My friend, Julie Penner was kind enough to give me a copy of Pela: Anytown Graffiti the other day. I really like it. The New York-based band describes themselves as a "Rock and Roll" band, but that’s somewhat limiting. They’ve got the excitement and energy of the Killers, but with a more acoustic and soft…
In my continuing series of Law Firm 2.0, I have decided to take a crack at creating a completely new law firm model. This definitely falls under the “hard category” for change. Before I launch into actual ideas, let me start by stating my basic assumption on what is wrong with the current model. Law…
For those of you not familiar with the Foundry Group, we collectively author a blog about our investment themes, our portfolio companies and what we think differentiates us from other venture capitalists. Today’s post on the Foundry Group blog is titled "There is no "I" in Foundry," which describes our team approach to running Foundry…
Yes, you read the title correctly. The five of us employ an executive coach and we love her. Who is she and what does she do? Her name is Nancy Raulston and she is the founder of perspective2. What she does is facilitate human capital and executive team development in ways that we aren’t qualified…
I’ve dealt a lot with the Roland Corporation through the years. I’ve bought a dozen keyboards, and half a dozen drums sets from them over the years. They’ve always been one of my favorite companies, both on the product and support side of the house. That was until yesterday, however. While practicing for our gig,…
I love Boulder. It’s a very unique place. Today was a perfect example why: In case you haven’t been spammed by Ryan and I yet via email, Facebook or blogs, let me be the first to tell you that our band, Soul Patch is playing this Saturday, June 21st at Redfish Brewhouse at 9:30pm. It’s…
If you haven’t seen it, this is really funny. Imagine if meeting friends / reconnecting with your past in real life was just like Facebook. Classic.
The last post in my series of Law Firm 2.0 had to deal with specific efficiencies that I think can be gained in the process of doing deals. This all assumed that the current model of the law firm does not change. Today, I tackle the first of several posts dealing with changing the actual…
Music discovery has never been more difficult for me. First of all, I have less time than I’ve ever had to listen to new music, whether it’s going to concerts, listening to the radio (satellite or terrestrial) or simply browsing the inventory at Amazon, CDBaby or iTunes. And frankly, even if I had copious amounts…
Sent to me by a friend today, perhaps the oddest cover of Sweet Home Alabama that one could ever see. Nothing like the Red Army Choir rocking the house.