The Worst Job Ever
I woke up to a video of The Worst Job Ever in my inbox. On this Thanksgiving weekend, be thankful you don’t have this job.
The Spreadsheet Ate My Homework
Have you ever made an error as a result of a formula problem in a spreadsheet. Nope – I haven’t either <g>. A long time friend and uber-accounting-dude Frank Lincks
del.icio.us Tags – The First Derivative of What I'm Thinking About
I was in an Oxlo board meeting recently and Todd Vernon (Raindance CTO who is on the Oxlo board) said “I’ve subscribed to your del.icio.us tag feed – I like it
Personalized Feeds
As an investor in a number of companies that do stuff with RSS (NewsGator, FeedBurner, Technorati, and Judy’s Book) and fan and active user of others (e.g. del.icio.us, FeedBlitz, SixApart)
Business Plan: Introduction: The Rise of Databases
In my last post in the Business Plan series, you discovered that my first company was a “software company.” What kind? Even in 1987, the software industry covered a wide v
Dr. Evil's Island – Kimball Musk
Kimbal Musk just put up a blog about his brother Elon’s rocket launch that is scheduled for tomorrow on Kwajalein Atoll. I wrote about it yesterday – Kimbal has a lot
Jim Collins on Peter Drucker
Jim Collins has an outstanding short essay titled “Lessons From A Student Of Life” as a tribute to Peter Drucker in the 11/28/05 Business Week.
Ringtones By Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram has accomplished some remarkable things in his life, including creating Mathematica, a very successful private company called Wolfram Research, a set of amazing mathematics web sites i
Business Plan – The Industry: Introduction
In my last post in the Business Plan series, I promised to tell you about “The Industry”. This is an important early section of a business plan that frames the overall indu
The War Room
Think back to 1992. “It’s the economy, stupid!” Amy and I watched The War Room tonight, the brilliant documentary of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential camp