Author: panthos

Venture and YouTube

A number of posts have tried to figure out how much Sequoia is taking down in the Google/Youtube deal. The figure is pegged at $450 million or so based on the thinking that Sequoia has 1/3 of the company, having invested a total of $11.5 million in two rounds, the first coming in November of […]

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Digital Native or Digital Immigrant

At the Longworth conference Bill Raduschel opined on the Digital Native/Digital Immigrant divide that has been around since Marc Prensky penned his article in 2001. What fascinates me is while the education world has discussed this topic considerably, my search on Google suggests that the technology world has been far quieter. Maybe I am dead […]

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Open Source — All the Way?

Another open source startup was funded not too long ago called Mulesource as reported in many places including Will Price’s blog http://willprice.blogspot.com/. The inevitable marches on — further commodizaiton of the IT infrastructure stack. Mule source is an open source ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) that acts as transport vehicle for web services as they intermingle […]

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Aligning Expectations

Much has been written about the mechanics to grow a successful company. But one thing that has been noticeably absent is the interpersonal dynamic around aligning expectations. We all live life seeking something. Rarely do we agree on the quality or quantity. When a potential hire says he or she wants to have fun at […]

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First Day

This blog begins a new chapter in my evolution as a CEO. I started my first software company in 1984 without the support of any of the infrastructure and wisdom that is now available on the web. Capital was scarce but time was plentiful. While the processes of starting and growing a technology business remain […]

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