I have always wanted a jetpack.  From one of my favorite West Wing exchanges (among many) in "The West Wing: The Warfare of Genghis Khan (#5.13)" (2004): Leo McGarry : My generation never got the future it was promised… Thirty-five years later, cars, air travel is exactly the sa...

As I was going through my morning information routine, I noticed a number of articles that I’d put in the “how to not failâ€� bucket.  I read a few of these and noticed a consistent tone of “failure is bad – here’s how to avoid it.â€� Throughout my life and career I’ve failed at man...

I find trail running to be a magical experience.  I live behind Eldorado Canyon State Park just outside of Boulder and have a plethora of trail runs that I can start and finish at my house such as Eldorado Canyon Trail, Walker Ranch, Rattlesnake Gulch, Fowler Trail, Dowdy Draw, Mesa Trail (and all ...

Last week while I was off the grid for my Q1 vacation, TechStars announced that we are doing a Boston program this summer.  Applications for both the Boston and the Boulder programs are open until March 21, 2009 at 11:59:59 PM MDT, but apply before 3/1/09 and be eligible to attend TechStars for...

I’m completely laughing my ass off after watching Samantha Bee’s Future Shock – Roombas  of Doom segment on Comedy Central. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M - Th 11p / 10c Future Shock - Roombas of Doom Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things With Demetri Martin Funny Political News Joke o...

I just read Howard Lindzon’s book The Wallstrip Edge: Using Trends to Make Money — Find Them, Ride Them, and Get Off .  It’s a really fun book – 200 pages of the inside of Howard’s brain.  There are so many things about Howard that I love including: He is totally hilarious He...

I spent last Sunday at CU Boulder at the Silicon Flatirons Digital Broadband Migration: Imagining the Internet’s Future  conference.  Not surprisingly it was an interesting day where early on, surrounded by lawyers, public policy people, academics, and telco executives, I realized I exis...

Venture Capital in the Rockies (VCIR) is the key annual Venture Capital / Entrepreneurship conference in the Rocky Mountain Region.  It’s held in late February / early March each year; this year it’s happening from March 3 to March 5th at Beaver Creek.  There’s a full day of keynotes...

Howard Lindzon produced 4 minutes of fucking poetry.  Episode #2 of the Fly.  I’m not even sure I can spell all of those words.  Hilarious. Remember – turn off the TV – especially CNBC, MSNBC, and CNN.  They aren’t doing you, your brain, or your soul any good unless Paul ...

Today’s Washington Post article titled Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages  was no big surprise.  However, while I was taking a shower (in a hotel in the Houston suburbs of all places) it occurred to me that this presents an incredible marketing opportunity for Apple. ...