On a recent trip to Thailand, I noticed this pay phone booth on a street near the famed Grand Palace of Bangkok. If you look closely, you’ll see that the actual pay phone itself is missing.
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Sometimes Silicon Valley doesn’t move at the speed of light
Posted in China, Internet, Silicon Valley, Technology, tagged China Telecom Payphones as hotspots, Hotspots in China, Intel and wireless hotspots, Missing pay phone in Thailand, Pay phones becoming hot spots, Silicon Valley doesn't always move fast on July 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Surprising Conclusions on What Motivates us at the Workplace?
Posted in Leadership, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, tagged Does money motivate at the workplace, RSA Animate, Surprising Truth about what Motivates Us on July 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A colleague recently shared this creative presentation on what motivates knowledge professionals at the workplace. Very thought provoking. My key takeaways
Child Peer Teaching- An important lesson from the Khan Academy and Hole in the Wall
Posted in Education, India, Technology, tagged Bill Gates and Salman Khan, Child Peer Teaching, Hole in the Wall, Khan Academy, Peer Teaching, Salman Khan, Sugata Mitra on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most celebrated new developments in education technology is the Khan Academy. Founded by Salman Khan, the Khan Academy offers instructional videos around a variety of topics but is most noted for its math related content. Key features include powerful dashboards and analytics which let instructors and users monitor performance and identify and [...]
My Dot.com Boom and Bust Story
Posted in Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, tagged 2000 Dot.com Days, Color $41 Million Funding, Dot Coom Boom and Bust, Intel Online Services on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion around whether a new “bubble” has hit Silicon Valley and the Internet world. Facebook, Zynga, Groupon, Twitter, and Linkedin all have substantial multiple billion dollar valuations which is often cited as evidence of this bubble. The recent $41 million funding round for social based startup Color before the launch of their product has [...]
The Finance Role in Silicon Valley
Posted in Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, tagged CFO in Silicon Valley, Finance in Silicon Valley, How to run a Strategic Finance Organization, Operations Finance, Silicon Valley on March 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve spent the last 10 years working in operations finance roles for companies in the Silicon Valley, ranging from large billion dollar companies with hundred thousand employees to startups with less than 30 employees. Here are some of the lessons and philosophies I’ve picked up over the years about the Finance role in [...]
Miami University’s Digital Innovation Campus- the Future of Innovation education?
Posted in Education, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, tagged AIMS, Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media, Digitial Media education in San Francisco, Future of Innovation education at the University level, Miami University, Miami University Digital Innovation Campus in San Francisco on February 20, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Recently, I heard a presentation from Miami University Professors Peg Faimon and Glenn Platt about the details of the Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies (AIMS) planned digital innovation campus to be opened in the San Francisco Bay Area. As an alum of Miami University, a public university in Oxford, Ohio, working in the Bay [...]
Mary Meeker’s Latest- Top 10 Mobile Trends
Posted in Internet, Silicon Valley, Technology, tagged Internet Trends, Mary Meeker, Top 10 Mobile Trends on February 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mary Meeker, current Venture Capitalist at Kleiner Perkins and former banking analyst at Morgan Stanley, has built her reputation on visionary forward looking views of the Internet. Here’s her latest gem focused on the Mobile Internet. Read, contemplate, and digest.
Today’s Unbelievably Scaling Web
Posted in Internet, Silicon Valley, Technology, tagged Cityville 100 million users, Internet Scale, John Lilly, Mozilla 400 million users, Super Bowl Viewers vs Facebook Users on February 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Super Bowl XLV just ended, the Green Bay Packers winning a thrilling battle with the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25. Its estimated that 110 million TV viewers may have tuned into the game, breaking last year’s 2010 Super Bowl record of 106 million, which eclipsed the previous record from the 1983 finale of Mash. Now, 110 million [...]
100 Things to Watch for in 2011
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Internet, Lifestyle, Pop Culture, Technology, tagged Internet Trends in 2011, JWT Intelligence 100 Things to Watch in 2011, Technology Trends in 2011, Tube Free Toilet Paper on January 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
JWT Intelligence has put together a fascinating list of 100 Things to Watch in 2011. Spanning technology, fashion, pop culture, sports, film, environment, it is a pretty comprehensive list, but slanted towards technology related trends. Slide 9 in the Slideshare presentation below lists all 100 items and each subsequent slide provides specific commentary on each [...]
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