Today, Hearst has announced (http://tinyurl.com/cy9zmu) that they are likely to come out with their own Kindle. What a bad idea. Sorry Hearst. You have great content, but why on earth would a user want to have multiple reading devices. Am I missing something here? Yes they say that the size will be different to accommodate […]
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Awesome — OTA for Google contacts and calendar and the Iphone is awesome
I have been a big fan of Google’s apps strategy and have been a big proponent of google docs, having all of the company on it with our own domain for over a year. But I have been so frustrated with the lack of seamless contact integration with my phones — blackberry or iphone. 3 […]
Continue Reading...Twitter This
So it seems that we have again found a tool that is 2 parts showmanship, 1 part value. The concept is simple and thereby elegant — a micro-blog that others can follow. Clearly, most of the info you read or post on Twitter is absolutely useless. Its not just a microblog, its like a minute […]
Continue Reading...Baseball versus any other sport
Have you ever stopped and wondered why baseball players do not congratulate each other across teams at the end of the game? Every other sport that I have watched, including far more violent sports, such as football and rugby, even boxing, has the combatants shaking hands after the battle. But not baseball. Why? I was […]
Continue Reading...Lemons for others are lemonade for us
Its becoming very apparent that we are in an economic slowdown/recession/retraction, whatever you want to call this. An obvious consequence of this belt tightening is that teens will be trimmed on their spending habits. The NY Times has a great article on this shift. But while many physical good companies that sell to teens will […]
Continue Reading...Our Experience at Techcrunch 52 — Hangout Industries
If you are thinking of submitting your company next year at Techcrunch, here are some learnings that you might incorporate. Timing is everything The key challenge is to still be a stealth company until TC next year. Unless your timing is near perfect, it might not make any sense to wait until TC to launch […]
Continue Reading...Hangout Industries Launches at Techcrunch 50 today
Its so great to be able to launch a great company today. Our team at Hangout has worked hard over the last six months to build a great product completely under wraps. That’s tough for a team of developers working crazy hours and deeply proud of their work. And its been crazy for building the […]
Continue Reading...Hangout.net is now in private beta
Its great to see a lot of work come together. Its very cool to see how kids and folks are using the site. Lots to learn and lots to do. If you want an invite, go to hangout.net and leave us your email address. Our fb application this spring was a great start for us […]
Continue Reading...18th Centurey British Textile Industry and Non-Competes
In another chapter of “There is Nothing New Under the Sun”, we find a close comparison between the attempt to control information for economic superiority and the economic impact of free flowing information. The time is 1791 and the United States is in its infancy. Britain has invented numerous technologies such as textile machinery which […]
Continue Reading...VC Speak — “We are value add”
I just got back from a digital media summit that was one of the best demonstrations of value add and entrepreneur can hope for As an entrepreneur, you are supposed to be looking for at least two things when you seek venture capital: the capital itself; the added value their experience brings to your company. […]
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