Month: January 2007

  • The Technology Cold War is OVER – Apple and Microsoft are truly competing again…FINALLY!!

    The nucleus of this article came from the recent Macworld theme “The First 30 Years where just the Beginning”. It got me thinking how the next 30 years will be after looking the last 30 years roller coaster ride. After decompressing from all the CES and Macworld activity, two very basic things occurred to me:…

  • Bubble, Bubble, Bubble. – In Private Equity not Web 2.0

    Being a serial entrepreneur I have been through many business cycles, but the Internet boom of the late 1990’s was an extremely heady time. People were so enamored with what the Internet could do, every one really believed that the old rules didn’t apply. The reality was that those rules applied more than ever and…

  • Analyzing the Keynotes: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

    This is fascinating. I was thinking of doing an analysis of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates keynotes. I watched them both and their styles are so different. Steve Jobs is the modern day PT Barnum. His charm is high and his enthusiasm is contagious. Bill’s Keynote was tired and a bit boring with skit like…

  • Podcasting Essentials: Finding Your Voice

    This is a continuation of the series on Podcasting Essentials. Much like blogging, people who begin podcasting are not likely to be “good” immediately. Usually it takes some practice and, like blogging, time to find your voice. Good podcasters, like good bloggers, continually improve. One of the early challenges podcasters face is finding their voice.…

  • Bubble, Bubble, Bubble. – In Private Equity not Web 2.0

    Being a serial entrepreneur I have been through many business cycles, but the Internet boom of the late 1990’s was an extremely heady time. People were so enamored with what the Internet could do, every one really believed that the old rules didn’t apply. The reality was that those rules applied more than ever and…

  • The Baltimore Sun

    It’s nice to finally get my due from the mainstream media. :-)

  • iPhone Lawsuit – Kettle? Please meet the pot.

    I find it ironic that during the Macworld Keynote yesterday where Steve Jobs boasted about the 200 patents for the iPhone and how they would enforce them that they get a lawsuit for the one thing they couldn’t protect. So Kettle, please meet the pot. It will be a fun topic of discussion and give…

  • 5 Reasons I will NOT buy an iPhone

    As I watched the keynote live and looked at the flash demos on the Apple site, it occurred to me…. This phone is not for me. Why? Because I am a business person and a techie. SO WHO WILL BUY IT? : Consumers that have money to spend that will look at the price of…

  • Podcasting Essentials: Strength in Numbers

    It’s been a few days since I first posted the first part of my series on podcasting. I wanted to continue that theme today and talk a little bit about your show format and decisions you need to make – particularly when deciding to do a show alone or with someone. At Suicide Fan, I…

  • Maryland is upping their startup game

    As an entrepreneur in the MD/DC/Northern VA area, I am glad to see this from a press release yesterday: The Greater Baltimore Technology Council (GBTC) said on Monday that it is partnering with the Kauffman Foundation to make Kauffman eVenturing — a web site created specifically for entrepreneurs — available for the first time to…