Last year, I wrote a blog post entitled, “The Van Halen Lesson” — the point of which being that you should launch big in small venues. In that spirit, I’m continuing on that path, while simultaneously stealing from Ben Horowitz (in using music as an instructive mechanism)
Read more →It’s not all published yet, but the first raft of Defrag keynoters is starting to come together. Confirmed keynote speakers now include: Kevin Kelly (founding editor, Wired Magazine) Paul Kedrosky (of Bloomberg, Kauffman Foundation and SKV) Abhinav Keswani (Trineo) Peter Levine (Andreesen Horowitz) Laura Merling Kristen Galliani
Read more →Over the years, Defrag has covered a variety of topics — from social business to the semantic web to social media to big data, etc. And, as the community has really formed around Defrag, we’ve taken on what some have thought are “TED-like” qualities (big idea talks
Read more →“Super Early Bird” registration, or as I like to call it, “the worm” — is ending on August 3rd, and you really should take advantage of it. You can find the options here, and you’ll notice that you can buy a combo ticket for Defrag/Blur at these
Read more →Okay yea, I’m bragging a little bit, but I think I just might have reason to. Defrag is entering its sixth year of existence, and the community around it has grown into such a powerhouse that it’s certainly not something that we “run” anymore; its got a
Read more →Believe it or not, today is the day when I begin thinking about this year’s Defrag — and after last year’s sold-out, blow-out 5 year anniversary Defrag, I can’t wait. And this year we’re going to be doing something that, I think, is going to give people
Read more →I’m pleased to publicly announce the existence of something I started thinking about roughly 18 months ago: SK Ventures. It all began as I started to notice companies that I thought I wanted to be an angel investor in. That spark of curiosity turned into a conversation
Read more →10. No, it’s not the only Pearl Jam album I’ve ever owned (or liked). Or the number of yards to a first down in the NFL. Or even the number of white russians the defrag staff will have after the show is finished (not me - they
Read more →It always bugs me when I see conferences do their “last chance to register” email. I mean, I know it’s standard operating procedure; hell, I’m probably going to do one today. But it still bugs me. It’s one of those “marketing speak” things that just feels insincere.
Read more →Five years ago, we started Defrag. The “we” part of that sentence is always assumed to be Brad and Eric. Or maybe, Brad and Phil and Eric. But that’s not true. Five years ago, I had built and sold a tech conference with two friends, but I’d
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