mike | Shared With: Everyone - 5 days ago | news, microsoft, competition, seattle, startups
When and how did Microsoft loose is competitive mojo?
Dick Brass, who tried to develop the Tablet PC, has his take (publishing the in New York Times).
His main culprit - unbridled internal competition. I don't agree with that. I think it has more to do with a lack of investment in small teams.
Micorsoft should model startups and invest in 10-20 person teams and give them 2 years to succeed. Ruthlessly kill the ones that don't - but reward those that do with much more autonomy and local control.
All too often, successful internal entrepreneurs are just made puppet fiefdoms to Windows or Office. These successful leaders need to be given the freedom and opportunity to run their own show.
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - 15 days ago | startups, seattle
Untitled Startup's first product - created in 48 hour sprint.
Quoted: RowFeeder track Tweets in real-time using a Google spreadsheet. It was built in 48 hours by Untitled Startup.
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - 19 days ago | transit, metro, seattle, bus, light rail, ferry
Get a Transportation card FREE (you can manage stored value online) until March 1.
Handles Ferry, Bus, and Light Rail!
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 08 2010 | rebecca lovell, startpad, seattle, startups
Mention of StartPad in article about NWEN evolution under the leadership of Rebecca Lovell.
Quoted: News, profiles and commentary on Seattle technology startups, Microsoft, Amazon.com, gadgets, PCs, software, venture capital and Internet services.
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 08 2010 | seattle, startups
New startup at StartPad
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- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 06 2010 | seattle, startups
New incubator on the shores of Lake Union!
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 07 2009 | seattle, startups, vc
Local venture firm - Rob Shurtleff, Kevin Ober, Pradeep Singh, and Kevin Ober.
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 07 2009 | journalism, startups, seattle
I'm working on a new site, PagesLike.com, that Roy and I started at last year's Gonzo Camp.
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 04 2009 | seattle, police, shooting, Maurice Clemmons
Just catching up on the news that Maurice Clemmons was shot on Dec 1st. Was Maurice setting a trap to kill the first responder to a reported stolen vehicle. That seems plausible, but why then did he approach the police car with his gun in his pants, instead of drawn and ready to fire?
I can't imagine the stress placed on Officer Benjamin Kelly in making the identification and decision to shoot Clemmons in just a matter of seconds.
Quoted: Maurice Clemmons body was probably still warm when I started getting text messages and e-mails from my friends in the Seattle/Tacoma area early Monday morning. The manhunt was over. The mainstream
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 02 2009 | seattle, twitter, aids
Very nice article about my AIDS Day experiment yesterday (raising $9,305 to fight AIDS).
Quoted: News, profiles and commentary on Seattle technology startups, Microsoft, Amazon.com, gadgets, PCs, software, venture capital and Internet services.
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