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“What is Email”, circa 1999 (from the trolling NTP patent filing that zapped Blackberry)
Background Art The use of computers to send and receive electronic mail messages is becoming very popular globally Numerous companies both network and software related offer electronic mail packages E Mail and services Currently electronic mail services provide a convenient
“What is Email”, circa 1999 (from the trolling NTP patent filing that zapped Blackberry)
Background Art The use of computers to send and receive electronic mail messages is becoming very popular globally Numerous companies both network and software related offer electronic mail packages E Mail and services Currently electronic mail services provide a convenient
Wow, PG was right. Gmail is super slow! And full of crap.
Believe it or not I never use Gmail as in gmail.com typed into my browser. I use a mail client (!!! –> thunderbird on PC, Mail on iPhone, Peek on Android, etc. etc.) But people complain about Gmail sometimes and
Wow, PG was right. Gmail is super slow! And full of crap.
Believe it or not I never use Gmail as in gmail.com typed into my browser. I use a mail client (!!! –> thunderbird on PC, Mail on iPhone, Peek on Android, etc. etc.) But people complain about Gmail sometimes and
“Moving you to bcc”
When did that become the etiquette when following up an introduction? Last 1 year? Feels recent. I like it of course. Reply-all = fail
“Moving you to bcc”
When did that become the etiquette when following up an introduction? Last 1 year? Feels recent. I like it of course. Reply-all = fail
Two startup ideas about data/users/accounts
1. A website or browser extension that actually works to log you in/out/everything of the zillions of accounts. In particular, multiple ‘application’ accounts like the many google/google apps accounts I have but also dropbox, trading, banking, social sites, etc. I
Two startup ideas about data/users/accounts
1. A website or browser extension that actually works to log you in/out/everything of the zillions of accounts. In particular, multiple ‘application’ accounts like the many google/google apps accounts I have but also dropbox, trading, banking, social sites, etc. I
Management secrets from the 1990s Web
More CEOs should do this. Bezos has never stopped. I still remember the first time they tookover the Amazon.com (that I saw) to make some huge announcement… Netscape.com was a place for this kind of stuff in the heart of
Management secrets from the 1990s Web
More CEOs should do this. Bezos has never stopped. I still remember the first time they tookover the Amazon.com (that I saw) to make some huge announcement… Netscape.com was a place for this kind of stuff in the heart of
McKinsey vs. Goldman culture
This was what it was like the first few months at McKinsey (in 2003 when I joined the NY Office). When I was a first-year analyst I didn’t know where the bathroom was, or how to tie my shoelaces. I
McKinsey vs. Goldman culture
This was what it was like the first few months at McKinsey (in 2003 when I joined the NY Office). When I was a first-year analyst I didn’t know where the bathroom was, or how to tie my shoelaces. I
Facebook ad targeting…for CEOs
I bet you didnt know there was all kinds of schlocky crap targeting “CEOs” on Facebook. I just deleted half my profile. // Amol Sarva This message was carved in cuneiform on a tablet
Facebook ad targeting…for CEOs
I bet you didnt know there was all kinds of schlocky crap targeting “CEOs” on Facebook. I just deleted half my profile. // Amol Sarva This message was carved in cuneiform on a tablet
Wisdom from Confucius Yang (in our office)
The future is based on history. You spend all day looking down, why not look up?
Wisdom from Confucius Yang (in our office)
The future is based on history. You spend all day looking down, why not look up?
Brush with greatness: O Ring
Today I spoke to a guy who bought the Vaseline used by Richard Feynmann at his testimony in front of Congress in 1987, about the O Ring on Challenger. Who’s got Feynman?! My Feynman # is 2!
Brush with greatness: O Ring
Today I spoke to a guy who bought the Vaseline used by Richard Feynmann at his testimony in front of Congress in 1987, about the O Ring on Challenger. Who’s got Feynman?! My Feynman # is 2!

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