A few weeks ago, I met with a local small business owner. We first met back when we were both solo and have met for coffee every 6 months or so since. He now maintains an office downtown full of employees. Towards the end of our time together, he asked which social media services I …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
AAPL: “There’s No Money in Software”
Apple releasing iOS7, Mavericks, iLife, and iWork means Apple (still) doesn’t see the value in software. This shift means Apple’s execs are betting in more consumers upgrading higher-margin Apple-made hardware more frequently. Historically, Apple hardware has a 2x lifespan (3-5 yrs) compared against other hardware (Dell, HP come to mind immediately). Have Apple’s recent hardware …
No Client Work Before Lunch
Patrick and I have been meeting for a Monday morning coffee for years now. It’s an excellent way to start the week. As good as it is, it still fell by the wayside when my new daughter was born. Once we reconvened, he asked me what I found valuable about our conversations. Without thinking I …
Why Are You
I’m writing this from the wonderful, artful park a couple miles north of my house. It’s close enough that I could – and really should – spend a little bit of everyday here. Yet, this is the first time in more than a year I headed up here alone to work. In college I knew …
Change Obeys Sturgeon’s Law
Seef
You should still try it. It’s refreshing and light. The Four Firkins carries it.
What Do the Neighbors Think?
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” – Niels Bohr
Thanks to Jim Bernard for inspiring this comic.
Like Recycling
Kevin Morris today: “Say hello to the new Facebook. You won’t find many people here. But you will find a lot of trash.” – Kevin Morris My comic from a year ago:
Things I Assumed I Needed to Start a Consulting Business
Days into starting my own business, I sat down at my newly acquired desk and wrote down a list of things. Things I assumed I needed to purchase immediately to be in business. While I lost the list at some point in the past decade, I remember three things about it; it totaled more than …
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