Chris Anderson’s at Wired discusses where, why and how free products make sense today and will make make even more sense (and cents) in the future. Starting with the story of Gillette and bringing us to the plummeting cost of computing and networking, Anderson argues that the traditional cross-subsidy model is not required when incremental [...]
Foggy Sunrise, originally uploaded by Dwayne Nesmith.
Running to a breakfast meeting, I was forces to pull to the side of the road and snap a few shots of this mornings brilliant sunrise behind a foggy frosted field.
This week’s Sunday news programs were chock full of election experts sharing some interesting comments and many that were less so. My favorite was Dan Rather’s depiction of Hillary Clinton’s closing comments at the Tuesday night Austin debate as the best statements of the campaign. Surprisingly, earlier in the day, Meet the [...]
Speaking of the TXU purchase, Mr. Bonderman said the company was adept at running a profitable company and equally bad at politics from price increases to ecology to labor relations. These shortcomings lead tothe opportunity which focused on addressing these public concerns.Opportunities for private equity include exploiting public investorsfocus on short term focus, their dislike [...]
PlayPumps International has a goal to help 10 million people in 4,000 African villages by 2010 by installing merry-go-rounds in the villages. What’s the catch?
Each turn pumps clean drinking water into a tank increasing the health of everyone in the village. The time and effort for water carrying, mostly done by young girls, is greatly reduced, allowing [...]
If your in the mood for a smile (and if not, perhaps you need to check this out even more) then head over to VC Wear to see the t-shirts these guys have cooked up.
Be a part of the Boulder tech scene and register today for the Tech Cocktail March 6th event. Colorado Startups has the details.
Interested in helping kids connect with their community? Want children to be exposed to giving back at an early age? Desire for middle school kids to appreciate the environment. Then please consider a financial contribution to Colorado Youth Program. This Boulder County organization provides a free after school program, Adventure Club, [...]
Attended my first Boulder Open Coffee Club this morning at The Cub on Pearl near 16th. I was dropped in after the planetarium trip with my son’s first grade class was postponed due to snow and cold (we were scheduled to walk past the CU solar system model to the show). As I arrived [...]
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