As part of our Ignite Steamboat Spark Talk interview series I was fortunate enough to interview Brad Feld. In this interview Brad talks about his transparency as a VC, startup communities and his new book.
My Interview with Jason Calacanis
From a humble beginning with a photocopied newsletter, the Silicone Alley Reporter, Jason then went on to found Weblogs Inc & sold it to AOL for a reported $30 million. Jason then became the head of Netscape.com before starting another venture, Mahalo.com a “human-powered search engine”.
Jason was an entrepreneur in action at Sequoia Capital, runs a web TV network, This Week In, started the Open Angel Forum and the Launch Conference. This is an interesting dude and one of the most passionate entrepreneurs you’ll ever meet.
I had the fortunate opportunity to interview Jason at the October Ignite Steamboat Event:
Learn more about Ignite Steamboat here: www.IgniteSteamboat.com
Thank You Steve
Perhaps no other person in our lifetime will have contributed so much in moving us forward, connecting people and creating a company that’s as admired as Apple than Steve Jobs.
This is a relatively obscure video but it speaks to the essence of what Steve valued and was able to impart to the rest of the world.
Thanks Steve.
When No One’s Watching
I’ve always said that success happens when no one’s watching. The game, the date, the meeting, the presentation, the event, the offer, the launch, etc are all manifestations of the time, effort and dedication put forth from innate motivation; people doing the hard work when no one is watching.
If it’s Not a Hit, Switch
I’m just starting to read Derek Sivers’ new book, Anything You Want. This is a powerful message and one that’s usually forgotten at exactly the wrong time.
Happy Friday
This is a cool full-length album video from Jacob Krupnick and Anne Marsen in collaboration with Girl Talk on his latest album, All Day.
They’ve been filming in New York City since the spring and will be holding screenings you won’t forget throughout the summer.
The video above was leaked as they set out to test their guerilla shooting skills on the Staten Island ferry this past winter.
Words
Great copy is one aspect of marketing that’s overlooked far too often. Yet just a quarter turn by the right person can make a huge difference.
Anatomy of a Computer Virus
This is a pretty amazing video infographic about the computer virus Stuxnet. Apparently the virus infiltrated the Iranian nuclear program and cause all kinds of havoc. Created by Patrick Clair
STARS Camp – Dare Trailer
I filmed & photographed these amazing kids last year. The video footage was misplaced but we found it during a recent move.
Here’s a fun trailer for the upcoming camp.
Thrush
An entire relationship told through photos in four minutes.
Time Warp
New service PummelVision.com automatically creates a video slide show of all your pics from Facebook or Flickr. Here’s several years of photos compressed into a little over a minute.
“The core skill of innovators is error recovery, not failure avoidance.”
Pixars Randy Nelson on the Collaborative Age.
Moments
Seemingly ordinary things can be pretty powerful in this context.
Lance Armstrong at Ride 4 Yellow
5 Years ago in August of 2005 we interned my Dad who had died of lung cancer. He never smoked, was super fit and the cancer appeared out of nowhere. We were both big supporters of Lance and watched the tour together every summer.
By coincidence, the day we found out he had lung cancer, cycling photographer Graham Watson released this photo as a 2005 limited edition print – only 200 and all signed by Lance.
I bought it for my Dad but he died before he got to see it.
We donated the print to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center as an inspiration to all those who are trying to recover.
As one of the organizer/creators of the event I couldn’t be happier. This was a shit-ton of work but the committee and community did everything needed to put on a great event.
I think my Dad would have really enjoyed the Ride 4 Yellow event.
Time & Attention
After a few super busy weeks with the Ride 4 Yellow event, oral surgery and a lot of work to complete I found my email inbox with 422 messages. There’s got to be a better way to approach and manage this stuff. This video addresses some key issues with email, communications, commitments, time & attention.
I found it extremely insightful and helpful.
Link to original post: www.43folders.com/2010/04/27/impro-talk