TENACITY: DO or DO NOT…
We read this recently and wanted to share as we feel this is not just inspirational but a great reminder of what separates those who DO from those who TRY... Submitted by Steve Blank, a brilliant entrepreneur, Harvard & Stanford Professor, and overall excellent...
The Leading Cause of Startup Death
If you own, run, or work in a startup and you've never heard of The Startup Owner's Manual, The Four Steps to Epiphany, or Steve Blank, you NEED to remedy that as soon as possible. Over the last few years, Steve's speaking and writing have been an inspiration to many...
A Worthy Trend: Google Nexus Q Made In The U.S.A.
Last week the tech world was a little surprised by Google's decison to make the Nexus Q using parts and labors of American manufacture. The trend towards American manufacture isn't purely tech, with many solid organizations working hard to ensure the continued...
How a seemingly well planned server move crashed, burned, and rose from the ashes
The following article is being re-syndicated, courtesy of Software by Rob. About 8 months ago I acquired a small startup called HitTail. You can read more about the acquisition here. When the deal closed, the app was in bad shape. Within 3 weeks I had to move the...
2012 RBC Primer: Telecoms, Towers, Hosting
This just in... Data Centers make really good business sense. Surprised? Neither were we. For those who take the time to read RBC Capital Market Primers, this Canadian investment bank with assets around $710 Billion, puts together wicked industry vertical reports....
Person we like: Ted Hahs
If you know me, you've likely heard my rant on how disturbing it is that ethics and accountability are so severely lacking and glossed over in most high tech companies today. Though my friends who work in other industries like to remind me that high tech isn't the...
Nominate For Best Short Film?
Watch this video. Sent to us by our friend Matt at BlueBox. WARNING: Earmuffs may be required around children. Productivity will not ensue but it might make you laugh. Best line: "I don't have any credentials but I don't need them because I'm super f*cking awesome and...
Interop Shakedown
Interop was filled with small, smart companies that shone well amongst the dim light of mediocrity. To be fair, it was a good show. Not great. But filled with gems. It was small enough for me to meet almost everyone of the ~350 booths that claimed presence. What made...
What the Hell is Cloud Computing?
I generally don't agree with much of what Oracle or Larry himself has to say, however thanks to my friend Hazem, I came across a rather old recording of Larry Ellison speaking to a crowd answering a question about how cloud computing would effect his business... and...
Citrix Pushing CloudStack to Apache Software Foundation
Recent news that Citrix has discontinued its OpenStack development effort and shifted CloudStack from a GPL license to the the Apache Software Foundation is definitely news in our world. We've been hearing clients and service providers going back and forth as to which...
