Author Archive
Sep
How to Discuss Stock Options with Your Team
I was thumbing through Twitter messages on my Blackberry on Monday (I use Twitter as a “mobile first, web second” product) when I saw the following Tweet (see graphic). I resisted the temptation to jump in with a response because I knew it …
Sep
How to Discuss Stock Options with Your Team
I was thumbing through Twitter messages on my Blackberry on Monday (I use Twitter as a “mobile first, web second” product) when I saw the following Tweet (see graphic). I resisted the temptation to jump in with a response because I knew it …
Sep
Mafia Sourcing – How Insider’s Game User Generated News
The Web. Open, democratic, leveling, freeing information from closed networks. The wisdom of the crowds. Or so it seems. I originally came from the entreprise software world (for 10 years) and before that I was in mobile & telecoms (8 years) so the…
Sep
Mafia Sourcing – How Insider’s Game User Generated News
The Web. Open, democratic, leveling, freeing information from closed networks. The wisdom of the crowds. Or so it seems. I originally came from the entreprise software world (for 10 years) and before that I was in mobile & telecoms (8 years) so the…
Sep
Mafia Sourcing – How Insiders Game User Generated News for Money
The Web. Open, democratic, leveling, freeing information from closed networks. The wisdom of the crowds. Or so it seems. I originally came from the entreprise software world (for 10 years) and before that I was in mobile & telecoms (8 years) so the…
Aug
US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs
This post was originally published in a shorter (more sensible) format in the Wall Street Journal online. If you’re short on time click on the WSJ link and read the 990 word version there. Otherwise, grab a cup ‘o coffee … Click…
Aug
Is Convertible Debt Preferable to Equity?
Seth Levine of Foundry Group addresses this important topic this morning on his blog with a post, “Has Convertible Debt Won?”Seth was basing this on a Tweet by Paul Graham that said” “Convertible notes have won. Every investment…
Aug
Is Convertible Debt Preferable to Equity?
Seth Levine of Foundry Group addresses this important topic this morning on his blog with a post, “Has Convertible Debt Won?”Seth was basing this on a Tweet by Paul Graham that said” “Convertible notes have won. Every investment…
Aug
Be Gracious – Don’t Lose Twice
There are times to fight. I must admit it’s part of my DNA to enjoy a good fight (not as much as does Jason Calacanis, mind you ahem: Facebook. Er: Comscore, Cough: Angel funding payola). But I guess the older & wiser that I get the more I…
Aug
Fight When it’s Time to Fight. Be Gracious When It’s Time to Give In.
There are times to fight. I must admit it’s part of my DNA to enjoy a good fight (not as much as does Jason Calacanis, mind you ahem: Facebook. Er: Comscore, Cough: Angel funding payola). But there are times to given in and compromise. Don&#…
Aug
The 1/9/90 Rule of UGC & Why It’s OK to Have Lurkers
Two days ago I wrote about Quora. I’ve been loving the product even if it sucks up some of my time. I prefer my time go into a very focused Q&A website than into a more generic Facebook. What Quora has done is wrap social networking around …
Aug
The 1/9/90 Rule of UGC & Why It’s OK to Have Lurkers
Two days ago I wrote about Quora. I’ve been loving the product even if it sucks up some of my time. I prefer my time go into a very focused Q&A website than into a more generic Facebook. What Quora has done is wrap social networking around Q&…
Aug
The Power of Quora & Why Benchmark was Right to Pay Up
I was an early user of Quora and like all new technologies they take a bit of playing with them for a while, discussing them with others and reflecting on them to let them sink in. I’m no wall flower so when something doesn’t resonate I&#…
Aug
Quick Hack to Make Your Boss (and you) More Productive
Yesterday I wrote a post about the “Urgency Addiction” and how many people start important tasks late and then motivate with a huge wave of productivity and inspiration driven by deadlines and commitments to others. In the comments section Bill DAl…
Aug
Quick Hack to Make Your Boss (and you) More Productive
Yesterday I wrote a post about the “Urgency Addiction” and how many people start important tasks late and then motivate with a huge wave of productivity and inspiration driven by deadlines and commitments to others. In the comments section Bill DAl…
Aug
Do you Suffer from the Urgency Addiction? It’s More Common Than you Think
I suffer from the “urgency addiction.” I know it sounds like one of the falsely humble things like telling somebody in a job interview that your weakness is that you’re too much of a perfectionist. But the urgency addiction is a b…
Aug
Do you Suffer from the Urgency Addiction? It’s More Common Than you Think
I suffer from the “urgency addiction.” I know it sounds like one of the falsely humble things like telling somebody in a job interview that your weakness is that you’re too much of a perfectionist. But the urgency addiction is a bad t…
Aug
We’re All Frogs Boiling in Water
The Hidden Impact of Technology on our Everyday Lives … There’s an old (semi true) parable about frogs boiling in water. While not literal it’s a fun and instructive metaphor for change. It goes like this: if you put a frog in boili…
Aug
I Buy Dead Magazines (the art of the intro …)
The life of an entrepreneur is filled with 20 second opportunities. Some get converted into 5 minute opportunities or into a lifetime. Most are squandered. It starts in a crowded room at a conference or networking event. You bump into the person you’…
Aug
I Buy Dead Magazines (the art of the intro …)
The life of an entrepreneur is filled with 20 second opportunities. Some get converted into 5 minute opportunities or into a lifetime. Most are squandered. It starts in a crowded room at a conference or networking event. You bump into the person you’…
