The Archive
October 8, 2013
Wow. My last post was in August. I’m proud to say I’m still doing the same thing. As with most of my journals, I don’t usually write much when things are going exceptionally well in my life. For more writing on startups...
Read more →August 3, 2013
We’ve all heard that line about the 10 year “overnight” successes. A friend* recently told me a key metric of his company was growing 4% week-over-week. Actually, he related with some dismay that it was only growing at 4...
Read more →July 28, 2013
I received a Jawbone UP wristband last week as a gift, and it is the first quantified self device I’ve used. Before the UP I would sporadically track my exercise and food with the My Fitness Pal iPhone app, but the UP wr...
Read more →July 26, 2013
He has a Hipchat room that is filled with GIFs Like this: And this: Or maybe: And my personal favorite: Favorite
Read more →July 17, 2013
We never meant to stay here We were here for the gold We got stuck here for the winter Blinded by golden dollar signs We built some simple structures Temporary, not permanent But each year we dug much deeper And each yea...
Read more →July 13, 2013
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Read more →May 29, 2013
I don’t think I’ve ever laughed out loud reading SEC filings until today, when I saw a filing from 500 Durians. What’s Dave up to now, naming a fund after a smelly fruit? The filings confirmed my suspicions, yes this is...
Read more →May 24, 2013
Thanks to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr, cat photos and rants from angry aunts appear in the same feeds as shared recipes and world news. Sulia is changing that by introducing subject-based “channels†where users can...
Read more →May 24, 2013
According to a regulatory filing Boulder-based startup SpotRight has raised $2,870,889. The company previously raised $1M in funding in July 2012 from Grotech Ventures, Access Venture Partners and FFP Holdings, and also...
Read more →May 20, 2013
If you invested in Yahoo the day before Marissa Mayer was announced as the new CEO you’re probably pretty happy right now. The price has climbed from $15.36 per share on July 15, 2012 to close at $26.58 today – a 73% gai...
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