Category Archives: Business

Working with TechStars

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Tom

Over the last few years, TechStars has indirectly touched my life in many ways: I was CEO of IntenseDebate, a TechStars graduate; I have invested in a few TechStars companies; I have met some incredibly great entrepreneurs that I continue … Continue reading →

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“Oh oh it's magic” – Part Deux

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Tom

Sonos is remarkably well done. But in my mind it’s only the tip of the iceberg; Sonos is a very-specific audio implementation of the combination of three technologies: WiFi as the new household remote control standard – replacing infrared, X.10, … Continue reading →

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“Oh oh it's magic”

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Tom

Oh oh it’s magic When I’m with you (Oh-o, it’s magic)Oh oh it’s magic, just a little magic (gotta be magic)You know it’s true I got a hold on you The Cars   I’ve got a lot of friends who … Continue reading →

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The Economist: Best Books of 2009

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Tom

The best economics and business books of the year, according to The Economist magazine: Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial Systems–and Themselves. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. Viking; 624 … Continue reading →

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Microsoft caught acting like Microsoft, 2009 version (aka Silverlight)

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Tom

TechCrunch has a nice post about the history and drivers of MS’s browser innovation (or lack thereof). Rather than playing nicely with the exciting development of HTML 5, MS instead is dragging its feet and trying to push people toward … Continue reading →

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Identifying and Evaluating Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Tom

Here’s the deck for the talk I gave last night for WinterInTheBunker.  There were lots of good questions, and some comparisons and contrasts to Paul Berberian’s excellent talk on the same subject last week. Evaulating Business Opportunities View more presentations … Continue reading →

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More on the death of cable TV

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Tom

Recently I upgraded an old computer with an HDMI-capable video board and a wireless keyboard to make it my home theater PC (“HTPC”). I plugged it into my TV, sat on the couch, and happily experienced Windows 7 on a … Continue reading →

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Financial Analysis of a Lemonade Stand

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Tom

I’m in business analysis mode. This parody of a business analysis of a lemonade stand made me laugh!

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Sync is a Holy Grail

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Tom

Sync is one of personal computing’s holy grails. Here’s an interesting article on why it’s difficult. I think that this problem is well on its way to being solved by Ray Ozzie at Microsoft, with MS’s Live Mesh product. Live … Continue reading →

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Post du Jour – Localized Twitter Marketing

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Tom

Andrew Hyde has a great post today about how non-internet business can (and should) use Twitter for cheap and effective marketing. Andrew is an expert at community building/marketing, and his points are spot on: The Easy: Talk to your customers. … Continue reading →

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