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Sauerkraut Sunday: Kraut in NYC Edition
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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...
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The Power of the Burghosphere n’at
I promised yesterday a post on technology companies in Pittsburgh, but I feel the... -
Why Google Labs Closing Makes Me Nervous
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Lesson 3: The Internet’s Not Ready for the Experience Economy
This is part of a series of blog posts based on the book Rise...
