tech, startups, internet

What happened to Google Fiber? 

I remember a few years back, ISPs were very worried about Google coming in and setting up shop on their turf. That hasn’t played out exactly as expected. Google Fiber isn’t dead, but it hasn’t killed the ISPs. Why? | learn more

fun facts

The bizarre physics of fire ants. 

Have you seen all of the stories about fire ants in Houston that are floating atop flood waters? What I learned from this video is that when the ants get together in a colony, they actually form a new sort […]

fun facts

You’re probably going to get hacked. 

OK, I’m being a bit dramatic. But seriously, the internet is not a safe place. Techstars NYC Managing Director Alex Iskold teaches us basic precautions to avoid being an easy target. After reading this, I realize how un-good my security […]

better doing

On being a bad manager.

Jason Fried, founder of Basecamp, writes straight from the heart and discusses why it’s so easy to be a bad manager. This hits one of the biggest challenges I see people struggle with in business. | learn more

retail therapy

AR and VR in Retail. 

The author of this post makes an interesting, albeit premature (in my opinion), claim that retailers should be threatened by the changes that Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality will make to the shopping process. I see home furnishings as a […]