Unto The Breach! http://tkeller.com Tom Keller: An Entrepreneur's Life Mon, 10 May 2010 04:11:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Working with TechStars 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 to mentor and interact with years after the first introduction; I have met a large number [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://tkeller.com/2010/05/working-with-techstars/ Criteria for My Next Gig We know what we are, but know not what we may be. -William Shakespeare

As time marches on, I get increasing clarity about what’s important to me, increasing ability discern to benefits and drawbacks to various opportunities, and increasing pressure to choose wisely. I’m sure that these are all normal things that we all go through, [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://tkeller.com/2009/12/criteria-for-my-next-gig/ “Oh oh it’s magic” – Part Deux 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, and other standards. For $50, a house can get a WiFi access point that [...] Related posts:
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The Cars

 

I’ve got a lot of friends who have raved about Sonos for a long while. But because I’m a bit of a hack, I’ve always [...] Related posts:

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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 pages; $32.95. Allen Lane; £14.99 A riveting fly-on-the-wall account of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and what came [...] Related posts:

  1. Microsoft caught acting like Microsoft, 2009 version (aka Silverlight) TechCrunch has a nice post about the history and drivers...
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I wonder if, in their strategic planning, MS [...] Related posts:

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Evaulating Business Opportunities View more presentations from Tom Keller.

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- Zero time watching cable TV any [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://tkeller.com/2009/06/more-on-the-death-of-cable-tv/ Financial Analysis of a Lemonade Stand I’m in business analysis mode. This parody of a business analysis of a lemonade stand made me laugh!

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