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I spent last Thursday at Microsoft for their annual VC Summit. While there are plenty of ways that the company can improve, I walked away with the very distinct feeling that the "market" underestimates the innovation coming out of Redmond and the ways in which the company is clea ... Read more

I'm trying to purge the word "deal" from my lexicon - at least as it relates to investments (i.e., companies are not a "deal", it's an "investment opportunity"; the actual transaction itself is still fair game).&160; I'm amazed how ofte ... Read more

A few things that might be of interest. Foundry announced our latest investment - Pie Digital . Pie has created an "IT department in a box".&160; Brad jokes that he'll no longer have to provide tech support for his parents. My dad is literally a rocket scientist, so ... Read more

While I'm a fan of politics (and my wife and I are active supporters of causes and candidates we believe in), I've never been particularly "political" and generally don't find myself at political speeches, rallies, etc.&160; But last night when I had the chance to head over t ... Read more

Long overdue, but here's an account of my recent bike ride from Denver to the top of Mt. Evans (elevation 14,264 ft) and back. First some quick technical and summary data in case you've found this post looking to do a similar ride. I ride a lightspeed titanium bike with a standard front crankse ... Read more

I've written before on effective board communication , how to run effective board meetings and other "governance" topics related to companies and their boards of directors. Today's post is a little more ethereal. I've noticed a real difference in how various CEO's I work w ... Read more

As you know, I'm a big fan of Twitter.&160; I've even gone so far as to call it the new IM. My wife Greeley has watched on with some amusement as I've twittered my life away over the last year or so.&160; She finally sat down this weekend and read a few months of my tweets.&160 ... Read more

Information tracking company Filtrbox has put out a handy little widget for tracking TeamUSA at the Olympics.&160; By choosing both sports (for example: "USA Cycling - Men's Road") or an individual athletes ("USA Cycling - Men's Road: Levi Leipheimer") y ... Read more