We all know most TV is pretty banal, but every now and then something comes along that provides insight, makes you think. So if you ever wondered what it’s really like to be the boss, you need to watch the latest episode of House. They’ve done an excellent job (based on my experience, anyway) capturing [...]
Read More Academia, business support, customer service, entrepreneur…I suggest you do so immediately. We’ll have a major announcement by the end of the day, and the perks that come with signing up beforehand will go away at that time. Basically this is your last chance to get into the Fwd:Vault Beta, and enjoy the perks we have planned for our beloved early [...]
Read More fwdvaultI had an interesting experience the other day at my local BJ’s (it’s like Sam’s Club and Costco). I had finished loading my items into my car, and was returning the cart to the corral, when I passed an employee gathering carts to reload the stack at the entrance. He had already gathered the carts [...]
Read More business support, customer serviceIf you still don’t have any plans this evening and will be in the downtown Philadelphia area, you’re welcome to come out and meet me at the Philly Startup Leaders next Fishbowl event. We’ll be having a roundtable discussion of sales and marketing, with Fwd:Vault as the focus. Totally free to attend, light refreshments and [...]
Read MoreI’m usually dreadfully behind on viral sensations, so this time I’m gonna stay ahead of the curve this time. This aired on American Idol last night: A “Pants on the Ground” Facebook fan page followed very shortly thereafter. My wife and I saw 40,000+ fans before midnight last night. The morning after, “Pants on the [...]
Read MoreI know it’s last minute, but I’ll be at the PSL Happy Hour event tonight, mostly to plug my Fishbowl event next week. I’d love for you to come on out, grab a beer, and shoot the breeze. 6:30 – 9:30 PM MidAtlantic Restaurant and Bar 3711 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 215-386-3711 http://www.midatlanticrestaurant.com
Read MoreFwd:Vault is hosting Philly Startup Leader’s next Fishbowl event, and you’re invited to attend for free! So what’s a Fishbowl? An event that lives up to its namesake, really. One business puts itself in the metaphorical fishbowl, presenting itself and a current situation they are facing, and solicit the community for feedback. It’s beneficial for [...]
Read MoreI visited my town hall this week to renew my annual street parking permit and, since all permits expire at end of the year, naturally there was a line. Amid the usual banter while my paperwork was processed, the woman behind the counter commented that everyone always waits until after the first of the year, [...]
Read MoreEveryone at this point knows the story of Michael Vick (quick summary if you don’t: he beat dogs, then got his high-paying job back after getting out of prison). Now the Philadelphia Eagles have given this guy a damn award. I could sit here and articulate this guy’s rise-fall-rise-again story as a sign of the [...]
Read More optimization, software development, usability, user interfacesMy summarizing and opining post discussing MySQL founder Michael Widenius’ protest of the Sun purchase by Oracle prompted a response from none other than Monty himself. Hit the comments to see what he has to say about my response, which was definitely net-negative in the final analysis. I have responded in the comments of that [...]
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