenomenal Op-Ed in today’s New York Times. Time to Reboot America. Whether you like or dislike Friedman, he’s nailed this one. Repeat after me: Ctrl-alt-del.
Lijit Is Hiring – Again
Lijit has five open positions: Publisher Support Engineer Ad Sales Catalyst Business Development Web Developer UI Web Developer If you are interesting, drop Lijit an email.
Take Responsibility For Your Actions
I made a mistake this morning. I allowed myself to get ramped up during my morning information routine. As I read through my online news and feeds, I kept seeing
The Hedge Fund Essays
All of the hedge fund (and some of the VC fund) statements I’ve been receiving the past few weeks have long essays in them. I categorize most of them as
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
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
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,
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 la
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