I use – as does cosinity – SMS for a variety of communications. This morning – my SMS service provider Clickatell – notified me this morning that Verizon had decided to charge an additional 3 cents each for SMS sent from an “application”. That means the average SMS sent to a Verizon user will cost… Continue reading Verizon Jacks SMS Rates
More articles predicting doom for startups
I feel like the grim reaper here… really I’m not throwing myself out a window. So why am I posting these? it is important for entrepreneurs to NOT bury their heads in the sand. I would also take a moment to point out that the majority of this news is coming from Silicon Valley –… Continue reading More articles predicting doom for startups
More bad news for Startups.
Today Stacey Higginbotham of GigaOm wrote an article about the deterioration in VC and Angel funding in 2008. While the picture she paints is far from rosy – I think she understates the issue in some ways. With others calling for a startup depression I think we need to be realistic. That’s not great news,… Continue reading More bad news for Startups.
Vacation
That was a great vacation. Lots of time on the beach with Natalie and Isabel. Lots of relaxing. Now it is time to get back to work.
Phoenix Startup Weekend
UPDATE: 10/17/08 – I’ve set up a FriendFeed room enable everyone to live blog the event – see this post for details. The whole reason I’m going on vacation tomorrow (back next Tuesday) is to rest up for Phoenix Startup Weekend… well not really… If you have not checked it out – you should. If… Continue reading Phoenix Startup Weekend
Turns out Angel Investors do not make much on investments…
From AZCentral’s Innovator’s Circle blog by Andrew Johnson: Fledgling companies often turn to “angel” investors when they’re trying to fund start-up costs. The term refers to individuals who invest small amounts of money – typically under $2 million – in early-stage firms. They hope to get a return on their investments once the firms start… Continue reading Turns out Angel Investors do not make much on investments…
JQuery adopted by Microsoft and Nokia
I posted earlier this month about JQuery – and how it can help you write less JavaScript code and get more done. The JQuery team today announced via their blog that both Microsoft and Nokia have adopted JQuery as part of their application development platform: We have two pieces of fantastic, albeit serendipitous, news today:… Continue reading JQuery adopted by Microsoft and Nokia
Skype begins un-walling the Walled Garden
I’ve said it before – and I’ll say it again. Walled gardens are great for developing a market – but the outcome is inevitable (barring anti-competitive regulation). The walls fall. Skype announced yesterday that they are introducing a Skype interface (know as a channel driver) for Asterisk. This is great news – it enables Skype… Continue reading Skype begins un-walling the Walled Garden
PodCampAZ 2008 – Have you signed up yet?
November 1st and 2nd I’ll be at PodCampAZ. Will you? Sign up here
Innovation and Entrepreneurship require Optimism
It has been an interesting few weeks… no? As a Entrepreneur and Innovator who left a comfortable job at a Fortune 500 Silicon Valley software company to follow the dream of starting my own company – I can tell you the last few weeks have been rough. Will capital completely dry up? Will any micro… Continue reading Innovation and Entrepreneurship require Optimism