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Sauerkraut Sunday: Kraut in NYC Edition

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ March 11, 2012 / Leave a comment

So I’m off to New York EARLY (my flight is at 5:15) tomorrow morning. I’m psyched about the trip in part because I love New York. I’m looking forward to getting back in to the rhythym of checking out little italy, chinatown, and more for some of the best food...
My Next Move: Morgan Stanley and Cavell & Cavell

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ March 10, 2012 / Leave a comment

If you follow my blog very much, you know I left my job at Adaptivity a few weeks ago. So the question is, what have I been up to for the last few weeks? Well, immediately after things were done with Adaptivity a few people started to knock on my...
Picking Through The Picked Over – Part 2: Cloud

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ March 8, 2012 / Leave a comment

I don’t spend a lot of time in the stock market. In spite of my background as an MBA, these days I tend to feel that there are better opportunities elsewhere (real estate for safety and small companies for growth). That said, as the future of IT (cloud and social)...
Content as a Service

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ March 7, 2012 / 1 Comment

There is a model that evolved over the last decade in IT that’s based on creating a community, a marketplace, or a platform. The best examples of this to date are Twitter, Facebook, and Google. You not only think of each of these when you’re at their site, you think...
Picking Through the Picked Over – Part 1: Social

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ March 6, 2012 / Leave a comment

I don’t spend a lot of time in the stock market. In spite of my background as an MBA, these days I tend to feel that there are better opportunities elsewhere (real estate for safety and small companies for growth). That said, as the future of IT (cloud and social)...
Another Great Idea

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ March 5, 2012 / Leave a comment

Sometimes you’re scanning through Read, Write, Web or whatever your favorite tech journal is and you see something that makes you go, “well, crap, I wish I could invest in that company.” Such is the case with Twilio. The company is a bit skype-like in that it brings VoIP to...
Sauerkraut Sunday: Do you believe?

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ March 4, 2012 / Leave a comment

I found an article in the Wall Street Journal this week titled, “Do You Believe in Sauerkraut?” Unfortunately it has nothing to do with sauerkraut. Fortunately, it chronicles the reasons for optimism around US Soccer that largely stems from our new, German coach. It’s an article definitely worth the read....
Playing with Google Music

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ March 3, 2012 / Leave a comment

I have had a little extra time on my hand the past few weeks and one of the tasks I’ve taken on is playing with Google Music. Essentially, it’s the service that competes with the music portion of the new iTunes/iCloud offering. As far as I can tell both services...
The Future of IT Jobs Part II: A Better Look at the Translator

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ March 2, 2012 / Leave a comment

Last week, I opined about the future of jobs in the IT industry. I stated a number of assumptions that you can read by clicking back to the post, but I ended up deciding that there were three primary roles in the “new” IT industry: The Translator – This role...
Startup Opportunities in Pittsburgh

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ February 28, 2012 / Leave a comment

Over the last few weeks several opportunities to jump in to the Pittsburgh Tech Entrepreneurial Scene have showed up in my mailbox. I thought three was enough to post about. All of these look to be great opportunities, if you’re sitting on the side of the pool why not use...