Just like in college, graduates of incubators are sent off to go conquer the world… with the dream of a multi-million dollar exit and dollar signs in their eyes. We often hear of the successful entrepreneurs and start-ups, such as Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram, the lucky (and deserving) 1%. But what about the remaining...
Daily Archives: August 26, 2012
7 lessons we learned from the bankruptcy of Whatser
In November 2010 we launched Whatser: an application that made it easy to get personal suggestions on where to go such as bars, restaurants, galleries, shops and other spots based on your location, interest and social graph. Although we got some early traction, we were unable to prevent a bankruptcy from happening in October 2011. We...
Cloud strategy: Choose wisely
Choices matter. Just ask Indiana Jones. In The Last Crusade, he was forced to pick the Holy Grail out of a lineup of cups that spanned everything from a crude wooden model to a high-end chalice apparently designed by Fabergé. The stakes were high. His adversaries chose poorly; Indy chose wisely, and won the...
The CIO as the (IT) supply chain manager
In the recent past, the CIO and staff earned their name as technologists. They built IT infrastructure by hand from the ground-up. Unique server, storage and networking piece-parts were purchased, integrated and optimized to support specific applications. IT recruited and developed staff who performed the technical back-flips that made each system work. This approach...
The CIO as the (IT) supply chain manager
In the recent past, the CIO and staff earned their name as technologists. They built IT infrastructure by hand from the ground-up. Unique server, storage and networking piece-parts were purchased, integrated and optimized to support specific applications. IT recruited and developed staff who performed the technical back-flips that made each system work. This approach...
Why Arrested Development on Netflix could change everything
Whoever might be employing me in the spring of 2013, know this: The moment Netflix debuts the return of Arrested Development, I’m calling in sick. Because on that glorious day, me and the hundreds and thousands of other devotees will be in our pajamas, in front of our laptops and iPads and Xboxes and...
Here’s How BitTorrent Aims To Change How Artists Are Paid For Their Work
Dylan Love Matt Mason See Also The Jury In The Apple-Samsung Case Deliberated Just 21 Hours Would You Buy This Instagram-Based Digital Picture Frame? iPAD MINI TO LAUNCH IN OCTOBER Matt Mason is the author of The Pirate’s Dilemma and one of BitTorrent’s newest employees. We recently had the opportunity to talk with him about...
Meet ‘The Bill Gates Of Ghana’
TEDxEuston via YouTube Herman Chinery-Hesse Venezuela refinery explosion death toll rises to 39 Man arrested following racist tweets aimed at Carlton Cole MPs alarmed at proposal to close Houses of Parliament for repairs Rupert Murdoch defends Sun showing naked Prince Harry pictures Two Pussy Riot members flee Russia He was born in Ireland, studied...
The Jury In The Apple-Samsung Case Deliberated Just 21 Hours (AAPL)
The jury for the Apple-Samsung infringement suit, a collection of people ranging from a bike shop employee to a video compression expert, took only 21 hours to award Apple $1.05 billion, reports the Wall Street Journal. The very first vote taken immediately after proceedings concluded was already a 7-2 vote in favor of Apple....
It’s Becoming Clear That Mitt Romney Has Radically Changed His Plan For Taxes And The Deficit
Getty Time to tell us what you’re planning to do. Mitt Romney has been remarkably successful in not committing himself to specific policy proposals that might worry certain voters, especially with respect to the economy. As a result, until now, he has been able to position himself primarily as Not Obama, even though the...