Jeff Nolan's take on innovation, entrepreneurship, tech and stuff that interests me
I have been in Orlando for the Sapphire event and while I missed day 1 I did take in the full experience yesterday. With no particular narrative here is a summary of thoughts I collected. Sapphire is huge, the main pavilion is easily 3-4x the size of Dreamforce and the energy is studious and focused. [...]
Dan Gillmor is critical of the NYTimes decision to require Facebook login for verified identity, which brings with it greater access to services in their online offerings. News organizations that use Facebook for login to comments and other features are unbelievably short-sighted. Which, of course, is absolutely nothing new. Normally I would be at the [...]
I have had the need to contact 3 different companies today through their call center numbers and I’m done… I simply don’t have any more time to give these companies with all the other stuff I have to do. First there is the IVR system… Then there is the obligatory customer/account/confirmation number dance, I punch [...]
“Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I have two experiences that have taught me more about the human condition than all other things in life combined, being a parent and being an integral part of a small company. What I have concluded is that fear [...]
Last week I spoke at Dr. Natalie’s social business class at UCLA and one of the presenters who was on before me commented on the idea that people have a finite number of connections they can maintain, if I recall correctly he said 123 connections. What he is referring to is something called Dunbar’s Number, [...]
Today is World Malaria Day and the global theme being promoted is sustaining gains made in recent years. Malaria is something we can control and even though 90% of the infections occur in sub-Saharan Africa (60% of those are children) the consequences for the entire world are significant given the massive numbers of people at risk. [...]
Q: Why would there have been no scandal in Columbia if the GSA accompanied the Secret Service? A: The GSA would have never haggled over $47 for a hooker. Like most Americans I am outraged but not surprised by what is going on in government when it comes to stewardship of taxpayer (and borrowed from [...]
If you know me you know I am somewhat obsessive about food and go to great lengths and expense to source the food I feed my family. I do this because it matters to me as a core value, it’s about connecting with something primordial in the human existence. What I do not believe, broadly [...]
UPDATE: Here is the download link, courtesy of Credit Suisse. I’ve been reading a research paper put out by Credit Suisse called The Apps Revolution Manifesto – Volume 1: The Technologies. It’s a fascinating read, if you can get a copy I would encourage you to get a copy (I don’t believe I have distribution [...]
Like a lot of people I have been fascinated by the explosive growth that Pinterest has experienced. At first curiosity, Pinterest is now a full blown phenomena that has jumped from women planning their weddings, or wishing they were planning a wedding, and foodies to mainstream consciousness. Businesses are openly embracing Pinterest and media organizations [...]