Just returned from a week and a half in India (Kolkata) obsessing on my current project and visiting old friends & business associates. Kolkata’s (Calcutta) growth is amazing, anywhere you look you see massive new office towers going up and help wanted ads. The streets are filled with worker bees heading off to their jobs, [...]
WooHoo! The crazy kids at Spinback just launched (well a few days ago). They are a great bunch of fun folks co-located with us for the moment.
Given the official launch I just had to become a Spinner, so for my first spin I present a wonderful black iPod:
iPod, 30GB, Black
So sleek, so [...]
I have never had a customer experience as extraordinary as the one I had today courtesy of Apple computer. There were indications that things were going to be “different”, but how different was completely unexpected and surprisingly pleasant. Given Jeff Jarvis’ Dell Hell experience I was preparing for the worst and Apple turned it into [...]
Wow, Google Video has a terrific 90 minute video of Warren Buffett giving a talk to the University of Florida. The homespun wisdom and sage business advice come through loud and clear. Some topics include: Japanese Yen & Business, Long Term Capital, Bill Gates, etc…
This is what the internet was made for, spend some time [...]
Great blog post on concentration via http://www.reddit.com
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The grey old lady has a great editorial from Michael Crichton on a massively important patent case. The case turns on whether or not a “fact” (in this case the relationship between homocysteine levels and vitamin B12) can be patented. Check it out and be shocked at the continuing attempts to expand the domain of [...]
A couple of interesting links to entrepenuerism in the 3rd world:
Dean Kamen’s new world changing ideas
Balinese rice temple system
Web 2.0 is ok, but the truth is something more wonderful is happening in the third world. This “thing” is being fueled by applying technology and innovative business practices along with traditional practices to radically change the [...]
After months of planning PubSub just announced the launch of structured blogging. This is an incredibly key initiative and Marc Canter and his company Broadband Mechanics have done pioneering work. Kudos to Phil Pearson for plugins well done.
Structured blogging is really gaining traction and we made it to the top of tech.memeorandum.com, in case you [...]
Read all about that wizard of technology, Steven Jobs, over at Independent Online Edition > Science & Technology
The Economist had a fascinating story about the impact of technology on the developing world. In particular how mobile phones are really impacting the poorest nations on earth.
Consider the case of the telephone man. Using a mico-loan a villager will buy a cellphone. When the cellphone rings he will take it to the person [...]