The iPhone is an incredibly impressive device. Much how the Blackberry put email access into your pocket, the iPhone has provided the first usable mobile browsing experience. As the first mover in the space, Apple exercises a near monopoly in the space with an impressive 40% market share in mobile internet traffic. Kudos to everyone [...]
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iPhone: Impressive, Not Insurmountable
October 24th, 2009 · 17 Comments
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What time is that show on?
October 18th, 2009 · No Comments
I watch a few tv series pretty regularly, but to a show I have no idea what time they are scheduled to be on. With the exception of Longhorn Football, all of the stuff I watch is pre-recorded by my DVR. I am not alone, with a third of Americans now using DVRs. So when [...]
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Windows 7 is kind of a big deal
October 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments
My office in Houston is a microcosm of the world at large. 2 of the 4 VCs in our office have converted from PC to Mac. I begrudgingly used Windows Vista because it came on my Kellogg laptop, while the other PC user had Vista on his tower while stalling to buy a new laptop. [...]
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Shark Tank
September 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment
How similar is my job to the TV show Shark Tank? Not similar at all. Like most reality TV shows, Shark Tank is designed to maximize entertainment, not educate viewers. Your first clue is that none of the ‘sharks’ on the show are venture capitalists. Instead, these are successful business (wo)men who are deploying [...]
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Ramadan Kareem
September 5th, 2009 · No Comments
For those of you who know me personally, you are probably aware that religion plays an important, albeit understated, role in my life. My Muslim faith is the reason why I don’t drink, nor eat pork, and spend the month of Ramadan in a dazed caffeine free stupor. I would be lying if I [...]
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