Aug
28
One of the great things about MIT Sloan is the rate that it punches out new startups. A buddy of mine, Jeff Vyduna, is involved with Poll Everywhere, the “do-it-yourself” audience polling tool. Jeff is one of those crazy guys who pops out of an amazing consulting company, goes to school for a year, meets …
Aug
26
A short photo essay to share!
Aug
25
All of this recent talk about Steve Job’s health has got me thinking back to a team paper I helped write in Business school. We concluded that if Job’s stepped down at CEO, it could have extremely strong signaling value to investors and customers, because it would prove Apple is on the right …
Aug
19
For some reason, this photo sucks. It seemed so intruging when I took it — deep vignetting and narrow depth of field due to f/1.4, rain, atmospheric colors, and geometric unity among the horizontal lines. A little bit of editing to amplify these attributes, and now, crap. Can someone smarter and more artistic than I …
Aug
18
Both are great products, but which one is better? This question comes across my desk every so often, so I figured I’d take the time to give this topic some serious treatment.
Aug
16
Problem: You have a small capacity music player, (such as a 4 GB iPod Nano or 16 GB iPhone), but your full iTunes library is much larger (mine is ~200GB.) How do you make sure your portable is always loaded with the best music? Even better, how do you do this COMPLETELY AUTOMATICALLY, without any …
Aug
10
If there were still kind people in the world, would they be on the Internet? This reads like an Onion story. Except truer. And stranger. For anyone still doubting “The Long Tail,” read on. It begins when champion shopper, and liquid foundation connoisseur Ivonna R couldn’t sleep. Rather than prescription medication, or her latest beau, Ivonna turned to …
Aug
09
I’ve been scratching my head lately at Apple’s iPhone application store, wondering what grand plan is at work in Cupertino. iPhone applications are terrific, and the breadth of the platform could give the device a commanding lead over its rivals. Certain apps, like Remote, Google, Twitterific and NYTimes are remarkable additions to the platform and are certainly …
Aug
08
The opening ceremonies were incredible. But then, it makes me wonder why I had to wait until 7:30 to see them. While waiting, I composed the following thought-piece: <sarcasm level=”11″> Beijing, China – One of the most spectacular opening ceremonies in Olympic history unfolded today, observed around the world by an estimated 1 billion people. …
Aug
08
Excerpt?