Connect – Part 7 – What the !@#$ Does Marketing Do?

One of the inspirations for this series was the Connectors post by Fred Wilson. He often provides "What does a VC Do?" posts and I find that "Product Marketing" is very similar, but not exactly the same. One of the differences is that there is a point where I want to my guys to "Stop...

Leadership and the New Science

After reading the "Freak Out" post my buddy Seattle Dave recommended that I read, "Leadership and the New Science, by Margaret Wheatley". I'm almost finished it and my first reaction is wow! 😯 This is awesome ❗ Just how many exclamation points can I put in a post ❗ ❗ ❗ The concept of her...

Bram Cohen on the BitTorrent Entertainment Network (Slyck)

Slyck is a great place to follow the filesharing/p2p industry. Today they have a good interview with Bram Cohen wrt BitTorrent Enterntainment Network (BEN). Cohen comments on protocol futures, clients ( uTorrent in silicon soon ), DRM, and Joost. Bram Cohen on the BitTorrent Entertainment Network: "Bram answers the tough questions on the BEN." (Via...

Infinera S-1

Tip to Andrew @ Nyquist Capital for posting the link to Infinera's S1. This will take some digesting. Not sure if I'm the best person to review it 'cause I'm going in with "Rose Coloured Glasses". I have immense respect for CTO Drew Perkins, he's landed in the right spot twice now ( Fore Systems...

For your RRSP, take a page from the CPP (Globe & Mail)

I've been "possessed" by "The Random Walk Down Wall Street" the past few months. In chapter 14 "A Life Cycle Guide To Investing" (2003 version) Malkiel lays out asset allocations appropriate to one's stage in life. He then provides some ideas on "index investment vehicles" that would work. I was hoping to find a detailed...