Corrected RSS Feed
I can’t tell you exactly how I did it, but I messed up the RSS feed. Of course, if you are getting the feed okay, then you didn’t need this message. And if you’re not getting the feed, then you won’t get this message. :-)
The Art of the Start Video
An honest speaker will tell you that she has “on” days and “off” days. The result of a truly “on” day is a standing ovation. I had a very “on” day at TiECon on May 13, 2006. This is the annual meeting of The Indus Entrepreneur organization. I’ve provided postings of audio and video of [...]
Teenage Panel
Here’s more information along the theme of understanding the “young-people” market. On May 24, 2006, I moderated a panel for the Western Association of Venture Capitalists. The panel consisted of six students whose ages varied from fourteen to seventeen. It’s one thing to read about how they use technology, and it’s another to hear them [...]
Ten Questions with Kathleen Gasperini
Kathleen Gasperini is the co-founder and senior vice president of Label Networks. We met in May, 2006 at the Surfing Industry Manufacturers Association conference in Cabo San Lucas. Her company helps leading brands such as Apple Computer, Verizon Wireless, Pepsi, Vans, Levi Straus, and Burton Snowboards understand the global youth culture. She is also the [...]
Guy’s Top Ten Father’s Day Gift List
I’ve read a few articles about suggestion for Father’s Day gifts, and I am not impressed. These articles miss the point of Father’s Day: To blow away the other fathers when you compare gifts—not necessarily because of the cost of the gift but because of the insight it shows into the male psyche. I submit [...]
One On One with Pierre Omidyar
My preview of Woz’s book, I, Woz, got me thinking about entrepreneurs who embody the “purity” of the process of creating great products. Another outstanding example of this is Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay. On September 5, 2000, I did a “fireside chat” with Pierre at a Garage event in London. Here is a [...]
There Is a Better Way
A few miscellaneous items for today. HTML Editor Perhaps there is a better way. I’ve started to use two pieces of software to do this blog: Nvu and MarsEdit. Nvu. My buddy Will Mayall turned me on to this product. I now draft in Nvu. It’s the closest thing I can find to the Holy Grail [...]
How to Kick Silicon Valley’s Butt
From the fjords of Norway to the sands of Israel to the ice of Alberta to the waves of Honolulu, many regions of the world have Silicon Valley Envy. They look at the Valley as a place where people start cool companies that generate billions of dollars of wealth (and tax revenue), create thousands of [...]
Addendum to Ten Questions with Dr. Joseph Chamie
I asked Dr. Chamie three additional questions based on the comments to his first interview. Here are his follow-on answers. Question: What will the demographics of the US look like in 2050? Answer: Later this year, sometime in mid-October, the US population is expected to hit the 300 million mark. The growth of the America’s [...]
Ten Questions with Dr. Joseph Chamie, Demographer
A few years ago I met Dr. Joseph Chamie at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (This was back when I was “hot” and invited to the World Economic Forum.) He was terrific there—stealing the show in his panel session. He has spoken at Garage events twice—stealing the show on both occasions too. He [...]
MajikWidgets
For the past few weeks I’ve been using a widget to enable readers to rank my postings. The company that created it, MajikWidgets, is now open for business. So far, there are three widgets: Ranking Polling Opening a new page from a link An example of a ranking is at the end of this posting. [...]
Book Preview: iWoz
Gina Smith, the co-author of the upcoming autobiography called iWoz, provided me with a copy so that I could read it and provide a blurb. The book is slated for shipping in November, 2006, but there’s nothing wrong with a little pre-release publicity. After all, it will probably be out BV (Before Vista), and everyone [...]
Another font story
Here is the story of Lucerna, designed to make the Bible printable on fewer pages for Tyndale House Publishers. Then check out this interesting blog about design by the creator of Lucerna. It contains the best definition of design that I’ve ever seen: Design consists of creating things for clients who may not know what [...]
The Top Sixteen Lies of CEOs
At the suggestion of, and with the help of, Glenn Kelman, here are more lies. These are the lies of CEOs running a companies that are beyond the startup phase. Startup phase lies you’ve read here before. “Working together, we’ve established our goals.” In other words, these are the goals that the CEO decided will [...]
There Must Be a Better Way
It’s been a challenging week for me. The easy part was “outing” myself. That hard part was...I’ll come to that soon, see item #3. I’ll have a more contentive (content + substantive) post in the next few days. Not sure what to make of this. Not trying to show off. But this is an interesting [...]
The Top Ten Lies of Guy Kawasaki
"I already have a meeting at lunch." This isn't a lie if you consider talking to people on the bench between shifts a "meeting." What can I say? One of my great joys in life is playing hockey, and some of the best games are at lunch time during the week. So if I tell [...]
After the Honeymoon
Much of my blog, and other information for entrepreneurs, focuses on creating new products, raising money, and building a successful startup. The advice stops there, and everyone lives happily ever after. Guess again. Here’s some information about what happens after the honeymoon is over when the shiitake hits the fan. There are three parts to [...]
“Why It’s Better Not Being CEO” by Scott McNealy
As reported in the San Jose Mercury News. You’ve got to love Scott McNealy’s sense of humor. He’s a very good hockey player, by the way. 10. “I don’t have to apologize for stuff I say to Wall Street.” 9. “I’m no longer on the most overpaid CEO list.” 8. “I just say, ‘See Jonathan on that.’” 7. “I [...]
Venture Capital Panel MP3
This is an MP3 recording from the venture capital panel at a Garage event called The Art of the Start. In this panel, five prominent venture capitalists from Silicon Valley firms discuss entrepreneurship, fund raising, and market sectors. The panel occurred in 2005 (that is, after the dotcom implosion), so the information is still highly [...]
The Top Twelve Sins of Marketing Gurus (and Their Books) by Uri Baruchin
Oy vey, Uri calls out marketing gurus with this top twelve list. By my count, I’ve committed at least five of these sins, but I won’t reveal which five. :-)