Ivy League Clubs in NYC

Twice in less than two months. That’s the number of Ivy League clubs I have been basically banished from. Well sort of.

The first was the Yale Club in October -my trifecta of violations: jeans, no sports coat, and bringing in my own cup of coffee (hey! it was…

IKEA is Evil!

Everyone has their own definition of evil — after this weekend’s trip to IKEA I have my new category leader.

Start with the fact that the Swedish house goods empire lures you in with a major discount on breakfast — Swedish pancakes with some crazy berry compote for $1.99 —…

Big Money’s Guitar Heaven

Had lunch with my good buddy Dave Mandelbrot today. Glorious day in SF, tasty burritos at the Mexican place just to the left of the Ferry Building. Unbelievable carnitas!

But the real highlight was catching up with Dave. Of course, I meant to snap an iPhone…

Speed and Angels Documentary

My buddy Paco Chierici’s documentary “Speed and Angels” is being promoted on Hulu. This is very exciting because I know how much time, effort and passion Paco put in to the project. I also know that Mike Homer was a major influence in helping get this movie produced.

A Good Time for Innovation

Sunday’s NY Times reminds us of some history, namely that down times typically are times when disruptive innovations are spawned. The story also reminds us that despite all the expense trimming going on in companies right now, managers need to be careful not to lose those minds…

No More Newspaper Whining Please!

There I was, basking in the glow of another Christmas gone by, recovering from a “day after Christmas” trip to the ski slopes, sipping a hot tea Saturday morning (more on that in a later post) when it hit me: The Wall Street Journal’s Opinion section running yet another…

“Gas Is Up And So Am I”

This was the quote from Manny Ramirez after his late season surge led the Dodgers to the playoffs (and a first round dumping by the Phillies).

Now that we are in Hot Stove season, all eyes are on baseball — specifically guys like Ramirez (who had his $45…

One Last Yahoo! Post for 2008

I promise this will be my last Yahoo! related post (at least for 2008). The news last week that Jerry (as a former Yahoo! GM I feel I can get away with just referring to Jerry Yang as “Jerry”) is stepping down as CEO has every pundit jumping on board with their $.02 on who…

Commenting May Be “Ease of Use” Case

Thanks to my Polaris pal VC Mike, I took some time kicking tires on Disqus this evening. (Why Disqus when their competitor Intense Debate was just acquired by Polaris backed Automattic?…well, first off, ID is off limits for time being as they work on migrating to…

Yahoo!: Two Octobers Apart

Reading Kara Swisher’s two-part interview of Jerry, I can’t help but think back to October 2001 when I joined Yahoo!

Back then, the Y! stock was south of $10 per share, the company had already done two RIFs earlier in the year and ended up doing a third in…