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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 »
The Changing Silicon Valley Career Path
Posted in Internet, Silicon Valley, Startups, tagged Google losing employees, Jack Gill, Silicon Valley Career Path, Zynga Groupon Twitter unprecedented growth on April 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Recently, Silicon Valley has been a buzz about Google losing key employees to Twitter, Zynga, and Facebook and the massive retention bonuses that Google has given to keep key executives. Now, in the Valley, employee turnover every few years is commonplace so I wonder, is this type of turnover any different than the typical Silicon Valley career path? I believe it is and to understand why, let’s first consider a blue print High-Tech career path. (more…)
Get Enchanted by Guy Kawasaki
Posted in Book Review, Internet, Leadership, Silicon Valley, Startups, tagged Book Review of Enchantment, Enchantment, Enchantment The Art of Changing Hearts Minds and Actions, Guy Kawasaki on March 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Guy Kawasaki has had a remarkable career, gaining notoriety first as Chief Evangelist at Apple followed by successful stints as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Given his background as a product visionary, when I had the chance to read his new book Enchantment (subtitled The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions), I suspected it would yield the key to creating enchanting products. To my delight, it was so much more than that- it was in fact, more of a blueprint to a lead better life, and first and foremost, offer ways to positively change your own heart, mind, and actions. (more…)
My Internet ADD- 2 years later
Posted in Internet, Silicon Valley, tagged Apps are the Future, Changes in Internet Usage Patterns, Internet ADD, Mobile and Twitter, Wired Magazine The Web is Dead on March 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
In June 2009, I wrote a post titled The Evolution of Internet ADD which chronicled the primary sources of my near Internet addiction. Now, nearly 2 years later, it’s a good time to see how consumption patterns are changing. As you’ll see, the theme now for me is most certainly mobile.
Below, here’s how I rate the primary drivers of my internet usage in March 2011, using a qualitative scale of 1-10, with 10 representing heaviest use. (more…)
Engaging the World with TEDxBerkeley
Posted in Education, Globalization, Internet, Leadership, tagged Engaging the World, Robert Fuller, Room To Read, Shore Slocum, TED, TEDxBerkeley, Walter Hood on February 22, 2011| 2 Comments »
TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. They maintain a must visit website featuring inspired talks from leading thought leaders. Local TED groups (designated by TEDx) organize and hold their own events following the spirit of TED’s mission. This past weekend, I had the good fortune to attend TEDxBerkeley’s conference– Engaging the World, at the UC Berkeley campus.
The list of speakers: (more…)
Pandora’s Example- Continuous Learning at the Workforce
Posted in Education, Internet, Music, Startups, tagged Dan Martell, Eric Ries, Pandora, Pandora and continuous learning, Pandora Director Learning and Development, Pandora IPO on February 18, 2011| 1 Comment »
Given double digit unemployment rates throughout the US and in the Bay Area where I live along with questions about the ability of the US to compete in a global marketplace, continuous learning and retraining at the workplace seems to be essential. Relatedly, the challenge has been made by leading thinkers in the media and the government urging the US to find new ways to innovate. Here are two recent tweets that illustrates this challenge and new reality from Bay Area entrepreneurs Dan Martell and Eric Ries and from President Obama during the State of the Union address. (more…)
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. (more…)
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 viewers is a big number–incredible scale, right? Television, around for a long time, has to be more than the top web properties. (more…)
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