New Microsoft Blogger – Royal Farros
Royal Farros is has now joined the swelling ranks of Microsoft bloggers. Microsoft bought Royal’s company (MessageCast – which we were investors in) a month ago. Royal has been
The Mouse Has The Elephant By The Toenail
It’s the end of the quarter and many of the entrepreneurs I know are crunching hard to get their quarter end deals done. I was riding in the car with
Speed Up Firefox with Pipelining
I’ve been using Firefox for a while and love it. I’m waiting patiently for my beta of IE 7.0 to see how they’ve done, but for now I’m addicted to
Innovation
I’ve been thinking about “Innovation” a lot lately. A big part of the NCWIT theme is that having women in computer science is critical to the innovation process. I recent
Busy RSS Week For Our Portfolio Companies
My RSS world continues to be busy as both Technorati and Feedburner had lots of action this week. Technorati released the beta of their new site. Dave Sifry has a
Compensation for Outside Directors
I recently got a question from a local entrepreneur about “current board comp for an outside director” for an early stage company. My friend is considering joining the board of
Congressman Mark Udall's (CO) Perfect Score on Breast Cancer
I’m a good friend and strong supporter of Congressman Mark Udall (Colorado District 2). I saw a note in today’s Rocky Mountain News that Mark got a perfect score on
Nerds Make Better Lovers
The recent article from New York’s Hometown Connection (NY Daily News) titled “Nerds make better lovers” made the rounds at my shop on Friday. I noticed this mor
Do 58% of VCs Think Angel Involvement Is Unattractive – Nope!
Yesterday, I received an interview request for an Inc. Magazine article concerning angel investing. The article is being driven by a recent survey by George Washington University that found 58%
Ken Norton's Day At Enron
Ken Norton has an incredible post up about his visit to Enron in 1999 while he was CTO at NBCi. Thanks for Mark Pincus for the link. I’ve filed this