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MacMail is pretty damn good….and makes me more productive
I have used almost every mail client there is. At Gist, we are a Gmail Apps shop, and I use and like the Gmail interface, especially now that we have Gist integrated with our Gadget. That said, I also using MacMail again as it gives me 2 key features, a)
Great friends…
I am fortunate to have great friends and family. I experienced so much of this over the long weekend. First, we had a wonderful Korean dinner party, hosted by Rich and Susie. This was an auction item and included a smorgasboard of fine dishes prepared from local sources. My favorite
Tim Ferris is one smart guy…
I’ve watched and given lots of presentations, but I had to share this one specifically because it is really good. Tim Ferris, author or “4-hour work week” does everything right in this presentation. Here is what I really like;
– great headline that is easily remembered, shared and tweeted – “How
What I should have said about raising money…
On Saturday, I was given an opportunity to speak to a room full of entrepreneurs at the Startup Day, put on by Marcelo Calbucci and the crew at Seattle 2.0. My topic was “raising money from angels and VCs”. I think my presentation was flat and mis-targeted, so here
Flight of the Conchords rock the Paramount
I was lucky to see FOTC last night at the Paramount in Seattle. They were great! Funny, energetic, original, authentic… just rockin’. Here is the playlist, which I was fortunate to get;
Go see them if you have a chance. http://www.flightoftheconchords.com/tour/tour.php
The best tools to save me time… GTD
I was at a leading law firm this morning talking about Gist and other tools we are using to make use more efficient at gathering and/or processing information. I started this list;
All the time;
www.gist.com – gives me all the email messages, tweets, news, blogs… about the
Keynote speech – Lessons learned #2
Thanks to the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce for having me keynote the 2009 Eastside Business Awards.
I have provided a copy of my slides here.T.a. McCann_ East Side Business Awards Keynote
www.stoweboyd.com – the master of “flow” and the man responsible for the “juggling with technology” anecdote
A VC 2
I found this good quote today from Fred Wilson:
My first piece of advice is to share the news as soon as you have it. There is never a good reason to have information about your business that your board and major investors would want to know and not share
A VC 1
I found this fascinating quote today:
I got a Kindle just over a week ago. It has changed the way I think about reading. I have a couple dozen books on it and I go back and forth between them in a way that I have never done with books.