I took some time this weekend to think about some themes I think will be big in 2011. I've expanded on several trends below. 1. Anything Mobile My bet is if you don't already have a smartphone, you will in the next two years.  Since Apple launched their iPod, iPhone and iPad mobile devices starting… Read More

I recently answered this question on Quora, a new Q&A site that I am becoming hopelessly addicted to. I thought it made for a good story, so I wanted to share elsewhere. Feel free to take a look at the original answer here: http://www.quora.com/What-was-Reid-Hoffman-doing-prior-to-PayPal . It will also give you a quick insight into Quora… Read More

I had the original idea to write this post about 6 months ago when I first got my phone.  However, I decided to wait to write this so I could check out some apps first. After checking out around 150 apps I chose a handful that I really like. I decided not to include popular… Read More

I was explaining to someone about my experience doing a startup the other day.  I made a comment to him about being in business for almost two years.  Albeit not an extremely successful two years monetarily, but we have survived none the less. I told him I was proud of the fact we had made… Read More

A little while ago I finished reading “Behind The Cloud“, the story of Salesforce.com as told by Founder & CEO Marc Benioff. I thought Marc and his co-author Carlye Adler did a great job of making the book easy to read by breaking out the book into 111 short stories called “plays”. Each “play” was… Read More

“Never Tell Me The Odds…”… Read More

I spend a lot of time reading each day.  Somewhere in the neighborhood of 25 articles and/or blog posts.  Sometimes I feel like I neglect my work, but this time has also been the source of a lot of ideas and perspective on what I’m doing. I thought I would explore deeper, and really think… Read More

I recently found myself trying a new question and answer site called Quora. I had heard of it several times on blogs as a up and coming tech startup on the West Coast, and finally decided to check it out. As I proceeded to spend an hour or two reading some of the content/discussions on… Read More

Earlier this month I wrote a post about 5 things to think about before starting a company.  Soon after, I began to consider the other side of company development; raising money.  I thought it only appropriate to provide some thoughts on this piece of the puzzle as well. 1.) Product – What stage is your… Read More

I thought I’d quickly throw out some ideas I have on stuff to consider as you prepare to start a company 1.) Equity: One thing I would consider carefully as a founder, is the approach ownership equity.  This is something that can really drag down a company quickly if done poorly.  As a founder you… Read More