Started the #100pushups program last night with my 11-year-old @cveeck – dog tired after 5 sets, I logged 45, Charlie rocked 53! #
New blog post: Morbidly Obese Markets http://bit.ly/4j9CXt #
Last night, drank 1999 Abadia Retuerta Castilla y Leon Seleccion Especial – #wine http://cellartracker.com/w?105742 RATING: 93 #
http://bit.ly/16jwY0 Feeling minimalist, just updated PGH Ventures – more [...]
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I was heartened to read about the announcement of the new Sony eReader; it was a nice surprise, and the size of the competitive field of electronic book devices is growing and promising. I have written a couple posts about the “tween screen”, and am a somewhat proud owner of Amazon’s [...]
Last week, I wrote about my experiences with two demo days at business accelerators: LaunchBox Digital in Washington, DC and TechStars in Boulder, CO. I tried to get an invitation to YCombinator in Boston as well, but somehow it slipped through the cracks.
One of the most impressive things I saw at both sites was “The [...]
The New American Dream: RENTING 1/2 #
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2/2 #
RT @atainter Why I Love Pittsburgh! http://bit.ly/CjCPn Nice article @SeanAmmirati and thx for the shout out #
GReader Share Why I Love Pittsburgh! | CenterNetworks http://bit.ly/ciFcB #
Congrats to Mick Mountz, CEO of portfolio co Kiva Systems – #6 on Inc.'s Top 500 Entrepreneurial Superstars [...]
The Case Against Steve Jobs In Five Parts – Can Obama Be Far Behind? http://bit.ly/n70LF #
Oh so true: Doubling Down http://bit.ly/NELHM #
Chris and Malcolm are both wrong: Union Square Blog http://bit.ly/xFi8u #
RT @samkinney Honoring Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Special Olympics memory, I'm sponsoring Prez Obama in Bowl-a-thon this weekend. in reply to samkinney #
Online Spending [...]
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Last week I attended two “demo days” at two different startup incubators, and in the next few days I plan to write on what I saw at LaunchBox Digital in DC and TechStars in Boulder.
But before I dig in, a little background is in order – there was an excellent series of posts [...]
Please say a prayer for my close friend, Howard Stein, who fell from a second-story roof earlier today and is in 8-hour surgery – please RT #
I COULDN'T DISAGREE MORE: Why consumers won't buy tablets – Rafe's Radar – CNET News http://bit.ly/KIitT #
At LaunchBox Digital demo day in DC – looks like an impressive [...]
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I couldn’t disagree more!
A quick read of this article (“Why Consumers Won’t Buy Tablets”) by Rafe Needleman over at CNET News leaves me gobsmacked that someone in technology could make so categorical a statement as this. The comments to this post seem to be pretty heated; I think he needled [...]
The importance of boosting your information network has been discussed in previous posts. We received many comments from people discussing how they consume information on the web. It’s interesting to hear the methods and tools individuals use to consume more and spend less (time).
The 3 main tools I use:
1) Netvibes is a personalized start page. [...]
Another quote from another of Fred Wilson’s posts over at A VC:
I love what Google is doing with Android and while I’ve yet to find an Android phone that can replace my trusted Blackberry, I think Android is going to be a big success. They’ve got the right approach to the market, they are open [...]