In 1995, San Francisco native Craig Newmark, decided to create a way to share news about local events. Working as a software engineer, he began posting news about social events in San Francisco for people in the software and computer industries. This newsletter evolved to … Continue readingLooking For an Idea for a Startup? Ask yourself “What Itch Can I Scratch?”
This 2006 film tells the story of a highly gifted boy whose parents have demanding and ambitious plans for. He on the other hand, has other plans in mind… With some extraordinary beautiful scenes, witty dialogs and moving story line, I highly recommend this movie. … Continue readingVitus. Beautiful, Witty, Moving.
There are very few panels, forums or boards, where investors evaluate ventures, that the notion of “First Mover Advantage” isn’t raised. In many cases, it is regarded with such awe, that the mere hint of another player “moving” first, may kill the chance of the … Continue readingTaking the Air Out of the “First Mover Advantage” Bubble
Mind mapping is a visual display of thoughts, tasks, resources and other information around a center idea or topic. I use it quite often in early stages of venture creation when many random thoughts run through my mind and I need a flexible container to … Continue readingCollaboration and Accessibility Beat Feature Rich in Mind Mapping
“I always wondered… when a butterfly leaves the safety of it’s cocoon, does it realize how beautiful I has become, or does it still just see itself as a caterpillar?” This is the opening monologue of a brilliant movie I saw last night, The Air … Continue readingSome people believe in coincidences. I’m not one of them.
I’ve been wanting to start blogging for too long and just kept putting it off. Every time I was about to set up a blog and start, the little voice in me would ask “is this really worthy of your first post?” Sure enough, with … Continue readingNot quite “sponge worthy” but… Hello World!