The folks over at the X Prize Foundation videotaped our interview with Peter Diamandis of the foundation, and Progressive Insurance’s Brian Desilva about the Progressive Automotive X Prize. We’ve embedded the video below… >
For the stupid PR trick of the day: Having some clueless junior staffer cold call the editor of a publication, and asking them what kind of news they cover. I spoke with this very clueless staffer of a firm (which pitches me all the time, even!) which asked me some very basic, obvious questions they [...]
Just a quick disclosure. We (and many others) have covered that USC has appointed Pat Haden — former USC and NFL quarterback — as athletic director, after a long stint in private equity at Riordan, Lewis & Haden. By coincidence, my very first exposure to venture capital, what it was, and how it works (as [...]
This article from the Harvard Business Review has been making the rounds, but thought it was a good read and worth passing on to others. It’s from Clayton Christensen — who most folks know and respect via his book The Innovator’s Dilemma, etc. Christensen gives some insights, not into building companies, but how to apply his [...]
Just a quick note, our apologies for the blog weirdness as we’re making some upgrades to WordPress. Our usual look/feel (or something better) should be back at some point…
At the risk of offending everyone I know or have ever met at networking events here, here’s a lighthearted pre-holiday blog post to decoding some of the characters you’ll meet networking with people at Los Angeles technology events. (Apologies in advance!) The Producer – The Producer works in Hollywood, know entertainment, and has heard this [...]
Thoughts and commentary from Benjamin F. Kuo, publisher of socalTECH.com.
