Category Archives: observation

People who’ve inspired me during the past 24 hours

I’ve spent over a decade being an active resident of the World Live Web. During this period, there have been over a decade of natural and man-created tragedies. Yesterday’s Boston Marathon bombing was the most recent of these events that … Continue reading

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Can you hear me now?

Here’s one of those anniversary news items that makes you realize two things: A length of time (in this case, 40 years) can seem like both a long time, and a short time. Today is the 40th anniversary of the … Continue reading

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Doing business, not transactions

Some might find it ironic that the rock-star VC of the past decade, Fred Wilson, would be blogging today about how great it might be if angel investors and startups could work on a handshake basis, rather than need to … Continue reading

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So God made a lamer

I’m not disagreeing with Paul Harvey and Chrysler that God made a farmer. I’m just saying, it’s clear God didn’t make many people creative enough to pull off a satirical, funny or inspiring “so-god-made-a” YouTube video meme. So God Made … Continue reading

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Even if you’re President, don’t be Guilty of Death by PowerPoint

The White House has posted an “enhanced” version of the President’s State of the Union address on Slideshare. I’ve embedded it below. As PowerPoints go, the visuals are superior to what you’d see in 99% of the PowerPoints I’ve witnessed. … Continue reading

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