
Tech/startup people who are “not that technical”
I often meet managers in tech who say they are not *that* technical. As if they are pretty technical but not as technical as the bearded unix god optimizing their database performance. This is usually a euphemism for “I am

Tech/startup people who are “not that technical”
I often meet managers in tech who say they are not *that* technical. As if they are pretty technical but not as technical as the bearded unix god optimizing their database performance. This is usually a euphemism for “I am

Resolutions and organizing time
I am back from holidays and I am going to try two pledges for the “new year”. 1. A post a day. Shorter – kind of a long tweet. About building startups. Let’s see if I get some good stuff.

Resolutions and organizing time
I am back from holidays and I am going to try two pledges for the “new year”. 1. A post a day. Shorter – kind of a long tweet. About building startups. Let’s see if I get some good stuff.

The elite ethic
OH from a great founder: When you talk to some of these guys, the guys who are super successful and go to Sun Valley and built great companies, there is an ethic that they have. It’s not a patent or

The elite ethic
OH from a great founder: When you talk to some of these guys, the guys who are super successful and go to Sun Valley and built great companies, there is an ethic that they have. It’s not a patent or

How much and when to raise and its relation to revenue
You need money to run your business, from customers and investors. Raise as much as you can reasonably get, any time you can get it. The caveat being don’t raise all that money for a plan or idea you don’t

How much and when to raise and its relation to revenue
You need money to run your business, from customers and investors. Raise as much as you can reasonably get, any time you can get it. The caveat being don’t raise all that money for a plan or idea you don’t

Being wrong
Some people are bad at being wrong. They get annoyed when it happens or they get annoyed when challenged. Annoyance leads to bad behavior — aggression, neutralizing dissent, deception. A key trait is being wrong (you will be) with some

Being wrong
Some people are bad at being wrong. They get annoyed when it happens or they get annoyed when challenged. Annoyance leads to bad behavior — aggression, neutralizing dissent, deception. A key trait is being wrong (you will be) with some

Cloud storage I use
I started using Copy – 15 GB of storage and it has apps for all the platforms. Super useful. Skydrive and Dropbox and Google Drive all have certain features, but this one has size. It’s great. Try it and get

Cloud storage I use
I started using Copy – 15 GB of storage and it has apps for all the platforms. Super useful. Skydrive and Dropbox and Google Drive all have certain features, but this one has size. It’s great. Try it and get

Pogue demolishes Leap. Breathtaking
From The New York Times: STATE OF THE ART: No Keyboard, and Now No Touch Screen Either The Leap Motion Controller promises to let you control your computer with hand motions, and the hardware does that, but its software is

Pogue demolishes Leap. Breathtaking
From The New York Times: STATE OF THE ART: No Keyboard, and Now No Touch Screen Either The Leap Motion Controller promises to let you control your computer with hand motions, and the hardware does that, but its software is

The distracted UI state
Happens to me often: mid-emailing on iphone I move the phone from rosary position (flat between two hands) to grip hold (like holding a baguette). Why? I am distracted for a sec and need to deal with something in meatspace.

The distracted UI state
Happens to me often: mid-emailing on iphone I move the phone from rosary position (flat between two hands) to grip hold (like holding a baguette). Why? I am distracted for a sec and need to deal with something in meatspace.
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