January 2009
31 posts
December 2008
59 posts
2009 Resolutions for the New Year
kortina:
… Devote more time to girls In 2008, I spent a lot of time networking with business / industry folks (feels like 90% dudes). In 2009, I need to take a break from drinking scotch with tech buddies to meet some of the lovely women of NYC. …
So now I know the only resolution Kortina and I share.
But it always strikes me as weird when bloggers, whose primary task is to...
– A commenter on Ezra Klein’s recent piece on the decline of newspapers. (via erin)
If anyone hasn’t read Ezra Klein’s takedown of Jeff Jarvis, they really should. Slate tried to recently, but they kind of missed the bullseye. Ezra Klein really nails it here. Yes, props to Jeff Jarvis and the...
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We’re edited by Henry Blodget (yes that Henry Blodget). Henry is a former...
– Clusterstock’s About Page
My Response to Aaron Cohen's Response to Fred... →
gbattle:
Aaron Cohen’s response to Fred Wilson’s post. Below is my humble reply.
7. Move GM out of Detroit? No, move GM out of the country. GM should be run like Nike, which is a US based marketing company that exports production to the cheapest producers. The American future is about owning brands, not PP&E (power, plant and equipment). It’s far beyond a psychological - it’s physical,...
My buddy ylove kills it on Conan.
This seems so damn obvious. And the same principals should apply to ALL if the...
– Someone I know well, in regards to this Stiglitz article.
NY Tech President Speeches in 5 Seconds or Less
jschwa:
Today is voting day for Meetups NY Tech President! Vote!
In case you missed the speeches Tuesday (given the attendance I know that you did) here is my summary of each taken completely out of context, mostly made up, and focused completely on the irrelevant. I admire all the candiates for stepping forward. This is meant in good fun and in the hopes that it may peak your interest...
Go Vote. (please) →
My New York Tech Meetup presentation
The New York Tech Meetup Election
tonybgoode:
= Background === Scott Heiferman deserves to be commended for his contributions to the New York startup scene. For starters, he did one of the best things anyone could do to help NYC’s image as a startup-freindly city: he built a successful startup here himself. Not just a successful startup, but a great startup focused on making the world a better place. A startup whose central...
Control Freaks
fromedome:
Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux, one of my childhood heroes, retired today after 23 seasons, including nine and a half with the Cubs.
Maddux, no. 13 on the all-time innings pitched list, was a control freak: He walked only 999 batters in 5008 1/3 innings. That’s an average 1.80 batters per nine innings pitched.
The next closest whose career overlapped at least one season...
10 Smartest Things Said About the Financial Crisis →
Money is nice but if you’re not in it for the work then you’re screwed. The most...
– aaron cohen spoke the other day about how too many people doing startups are focused on a monetary result. this is my response. (via machinetext)
I used to worry that my TiVo thought I was gay — doesn’t everyone enjoy a little...
– David Carr
Roger, reminding me how change is made
Nate, i hear your points, but such concerns can’t deter me. If my ideas get stonewalled by the Obama Administration, that says something. But at the end of the day, I don’t really care if SOC in my mind’s eye gets enacted. What I really want is a voice and a method of oversight that mimics my ideas. If myself and people whom I believe are the best to serve in such a capacity get...
blakeley:
You can now embed Facebook videos, yay!
What would the world do without Blakeley?
“Dec 11th. Last Media Meshing. Be there!”
Two profs from University of Chicago walk right by $100 they both see on...
– An “old joke” I never heard, but loved, from my everwise Uncle.
I didn’t see this at the time (was campaigning, you know) but my dad just forwarded it to me and it’s great.
Do you have office space for 8 dudes in NYC?
iminlikewithyou:
Or know someone who does? We are looking for new office space somewhere in NYC. Our lease is up in our dungeon (If you’ve been here, you know what I’m talking about). We want to upgrade to something larger than 10 square feet. We are cool with subletting from cool people too!
We also don’t smell like urine. anymore. or at least by the time we move in.
Yes…...