I Stole the HTC Incredible for $99. OMG.
Wow, talk about luck, apparently I caught a discount that barely existed for hours. I’ve long waited for a decent smartphone available @ Verizon, be it the iPhone, Nexus One or whatever else … so raving reviews of the HTC Incredible certainly did not leave me cold. Still somewhat hesitating, I started to look for […]
The 10 Best, Must Have iPad Apps for Business
The iPad’s digital coattails are long and there are no shortage of people riding them. The most persistent appear to be rotating around its axis as if trying to acquire a suntan by means of the occasional ray. Their status being elevated by merely being in proximity to one. Is it all hype? Or […]
So You Bought a JooJoo – How Will it be Serviced?
I know, it’s crazy to talk about the JooJoo (formerly known as CrunchPad) a day before the iPad is released. But the major gadget blogs do, having received a test unit – and that in itself is a bit of a PR coup for JooJoo. They should enjoy it while it last. Too bad it […]
I Just Invested in @Burstly, a Mobile Ad Management Company
I’m very pleased to announce (via TechCrunch) that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners, an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue). Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that […]
Do We Take Social Media and Connectivity for Granted?
The U.S. Department of State sponsors something called the International Visitor Leadership Program which is a program in which young leaders from various parts of the world meet with leaders in the U.S. on a particular topic. I was among one of the people selected to meet with the young foreign leaders to discuss social […]
The iPad is the Computer for Rest of the World
Most of the industry has been underwhelmed with the iPad launch. I for one, actually think this is a great device. It may not be for us, techies, but for rest of the world, it is going to be a great device. This is a device I can hand it my grandfather and he won’t […]
Payments: A Day on the Inside
Image by monty.metzger via Flickr Earlier this week, I participated in a truly special event, the Lydian Roundtable. Lydian is a gathering of the best and brightest in the electronic payment industry and is hosted by my friends at Market Platform Dynamics, David Evans and Karen Webster. Every year, they bring together 50 to 100 […]
Mobile OS: Is Google Pulling a Microsoft Against Apple?
In the Desktop Operating System space, we all know what happened between Apple and Microsoft. While Apple tied their OS to their hardware, MS succeeded taking more of an open approach letting any device manufacturers bundle their OS. This resulted in an entire eco-system giving them greater distribution and eventually a monopoly. Though many believe […]
The “Rise of the iPhone” Analogy
Recently, I’ve been writing about the new innovation cycle that I think we’re in/entering, and pointing to articlesthat outline issues/metaphors we’ve been chatting up at Defrag for a couple of years now. But I’ve left off a piece of things in this new cycle because I haven’t had a good way to talk about it. […]
What Does a Post iPhone World Look Like
Robert Scoble asked the question “What does a post iPhone world” look like to people from Microsoft, Nokia and Research in Motion. From Robert’s blog it looks like the answer isn’t one that we really want to know about, because none of these companies are thinking that way. A post iPhone world to me means […]
What We Must Learn from Asia
I run a monthly meeting called the VCA that represents the majority of Southern California venture capital firms. My goal is to bring in informative speakers who stretch our collectively thinking on topics that will influence our investment strategies and use it as a way for us to share our experiences in ways that I […]
Twitter is IM (and Why the Limit is 140 characters)
This is the second posting in a series I’m calling Twitter 101 for all those that say “I don’t get it?” The first post is here and if you want to see the outline it’s here. In the first post I talked about how Twitter is a real-time news source where by subscribing to the […]
Cisco's New Sweety Strategy (Mobile Collaboration, Too…)
This does not require any further commentary 8 minutes ago from HootSuite RT Berenice_sweety Cisco to Expand Mobile Collaboration Features (PC World) Cisco to Expand Mobile Collaboration Features by PC World: Yahoo! Tech 8 minutes ago from HootSuite RT Bennie_sweety Cisco to Expand Mobile Collaboration Features (PC World) Cisco to Expand […]
Microsoft Office on iPhone?
Remember when Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer laughed at the iPhone mentioning it doesn’t appeal to business customers? If you missed it, here it is…Well, it looks like Microsoft is developing an Office suite for the iPhone which obviously means it has changed its stance on ‘iPhone appealing to business customers’ – just like SAP few weeks […]
Who Says the iPHone is Not for Business? Even SAP Runs on It.
Well, SAP Executives, for starters .. just ask Vinnie Mirchandani or Larry Dignan. SAP Execs and key customers were quite dismissive of the iPhone as a business communication platform. But like I’ve said before discussing Oracle’s SaaS offering, it’s not what they say … it’s where they put their money. Granted, the SAP – Sybase […]
