You might be surprised with the rise of Sirius XM and internet based radio like Spotify and Pandora that terrestrial radio is going through something of a renaissance. According to Arbitron, “An average of 241.6 million people 12 and older listened to conventional radio stations each week last year, an increase of 2.1 million over [...]
Is kiteboarding is the new golf?
Two or three years ago I began doing business with a fellow entrepreneur named Philip McNamara. Philip told me about his passion – kiteboarding. I didn’t really think much about it until earlier this year when I was in the Florida Keys and I took a lesson. Afterward I mentioned to Philip that I had [...]
Turning 40 Update. . .
As I am fond of saying, I turned 39 a year ago – i.e. I am now 40. Back in August I wrote about turning 40 and unknowingly set about changing my life. You can have all of the success in the world, but if you don’t have your health you really don’t have anything. [...]
Co-Founder of Akamai to Speak at Happy Hour on Thursday!
Looking to connect with other high tech entrepreneurs in Dallas? You might want to check out the Startup Happy Hour event this Thursday at 5PM. Join the MeetUp Group and RSVP Here: http://www.meetup.com/Dallas-Startup-Happy-Hour/events/46716632/ It’s time to get the happy hour rolling again! We’re happy to announce that our guest speaker will be Preetish Nijhawan, Managing [...]
Dawn of a new day at Yahoo?
I had the pleasure of working with Scott Thompson and his team at PayPal back in 2009 and 2010. I was impressed by his energy and drive – if I wasn’t building my own startup I would have jumped at the chance to work with him. Today Yahoo announced that they have appointed him their [...]
Hardest Decision An Entrepreneur Must Make?
I would argue that the most difficult decision an entrepreneur must make is which idea to turn into a business. If you hang out with entrepreneurs you will quickly realize that ideas are infinite while time is finite. Picking the ‘right’ idea is key to success. If you start with an idea that could easily [...]
Obama, Kill This Startup Now!
Normally I am railing against government intrusion into the private sector, but today I am making a personal appeal to President Obama to DESTROY a startup called Blueseed. Peter Thiel has backed Blueseed and according to BI and the AP, “The company aims to sidestep the U.S. current regulations by building vessels that would float [...]
