Brian and I did our first Google IM chat (with voice) this evening.  I used iChat’s Jabber account and it worked.  Here are the instructions so you can try it yourself: Username:  (your gmail account) i.e. username@gmail.com (if you need an account I will send you an invite) Password: (your password for gmail) Server:  talk.google.com [...]

On August 8th I posted an crude example of the logos we were getting back from LogoWorks here.  By August 12th LogoWorks Chief Marketing Officer, Jeff Kearl, sent me an email as seen here.  He noted that LogoWorks offers a money back guarantee. I had started our logo project with their cheapest option and it [...]

So I was reading my copy of Business 2.0 and I ran across an article called "The $50 Million Giveaway".  The premise of the article was interesting – 11 venture capitalists had 11 business ideas they are dying to bankroll – email them exactly the right business plan and they will fund your deal.  Their [...]

So I was watching the British version of Top Gear and Jeremy Clarkson was talking about going through a mid-life crisis.  I, like Jeremy, have considered getting a sports bike (like my Ninja I had in college), but concern for my life and the hassle I would get my from wife have prevented it.  There [...]

Watch the video HERE. 

Amit Malhotra is working on a Web2.0 startup he called WaterCooler.  Amit and I decided to meet at the play area in the Galleria one evening last week to discuss his new direction in the RSS space.  We brought our kiddos (mine is 4 and his is 1) and they played while we talked.  This [...]

I have been playing with YouTube, a social video sharing service (think Flickr for video).  It is fairly easy to use and I have found it useful (not for me but for an associate) for business.  Here is a link to my videos. 

David Beisel makes a great observation when he notes that the buying strategies of Google, Yahoo and News Corp are, "…providing ripe exit strategies for startups regardless of size and stage." Google and Yahoo are buying pre-significant funding startups with "innovation and engineering talent", while News Corp is buying an empire.  David reported that last [...]

Would you believe that Russia might be a better environment for a startup than Dallas?  Lets start with the tax system.  In Russia they have a flat tax, 15% across the board, the four year old system has resulted in a 100% increase in the amount of revenue collected by the state.  Now lets look [...]

Allan Jenkins, with his feet firmly planted in Denmark, wrote in his Desirable Roasted Coffee Blog about a global conspiracy with me in the center.  Evidently I am smack in the center of this "repulsive episode" about the FedEx Furniture Guy.  I have been posting at weblogswork.com about Jose Avila and his FedEx furniture stunt.  [...]