I got a bunch of reading done this month, mostly because I found myself on an airplane fairly often. Of the four, The Last Lecture was the best. Rework – Rework is the newest book by 37 Signals founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. They are well known for creating simple, easy to use [...]
Entries from March 2010
March Books
March 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Books
Tags:Books·entrepreneurs·inspiration·startups
Mad Fiber Ice Cream and Why Google Should Pick Madison for Google Fiber
March 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Personal Thoughts
In February, Google announced plans to build “ultra high speed” Internet connections for 50,000 to 500,000 people in one or more cities around the country. To help Google decide which city to choose, they asked cities around the country to fill out an extensive request for information and get the community behind the effort. Ever [...]
Tags:google·madfiber·madfiber ice cream·madison
SXSW Recap
March 22nd, 2010 · 8 Comments · Entrepreneurship, Entrustet, Travel
SXSW 2010 was my first SXSW experience. I had heard amazing things from friends who had gone before and from people on my previous trips to Austin, so I had high expectations. It did not disappoint. For those who do not know, SXSW stands for South By Southwest, which is a combination Technology, Film and [...]
Tags:business ideas·Entrustet·food·sxsw
Entrustet Beta and SXSW
March 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Entrustet
You may have noticed that I haven’t had many new posts lately. I’m in Austin, TX at South By Southwest, where we launched Entrustet Beta two days ago. After about 18 months of work, we are incredibly proud of the site. With Account Guardian, we’ve created a free way for you to create a secure [...]
February Books
March 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Books
It’s been a busy last two months, so I haven’t been able to read as much as I’d like to. I only had a chance to read two books this month, but both were really good. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. This was one of [...]
Tags:Books·change·chip heath·dan heath·guernsey·made to stick·switch