Founder of Startup Weekend and Startup Enthusiast Based in Boulder, Colorado

Archive for May, 2008

Dammit Twitter, Don’t Die On Me

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Thoughts |

Help, they need some help here. Shit, Twitter is down, laying on the floor looking lifeless compared to the energetic past.  We need startup CPR, and quick.  Somebody call the investors and TechCrunch, we might loose them. Checking the vitals. Airway, clogged with ...

My BrightKite Wishlist

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Thoughts |

I love using BrightKite, I am really excited for this to reach far and wide.  BrightKite is location based social networking, a problem that millions of dollars are being thrown at right now to try to solve.  With the iPhone ...

2008 UPA College Championships

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Thoughts |

I've been volunteering as a scorekeeper for the 2008 UPA College Championships which is in Boulder this year at the great Plesentview fields (Iris and 47th). Here are some photos that either I, Kai or Puneet took.  The nice folks at ...

What is Next for TechnoSailor?

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Thoughts |

TechnoSailor, ie Aaron Brazell (the one in the picture that is 4-8x the size of the others), a friend to many, is now a free agent in the corporate world.  Here are my 10 guesses on his next move. 10. Professional ...

I’m in it for The Spirit of the Game

Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in Thoughts |

It is funny to me how simple group activities can be really fun, or can horrid based on the intent and rules of the group. What is the big difference, say, in pickup sports games (such as basketball or ...

Startups Fail

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in Thoughts |

With so much attention to the glory of the acquisition, a lot of startup junkies (myself included) don't realize how many startups fail. Flat on face, 2 days to get out of your office space, fail. Startups are ...