I remember running our first website in the mid 1990s during college. In addition to dealing with the hassles of not knowing how to architect properly, program properly, launch properly or run a bu...
The most important thing about cloud computing, in my mind, is that it is reducing the cost of experimentation. Starting is a company or launching a product is all about experimentation. Just like ...
Quote from my friend Matt this past Saturday night: “I like reading your blog. But what’s up with no new posts since February 27th? Get with the program! Write something or I’m going to unsubscr...
It’s been way too long since my last post and I should be writing about the VMware Europe conference that I’m attending right now (I’ll do that shortly). But today there is much more important ...
Quote from Mrs. Fitful Dreams on the way back from my brother-in-law (he-who-owns the 60″ HD TV)’s house Sunday night: “I don’t know why, but I feel - it’s not the same but - almost as good as if t...
I had lunch with my good friend Dave last week and we were talking about an idea/metaphor that I’ve been brainstorming for some time. For some context, Dave and I have held career counseling / idea...
I’ll write up more about what I’m doing as an “Entrepreneur-In-Residence.” Suffice it to say, however, that much of being an EIR involves meeting people - whether it’s other investors to tell the...
When I left Symantec in October, I told friends who asked that my goal was to “run my own company.” I had this visceral/irrational/psychotic desire to create and lead a great organization. I was ...
Asha is such a little mom, it’s not even funny. She has a little stuffed animal that looks like a dog (mysteriously named “Doggy” :) ). It’s one of these toys that parents approach like radioac...
One of my mental New Year’s resolutions was to blog every day. Consistently. And here I am on January 9th with my first post. So belated Happy New Year! I have an excuse though… I am under a ...