December 2007
14 posts
Companies from the 2005 Stanford GSB Class →
Here’s a list of companies that were founded by members of my wife’s business school class at Stanford. All I can say is “Wow”. I can only hope that my HBS class is half as productive as these guys. I’m so impressed that so many have embarked on the entrepreneurial adventure. Quick shoutout to one of my favorite companies from this class that is not mentioned on...
100 million video views
Our portfolio company, Next New Networks creates exciting, fresh video content. It’s free, short form, low cost, targets communities and distributed everywhere. In other words, it’s made for the internet. Their shows, ranging from informative content at Veracifier to fashion at Threadbanger to pop culture at Epic Fu, have been growing fast. (And there’s a lot more coming.) At...
WatchSpeed Racer - From the Wachowski brothers. Should be very cool.
Web Access and E-Mail on Flights - New York Times →
Hooray!
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man...”
– Theodore Roosevelt
EBAY: Time For CEO Meg Whitman to Go? - Silicon... →
Decent piece from Henry Blodget regarding Meg and Ebay. As an ex Ebayer, I empathize with Meg’s decisions and disagree wtih some of Blodget’s arguments. Personally, I think the bigger issue with Ebay has been one of human capital, which is at the root of some of the company’s strategic challenges. Specifically: 1. Lack of balance between technologists and marketers. Ebay is a...
Promoting Greater Innovation in the Northeast →
Spark has taken a public stand today that we will not require a non-compete clause with our portfolio companies and new investments. There has been a lot of discussion on the blogosphere about this. It’s our belief that non-competes are a serious challenge to building a thriving entrepreneurial eco-system in the Northeast. What are the other concrete steps that entrepreneurs, investors,...
Express Tire in Watertown - A Great Service... →
I bought snow tires for the first time this weekend. My friend Mark referred me to Express Tire in Watertown. I’ve had such bad experiences with auto-related services in the past, so I wasn’t expecting very much when I called them up. To my surprise, I found Express Tire to be a great small business. In a world where small businesses are being crushed by Wal-Mart, Starbucks, and...