July 2009
2 posts
So much good stuff tumbling around up in the attic. Conversations have resumed and an opportunity is manifest. To be ever more cryptic, I’ve isolated a beat, and hope it resonates… then there will be some very cool haps.
April 2009
1 post
The idea-well springs eternal.
For those who may be wondering what the story is with zonio at the moment, let me just say that my focus on new opportunities with zonio have ended up in a full time consulting arrangement that for the foreseeable future will keep me gainfully employed and working on applying platform integration strategies in hardware and software. The really exciting part for me is the I will be working on...
March 2009
1 post
Quality of Service: open vs closed
bijan:
There is an interesting tension these days between open and closed services when it comes to quality of service (when I say “quality of service” i mean that in the broadest possible sense).
Consider the following:
1. Phone service. Compare skype vs landline or vonage vs comcast voip
2. Email. Consider gmail (ads, no techsupport etc) vs “pro email” from Exchange or ISP email.
3. Video....
February 2009
3 posts
7 tags
A small "f".
When I said “Fuckit” a few days ago, it really should have been a small “f.” I’ve received a few inquiries trying to understand if my skunk works had in fact been skunked, or not…
The cleats aren’t hung up, but the strategic focus is changing even as we speak. I went into this zonio experiment with a pressing need to get a particular product concept built. It was a cool product too. I am still...
Data points to Android
I’m believing more in the power of Android. I suspect that in 5 years, there will be an android-enabled device in every room of my home.
The CE world as we’ve known it is gone. I actually think MS and Apple have lots of be concerned about.
“Fuck it.”
– Me
January 2009
5 posts
It's a strange place I'm in...
This week has been filled with a lot of out-of-box thinking… and I’ll tell you why.
I’ve gotten some very good feedback that has made me rethink how I should go about funding my idea. There are basically a few paths I can go down:
Raise an angel round from friends, family
Get funded as a work-for-hire by a company who wants to build my product
Get a trial investment from a company looking...
Walking the razor's edge...
Trying to create a startup venture can be a gut wrenching process. I remember in the founding days of Avnera, some VC we were courting came into the lunch room and wanted to speak to the entire team. A totally ego-maniacal thing to do in retrospect — more on that later — but it was his chance to tell us an anecdote that stuck with me, though it was put quite melodramatically… and it went a...
A day of tag-you're-it
Today was a day of email and phone tagging. One investor, one design consultant, and one supplier. Hope tomorrow I have better luck connecting.
I sent on my financial forecast and investment requirements to my lawyer who is helping me draft a term sheet to offer potential investors. Basically there are two capital raising options, one which is more equity up front, with no need for any trade...
A varied day...
I really can’t tell if all the news of the markets emanating from CNN and CNBC as I work is helpful, or deflating… at the very least it reaffirms the situation and if I believe the re-blogged quotes made earlier today, then it should be encouraging, or motivating. I’ll go with that…
Today I am trying to put the “finishing” touches on my financial forecast for zonio. The point is to have a...
How it's gonna go down...
I’ve decided to start this new blog, zonio. Named after an “idea” I have, it will be a holding plot, my stake of real estate on this burgeoning tumblr landscape. My immediate purpose, or theme, will be to chrono-log my current adventure, which for the time being is that of being for lack of a more appropos term, unemployed.
Let me outline my profile:
I have no paycheck. I left my full time job...