Archive for December, 2008

Why Florida?

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Today’s nytimes suggests that Florida is poised to be the next hotbed of venture capital activity.  The fact that I moved here not long ago is no coincidence. 
When people think about high technology in the southeastern United States, people think of Atlanta or research triangle in Raleigh-Durham.  They don’t think of Florida.  But [...]

crowdsourcing the news

Friday, December 5th, 2008

This comment on a Techdirt article about the future of TV news got me a-thinkin…  Why can’t we completely crowdsource the news in real time?  Is there a site that aggregates live feeds from people on the scene?  News anchors and the commentariat can do their thing and promote their agendas, ok, but I am source-agnostic about [...]

Meet the new boss…

Monday, December 1st, 2008

I upgraded my employer today.  I feel pretty lucky to be able to move around fluidly in the throes of this economic tumult.  Lots of unemployed lawyers out there; two of my former firms no longer exist.  I’m thankful to be in demand.
I wonder if the Company 2.0 model might afford a measure of stability [...]