• ReadWriteWeb discusses the state of software innovation in India

    Image via CrunchBase ReadWriteWeb recently ran a post about the state of India‘s innovation engine.  I’ve posted a clip here, but click through to read the whole thing: State of Innovation in India: 2009 – ReadWriteWeb That Big Wide-Open SaaS Opportunity Indian start-ups that dreamed of creating the next SAP…

  • Pragati interviews Nandan Nilekani of Infosys

    Image by World Economic Forum via Flickr Pragati, an online and electronic journal, is by far the most thoughtful collection of analysis on India that I’ve come across in a long time.  Back in graduate school I once had a professor tell me that the best political and economic analysis…

  • Quick administrative update

    Image by Ralph Dagza via Flickr I just migrated my weblog from my old host over to Media Temple. There were some hiccups along the way, but I think everything is working now. If you’re reading this via RSS feed and notice a problem, email me or leave a comment…

  • MindMeister updates include Cross-Connections

    Image via Wikipedia I’m a big fan of mind mapping.  For years I used MindJet’s MindManager application, but I’ve since migrated to the cloud based MindMeister.  MindMeister is not as robust as MindManager, but it allows for collaborative brainstorming without client-side software.  Over the last year or so, MindMeister has…

  • Boxee will soon be available to less priviledged

    Image via Wikipedia Boxee, the awesome media center application that aggregates many online media sources onto one platform is opening up next month for anyone who is interested in a beta.  I’ve been on the alpha, and love it.  This integration has me seriously thinking dropping the dreaded cable bill.…

  • SlideShare makes PowerPoint a social application

    Image via Wikipedia I hate PowerPoint.  Actually, I don’t hate PowerPoint, I hate how PowerPoint makes it easy for poor communicators to believe they can be the next Steve Jobs.  I’ve sat through excruciating 162-slide presentations done by ‘management’, in 10 point type.  I’ve nearly been blinded by awful color…

  • Intel Capital continues to search for opportunities despite downturn

    Image via CrunchBase Sodhani’s multi-billion dollar investments include major positions in Clearwire (recently announced) and over 400 other early stage startups.  Below is a brief excerpt from the interview: Interview with Arvind Sodhani: Intel Capital isn’t backing off on venture » VentureBeat VB: How is the downturn changing what Intel…

  • Taleb on the financial markets

    Image by eirikso via Flickr Nassim Taleb was on Charlie Rose this past Wednesday, and I just got around watching the interview. I wish Charlie had scheduled Taleb for the entire hour. Last week I wrote about the current financial crisis being an opportunity to learn about how financial markets…

  • Information Overload in call center environments

    Image by scottpowerz via Flickr I recently posted an entry over at the blog for the Information Overload Research Group.  Click on the link to read the entire post: IORG Forum Blog » Blog Archive » IO in a call center environment The same successful companies that spend vast sums…

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