Archive for August 24th, 2008

Cox, CableCos Show Their Wireless Hand

Sunday, August 24th, 2008 9:55 pm from GigaOM by Om Malik

The all-out war between telephone companies and cable companies is now going to be fought on a whole new front: wireless. Last week, Cox confirmed that it was getting into the wireless business, joining cable industry peers. Patrick Esser, president at Cox, revealed wireless at the Progress and Freedom Foundation conference in Aspen, Colo.: “I won’t divulge too many secrets here, but we’ll focus on providing simple calling plans, integrating all our services into one device with ...

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Lessons from a Startup Acquisition

Sunday, August 24th, 2008 6:42 pm from GigaOM by Steve Nielsen

Founders are notorious for falling in love with their visions. How else could we survive 18-hour workdays or a multitude of setbacks with our optimism still intact? The problem with this is that it’s impossible to predict what the future holds. So, to be successful, you’ll have to grow comfortable with transforming that vision you’ve fallen so deeply in love with into something you may never have considered. Becoming part of a Fortune 1000 company was never part of our vision for Part...

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Rowing Alone

Sunday, August 24th, 2008 5:41 pm from The Jeff Pulver Blog by jeff

…Well Im on my way I dont know where Im going Im on my way Im taking my time But I dont know where… - Paul Simon There are times where the person on that row boat is me and there are times when the person on that row boat is YOU. These are the times where we can find ourselves on our way, we dont know where we are going and are not necessarily in any rush to get there. But we are on our way somewhere because we recognized the need to do something. Sometimes we fin...

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Buying Quality vs. Buying Crap

Sunday, August 24th, 2008 2:19 pm from Mark Evans by Mark Evans

Yesterday, I spent far more money than I could ever imagine on a new vacuum cleaner. The purchase of a German-made Miele came after years of buying $100 at big-box stores that promised “Hurricane Suction” only to lose most of performance after a year or so. So while buying a Miele put a quick end to some recent penny-pinching, it seems to be a solid investment: a quality machine that will hopefully provide years of high performance. In theory, this should be the goal for people look...

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