Brain Dump: A Web-o Blag

Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing: Why VCs look for 10X returns - What you need to know when pitching a VC firm

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:49:18 -0600

Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing: Why VCs look for 10X returns - What you need to know when pitching a VC firm: Don always has great posts. This one (and the referenced one by Fred Wilson) are invaluable for startups. If you’re in a startup, you must read his blog.

USAA / Pain at the Pump: A Reality Check

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:45:14 -0600

USAA / Pain at the Pump: A Reality Check: Great perspective. I like: “USAA: So $135 a barrel, or $4 a gallon, is just the free market at work?
Dan Denbow: To a large degree, yes, but that doesn’t mean that’s fair value based on any measure…

Firefox Tip: Make Firefox 3's Bookmarks Available to Launchy and Quicksilver

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:20:27 -0600

Firefox Tip: Make Firefox 3's Bookmarks Available to Launchy and Quicksilver

Backup Utilities: Five Best Windows Backup Tools

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:20:27 -0600

Backup Utilities: Five Best Windows Backup Tools

Bunny Golfer

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:02:00 -0600

Bunny Golfer

Bunny Golfer

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:01:47 -0600

Bunny Golfer

Create a two-column document template in Microsoft Word | Workers' Edge - a productivity blog from Dennis O'Reilly - CNET News.com

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:20:23 -0600

Create a two-column document template in Microsoft Word | Workers' Edge - a productivity blog from Dennis O'Reilly - CNET News.com: cool! I always struggle with creating two columns. Now i know.

Featured Windows Download: Game XP Optimizes Performance When You Need It

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:20:23 -0600

Featured Windows Download: Game XP Optimizes Performance When You Need It: Excellent!

How To: Master File Permissions in Unix/Linux Systems

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:20:23 -0600

How To: Master File Permissions in Unix/Linux Systems: Cool little reference. I always seem to forget some tiny little aspect

FQ101 : Smart Car Modifications

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:07:47 -0600

FQ101 : Smart Car Modifications: Cool end of 2007 wrap-up of the FQ101 staff. Interesting to me because the site covers tons of Smart Car sutff

Front: European version Smart Car at the Smart dealership in...

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:38:43 -0600

Front: European version Smart Car at the Smart dealership in Denver.

Side: Notice the air intake above the rear tire and the window...

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:38:36 -0600

Side: Notice the air intake above the rear tire and the window at the top-rear of the car. And the windows are tinted.

Turbo: and stacked rear lights

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:38:30 -0600

Turbo: and stacked rear lights

Interior: Really slick, driver-centric dash. Its the European...

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:38:24 -0600

Interior: Really slick, driver-centric dash. Its the European version :)

Interior CloseUp: Notice the A/C vents are billet aluminum

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:38:13 -0600

Interior CloseUp: Notice the A/C vents are billet aluminum

Aptera Electric Typ-1 e - Video Test Drive - First Look Details and Slideshow - 300 MPG - Popular Mechanics

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:27:29 -0600

Aptera Electric Typ-1 e - Video Test Drive - First Look Details and Slideshow - 300 MPG - Popular Mechanics: I WANT ONE! :) In plugin-hybrid please :)

Howard Lindzon » If Jason Calacanis is a Somebody I would Rather be a Nobody

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:43:37 -0600

Howard Lindzon » If Jason Calacanis is a Somebody I would Rather be a Nobody: holy crap! Thats some great rebuttal.

Friendster Gets US$20Million and Ex-Googler

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:38:24 -0600

Friendster Gets US$20Million and Ex-Googler: Holy crap! What is happening to the Internets? Are we all going to leave Facebook with its stupid “bug my friends as much as possible with bullshit” applications and go back to the way it was…

Macworld | Make captivating charts and graphs

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:37:15 -0600

Macworld | Make captivating charts and graphs: Something, anything, better than the regular old is welcome.

Where to Sit at the IQ Awards

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:58:41 -0600

The Boulder County Business Report’s (http://www.bcbr.com) annual IQ Awards are coming up. A lot of great companies from the Boulder area have been nominated. And I’m lucky enough to be part of two of them.

One is Socialthing! (http://ping.fm/LDIys and http://ping.fm/S0scy), a digital life manager. The other is, well, you’ll just have to find out. :)

Since two of the startups I have helped found are nominated for the Boulder County Business Report’s IQ Awards, I have a bit of a problem. At which table do I sit?

I may be wrong, but I don’t believe that Emily Post has covered this topic in any length. So do I sit between the two tables? At one half the time and then at the other, the other half of the time? Or should I pick one and stay there? Or at some other table entirely? It might be interesting to sit with the StillSecure team.

And what if one (or both of them) wins their category?

Too many questions, I agree. So my plan - and hopefully the Emily Post people or foundation or whatever, will put this into Etiquette law - is to go, have a nice team, meet some great people and say “Its an honor just to be nominated. Twice.”