Author: Nick

Preparing for Turkey-coma…

It’ll be a slow-posting week as I descend into a mild turkey-coma for Thanksgiving… A few odds and ends before we get there: 1)  It’s now been a little over a year since Logan (our CTO) joined the company.  He’s…

What’s in it for me?

Last week I took a meeting with some guys building a company.  I was introduced to them by two colleagues who’s opinions I trust.  On the surface, there’s nothing in it for me.  They’re looking for a CEO, but I…

The scariest user interface I’ve seen in a long time…

Brought to you by the wonderful folks at Top Gear.  Even my wife (the most non-car-enthusiast I know) found this episode funny… Scroll forward to the 3.00 minute mark to see one of the scariest UI’s I’ve ever seen.  Anyone…

My new hero…

I guess this is rant week…  Last night, I was watching Nova — something I rarely do.  The show was "Judgement Day: Intelligent Design On Trial".  You can see much of it at the PBS website.  In general, I made…

Free-But-Advertising-Supported Products: Why leave cash on the table when the customer is willing to spend it?

I am so very tired of seeing monetizable services given away for free with the flimsy excuse that money will be made through advertising.  Once you set a price for a product, it is very hard to raise it.  Set…