tunnel vision
Something I’ve talked with my friend Lee about extensively is the somewhat dangerous tunnel vision that goes on around here in the web/tech world. People seem to dismiss “old school,” companies as the has-beens of the economy. I swear I hear more about Digg supposedly being worth $60M, Facebook being worth well over $1B, or […]
A monster Snow Storm coming?
(we had our first snow yesterday, this is Washington Sq. Park with some snow above) Just found this posting on the accuweather blog that basically says the new weather pattern bringing cold to really the whole US, along with an active southern jet (which typically controls the moisture flow) and above normal sea surface temperatures […]
Paul Kedrosky’s Infectious Greed: Newsflash: Markets Work, Even in Oil
A world wide drop in Oil consumption in 06? Wow, even though it’s small it represents some hope for the future of alternative fuels. High prices, do change people’s consumption habits. Paul Kedrosky’s Infectious Greed: Newsflash: Markets Work, Even in Oil
iSuppli Corporation : Apple’s iPhone a 50% Margin?
Not sure if I agree with this, but if this is true, Apple will do pretty well with the iPhone when they begin selling it in June iSuppli Corporation : Apple’s iPhone a 50% Margin?
iPhone, what’s really important?
I’m definitely in the crowd oohing and ahhing over last week’s release of the Apple iPhone, but I’ve been shocked by the sheer number of nerd complainers across the blogs lately. I keep hearing the same complaints…touch screen bad, closed platform very bad, no third party apps, way too expensive, etc…The truth is the avg […]
Now…not later
My friend Andrew had a good post up (not sure why I just spotted it) on Jan 1st offering advice for people hoping to make progress in the new year. He is talking about creating profitable web properties, which he’s very good at, but I really think this approach is true for just about anything […]
Weatherbill…a market for wacky weather protection
One of my favorite blogs, Paul Kedrosky’s Infections Greed has a post today on a new company called WeatherBill.WeatherBill is: In effect, a tool to allow people to create their own weather-related short- and long-term insurance policies — and it will appeal to a broad swath of companies whose business are weather-affected. It appears to […]
A VC: Roaming
The power of portability…Giving consumers freedom to go where they want with equal access to the services they want has given rise to atm networks and cell phones. What else? A VC: Roaming
Wikipedia, a threat to Google?
Despite Google’s accelerating dominance in the search space (according to comScore they accounted for 47.3% of all web searches last month), I tend to be a big believer that their time as “king,” is short lived. The US internet space has already seen two generations of kings, with Google as the latest and the greatest, […]
Aapl’s numbers
For a good break down of Apple’s earnings numbers release Wednesday, take a look here. The quarter was simply amazing and Apple continues to experience explosive growth. Some of the highlights (in my opinion): the amazing ipod…Apple shipped 21.1 million ipods in Q1 resulting in an astonishing $3.43 billion in revenues or half the company’s […]