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I woke up this morning, let the dogs out (we have a doberman and the world’s largest golden retriever — really — he’s 130lbs), and sat down to watch this talk that Brad gave at Stanford. If you know Brad, it’s a lot of stuff that you’ve

Originally this morning, I was going to blog something about Mary Meeker’s slide deck, and how the last recession saw the growth of e-commerce, while this recession is seeing the growth of mobile adoption/commerce — but honestly, I’m not sure I have much more to say than

Yes, we’re focused on Defrag 2011 - I mean, check out THAT agenda (and please note that the agenda does not yet reflect the addition of Aneesh Chopra, CTO, The White House to the keynotes). But amidst all of that, I wanted to put our stake in

A weird thing happened on the way to Defrag this year: we announced we were capping attendance at 300 (to make sure the quality of intimate conversation is maintained), and a bunch of people who have never come before registered. A bit odd, right? And then this

It’s a Saturday, and Defrag is 25 days away, so a quick post… Two things: 1. I just confirmed Aneesh Chopra, CTO for the White House, as a Defrag keynoter. If you’re keeping track, you now have authorities in mobile (Tim Bray), big data (Roger Ehrenberg), tech

The question always kind of startles me, although I guess it really shouldn’t. “Should I go to Defrag?” Well, duh! But, actually, it’s a really good question because in truth there are people that shouldn’t go to Defrag (example: lovers of the status quo that aren’t obsessively

I was on three phone calls today (it was a light day): one where I was reviewing an opportunity with someone, one where I was sharing some thoughts on a few startups, and one where I got to chat over a branding initiative with a friend/CEO of

Like everyone else I know, I’m saddened by the news of Steve Jobs’ passing. The morning’s got a surreal quality to it, as the tech world collectively immerses itself in speeches, stories, memories, inspirations and grief.

Personally, I’m coming back from our normal, scheduled “take a few days off when you’re 30 days out” long weekend. This time it was in Key West. And that’s providing an interesting backdrop as I sort through my own feelings around Jobs.

I just looked at the calendar. We’re forty-two (42) days out from Defrag. And you know what that means? We’re in the zone. No, not AutoZone. The zone of planning, details, logistics, selling our last few sponsor slots, and just generally making sure that Defrag lives up

“We’re focused on Lead-Gen.” It’s a statement I’ve heard twice this year with regards to why a company is choosing not to be a sponsor at Defrag. Now, we’re almost sold out on sponsorships for Defrag, so the rejection doesn’t bother me — but the sentiment does.