Archive for April, 2008
The Reality of Facebook
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008I couldn’t resist sharing this video that my friend sent me earlier today.
Entrepreneurship in South Africa — Or Not
Sunday, April 27th, 2008Ryan Baebler at NextBillion wrote a great article worth reading — The Difference Between Entrepreneurship and a Lack Thereof in Rural South Africa.
New Funding in the Works for Twitter
Sunday, April 27th, 2008I admit it 100% — I still don’t understand Twitter. However, with another round of funding in the works, it’s apparent many people do.
The Price of Sugar
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008I just watched a screening of “The Price of Sugar” with a couple of friends. It was eye opening to say the least — especially since the documentary details the sugar industry in the Dominican Republic, a country I visited back in November and where my best friend from high school is currently working.
The treatment […]
Becoming Legendary — How Michael Jordan Did It
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Michael Jordan is the greatest player in NBA history in my opinion, which is exactly why this commercial is so powerful. The commercial walks you through some of the mis perceptions about reaching greatness from Jordan’s perspective and relays the message that hard work and dedication are the core drivers. Reaching Jordan’s level on the […]
Optimism and Al Gore
Saturday, April 19th, 2008via World Changing
PluggedIn is Launching — Congrats!
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Before heading off to Orange County tomorrow, I wanted to say congrats to the team over at PluggedIn for launching their website! Their CEO Jeff Somers is a former director at Zillow.com and, believe it or not, was actually the person who hired me in late 2005. Best of luck to them as they take […]
Do You Enjoy Your Job?
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008I was just riding home on the bus tonight and overheard two twenty-something year olds talking about work tomorrow. One of them said something along the lines of “I have to get there at 8 and make sure I stay for the full eight hours.” By the tone of his voice, I could tell he […]
Cable Television Sucks
Sunday, April 13th, 2008I just read a post by Charlie about the free cable he was getting from his cable company, which I found interesting. You can check it out here — The Reign of Free Cable in My House Comes to an End… Should I just stop watching TV?
Of course, what blogger doesn’t have opinions about […]
The Best Post, and Discussion, I’ve Read for a LONG Time
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Seriously, if you have any interest in internet startups, the web 2.0 landscape, or the VC industry, Fred Wilson’s latest post is a must-read. Hands down, it’s the best blog post I’ve read in months.
Watching all these machinations between Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google, AOL, News Corp/MySpace, and their ilk makes me sick. They are playing around […]
Is Not Having Specific Short Term Goals a Bad Thing?
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008I think I have a pretty good sense of what I want to accomplish in life, but my question is this –
Do I need to be setting specific short term goals to accomplish my goals?
Of course I could be wrong, but at this point in my life, my personal philosophy is that setting short term […]
Zillow Officially Launches the Zillow Mortgage Marketplace
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Tonight, Zillow officially launched the Zillow Mortgage Marketplace!
I’ve been at Zillow for over 2 years, and this defintitely is the release I’ve been most excited for since Zestimates launched in February of 2006. When talking about this product with close friends and family (I know, I spilled the beans to a few people early), the […]