Scott just didn’t have the time to keep up a dedicated ‘CEO’ blog at Architel so the decision was made to merge the general ‘News Blog’ with his ‘CEO’ blog. Now there is simple the Architel blog found here. The expectation is that the blog might actually become relevant to the business now that all [...]

Members of the U.N. General Assembly got a full bowl of crazy this week, thanks in most part to Hugo Chavez (Venezuela) and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran). I have an idea how normal folks like you and me can respond, but first some background. Chavez began his presentation to the U.N. by calling George Bush the [...]

Zillow is perhaps the homeowner/homeshopper’s best friend. It is simply amazing. If you own a home or are looking to buy a home you need to visit Zillow.com. Mike Arrington reported today that the company will start allowing users to contribute information about their homes next week. Nice! The company has raised more than $57MM [...]

Today you can’t fly direct from Dallas to China, but the U.S. Department of Transportation is considering American Airlines application to open a direct route. Take a look at the Fly to China on AA website and click on the “Speak Up” button to voice your support for the route. There are only 3 days [...]

Our friend, Scott Burkett, is launching a new section on his blog called The Pothole where he plans to profile Georgia startups.  Check it out here.

PicksPal is a virtual sports betting market.  Users bet each week on sporting events for bragging rights (no cash is involved).  The founders of the free site realized that a small number of users picked winners more often than the statistics said they should. According to Mike Arrington the company will begin grouping picks from [...]

When a venture capitalist is speaking to a first-time entrepreneur and valuation comes up, almost without fail the VC will tell you, “A small piece of a big pie is better than a large piece of a small pie.”  Usually the conversation stops there.  Apparently the compelling logic doesn’t require explaination. IN THE BEGINNING, THERE [...]

I always get in trouble when I go off topic (i.e. non-entrepreneurial posts), but I cannot resist commenting this week. For those of you who have been living under a rock, the Pope caused quite a stir when he quoted words from a medieval emperor who called the prophet Mohammed, “evil and inhuman.” The pontiff [...]

SIX OUT OF TEN CEO-FOUNDERS OF VENTURE CAPITAL-BACKED COMPANIES ARE NO LONGER WITH THEIR COMPANIES WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF RECEIVING THEIR FIRST VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT. I hope that’s a sobering thought. The road to hell is paved with good intentions Once an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist have successfully proceeded through the mating process and [...]

The Big in Japan team is debuting their Fancast system. The team has partnered with Rupert Murdoch’s FX Networks (owned by News Corporation) to build a customized platform based on the highly popular PodServe podcast system. The system combines a highly scableable ruby on rails application with a VoIP based phone system capable of handling [...]