Blair seeks secret of Silicon Valley’s success

Wow, it’s a banner day here at Venture Chronicles! I get to post 2 items today about Jonathan Schwartz and blogs.

So picture this if you will, Britain’s Prime Minister Blair is at a round table discussion with CEOs from a range of Valley heavy weight companies and Schwartz pipes up:

“Tony, I know you have that […]

Just what does a CEO do?

In reading this article featuring Jonathan Schwartz from Sun I was struck by a couple thoughts. The first being the fixation on whether or not CEOs blog, which are usually cries heard from bloggers themselves and the equivalent of adolescents seeking the approval of adults.

I think that the addition of large company CEOs to the […]

Why MSN Video Will Never Be a Contender

The screenshot says it all… not only do I need IE6 (no word on whether IE7 is acceptable), but I need Media Player 10 (10! ferchristsakes, at this point just call it “Media Player”), and Flash 6. The screenshot tells you “to download these free software applications, click on the links below…”. What links, there […]

Beta Meter

Writely has a really interesting approach to their beta status… they allow users to vote on whether they are ready or not. The “beta meter” is currently running at 62%.

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Cogenz - bookmarking for the enterprise

I’ve been using a beta version of Cogenz’s social bookmarking service. First and foremost, Cogenz is different from public bookmarking sites in that organizations can get a “silo” for their users to post bookmarks into, thereby fulfilling the “enterprise” part of their pitch. Because I’m the only one using this at SAP (as far as […]

Wiki Wednesdays

Wiki Wednesday is this week, sign up on the wiki (of course). Featured this week is Jeremy Ruston, the creator of TiddlyWiki.

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15-inch MacBook Pro Battery Exchange Program

Apple is recalling 15″ MacBook Pro batteries. I was wondering why my battery life did not seem so great…

15-inch MacBook Pro Battery Exchange Program:

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Business 2.0 Party For Om Malik - a photoset on Flickr

I had a family commitment that prevented me from attending this event, I really do wish I could have made it.

Business 2.0 Party For Om Malik - a photoset on Flickr:

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Local news and reviews, and user generated content

Just a few years ago it was that the Palo Alto Daily News was the best source for reviews on local (and regional for that matter) restaurants and attractions. They approached it like all newspapers do, send out a reviewer and write a review, many of which were out-of-date and in some cases just inaccurate. […]

EarlyStageVC: Business Model, Schmizness Model

I’d love to comment on this in detail, but I am feeling a little brain dead this morning so all I’ll say is that I think Peter has hit on something meaningful with his post about business models. Having said that, it has been my observation that when most people ask the “what is your […]

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