April 2009
63 posts
DW Quote “I make all my parenting decisions based on how intelligent parents watching Dateline would think of me if the worst case happened”
“The economy might be melting down, but for some people — you, maybe? — this could be a very good thing.” http://bit.ly/cWjTR
The Buddhist in me likes this post by @christine “If Sigmund Freud and Gautama Buddha Ran Marketing: Six Simple Rules” http://bit.ly/16WsIp
There are people that buy brands, there are the people that create brands & there are the people that destroy brands. Can u tell who’s who?
In the “Only in Dublin” category…bus driver starts pulling away while I am getting off the bus!
Pre-lunch speakers should be more aware of the delicate balance between conveying information and angering the hungry masses!
At Enterprise Ireland conference on spin-out company formation. Think just about every tech. trans. professional in Ireland is here!
Last quote was from Senan Molony an Irish reporter, and given the description I doubt has ever met an American entrepreneur or investor!!!
“Even to venture a fraction beyond measured calm and complete politeness is seen as a personal failure by US entrepreneurs and investors.”
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Do we need brand intelligence services???
Back in 1999 I started a company called DigitalHound…we primarily targeted media companies who were paralyzed with fear after MP3s hit the scene. It was a long drawn out sales cycle as the major labels were hunkered down waiting to see what was going to stick. Because of the sales cycle we also offered ancillary “e-Insight” services, which allowed major companies to understand...
Wow a small virus is heralding a new wave of global cooperation and coordination…if we can get through this perhaps we can fix the economy
Just had a conversation about the coming shift from the “anonymous web” to the “authentic web”…VRM was suggested as one possible solution.
Seeing interesting automation trends in what were once “creative” industries….Wilson Sonsini’s TS generator, automatic branding, etc.
p $40 @dhruv_lakra for Doing some amazing work at Mirakle Couriers!
I joined twitter on 2 December 2007 - http://whendidyoujointwitter.com ?
For those inclined…an interesting essay about the nature of copyrights & “derivative works” http://bit.ly/p554U (warning a bit legalese)
Listening to Steve Collins…founder of Havok.
hah…Steve’s second TCD spin-out harder than the first…new processes + less flexibility = big retrograde step. TTOs should take notice!
For those interested in technology transfer Alan Collier’s thesis on commercialisation in Australian Uni is worth a read http://bit.ly/ZGzye
How I describe CNGL: A group of brilliant 20-somethings on the verge of inventing the next Facebook-esque code that reinvents an entire ind.
Great blog post by Jason Cohen “Doubt is good. It means you’re being introspective…” http://tinyurl.com/dknbga
Sometimes I feel bad for Larry Ellison as the network PC was a good idea 10 yrs too early but then I hear him speak and realize he’s a dick!
Someone needs to give the USPTO.gov website a shot of caffeine…running a bit slow this morning!
Congratulations to the Oxford SBS VCIC Team on a well-deserved 2nd place at the International Finals!!!
Working on a new marketing campaign for Ireland tech. trans offices targetting industry…”What’s your problem?”
Wondering what I can tell a conference of über smart Phds & Postdocs about open source & innovation they don’t already know! Any ideas???
America, Obama & the Summit of Americas...
Just caught the text of Obama’s speech at the Summit of the America’s and feel a kind of American pride that I haven’t felt in a very long time. I never understood what my older relatives were talking about when they spoke of J.F.K….the inspiration he elicited as well as the profound loss after his assination…but today that has changed. Obama is from a rare breed of...
How ironic that the artery clogging pizza shop around the corner has an automatic defibulator on the wall!
To become a Dr. you have to study for 8+ years to become a G.W.Bush sanctioned CIA torturer it only takes 4 weeks http://bit.ly/wFJ7O pg. 31
Amazing how the tyranny of the present even clouds the judgement of non-profit research groups, which lack a profit motive!
Wonder if Google would ever consider acquiring Apple?!?!? Schmidt’s on AAPL’s board…could drive tighter hardware/software coupling.
While a GOOG/AAPL merger is improbably its certainly possible considering the two are increasingly butting heads in the same spaces.
RT @siliconrepublic: Irish universities planning to create a seed venture capital fund http://tinyurl.com/d43d5j
Dear SFI & EI: time to flex your muscle & demand the trancendence of institutional borders which inhibit effective commercialisation.
Oh Twitter…if only the tragedy of the commons weren’t so damn annoying!
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An Open Letter to Technology Transfer Offices...
Dear Global Technology Transfer Office Manager,
If you woke up tomorrow and your technology transfer office (TTO) went out of business would anyone care? Would your institution and the world be all that worse? Would the academics in your institution lament your departure? If you answer all of these questions in the affirmative I suggest you first re-evaluate your perceived grasp on reality and...
“‘The greatest perils to democracy arise from the fanaticism of moral...”
– ~Reinhold Niebuhr
Fun day…working with students from ASU & DCU on a cool vendor relationship mgmt. business idea.
Chatting about an interesting example of “schizophrenic organizations”…did I just invent a new management buzzword? Watch out Porter!!!
Some cool speech recog. & synthesis tech. coming out of UCD. Should have more to say in coming weeks! Nuance should be watching their backs!
There is nothing worse than arriving at the bus/train/tram stop just as it is pulling away!
http://twitpic.com/3052x - Haven’t seen this much traffic since the good’ol days of the NJ Parkway (FYi Exit 133)
I feel better knowing that the same morbid curiousity that causes Americans to slow down at accident scenes also exists in other countries
Dude…14m people…Twitter has come mainstream!!! Need a new place for the cools kids to hang out!!!
Australia stimulates it’s economy with the roll-out of 100-megabit broadband…Ireland “stimulates” by hacking my paycheck to bits!
MUST FINISH this presentation on open source! Disconnecting from ether for two hours!!!
How clever…an Open Source, open source discovery tool! http://tinyurl.com/cdp6b6 (OSS Discovery)
Reminiscing with old friends: Utterback, Abernathy, Clark, Christensen, Afuah, Teece, Markides & Geroski
“The truth is that in our uncertain times people are on the hunt for...”
– Financial Times (2009)
Weigh military strike if NKorea hits Japan: Bolton →
I sleep much better at night knowing that John Bolton is no longer contributing to policy decisions in the White House