Archive for May, 2008
So I’ve been on a bit of a bike kick lately. The problem is, the websites supporting the community are pretty lame. Yes, I probably have high expectations, but if this movement of riding rather than driving is going to pick up, it needs content publishers that are using technology to its fullest potential.
Here are [...]
So I’ve blogged a bit about CRM systems, and there’s one underlying complaint that I have across all of these CRM system; they were not built with a salesperson in mind!
If your job is to meet new people, get connected, sell your product, figure out whos important in the industry, get on the ground and get [...]
Mint.com is tearing it up these days, and almost blew Wesabe completely out of the water if it hadn’t been for wesabe’s recent new features.
After a few minutes of using the UI I realized a core feature had changed for the worst, assigning categories to transactions.
Its used to have a popup that contained all the [...]
Profiling Angels: not an exact science
Published May 15th, 2008 in Uncategorized, angel investing and early stage investing.Over the past two years at Angelsoft I’ve seen a lot of confusion from entrepreneurs, service providers, and even VCs, about what or who an angel investor is. This confusion causes problems in the investment/fund raising process process because knowing your customer/audience is half the battle, so I wanted to take a second to [...]
One of the most exciting things about May is that its Bike Month!
Check out the insane amount of activities that have been planned.
Unfortunately I’ve been traveling like crazy, and I haven’t been able to make it to anything but the Kick Off event on the 24th of April. I’m gonna be traveling towards the [...]
I’ve been trying to get more involved in transportation alternatives in NYC, so I became a member a few months ago. As a new member I have to wonder if this Magic Wheel falls under their jurisdiction?
The $350 price tag is definitely high, and puts it on part with a new bike, but its [...]
What has the internet done for you lately?
Published May 8th, 2008 in General, Uncategorized and internet.Saw this video, well I didnt actually watch the video, but I liked the question and got inspired.What has the internet done for you?
caused my hands and back to hurt
provided a job for me
caused me to stay up late many a night
caused me to spend too much time looking at my blackberry
allowed me to track [...]
Great idea: CRM research bookmarklet
Published May 8th, 2008 in CRM, bookmarklet, great idea and web apps.Some I’m throwing out some free ideas!
We have all these bookmarking tools, and we have all these clipping, notebooking, and research tools. But what are they all used for?
I tend to use them a lot for research on people/companies in my industry, and often times this would be really useful to have directly in my [...]
Great idea: bookmarlet for importing contact information
Published May 8th, 2008 in bookmarklet, desktop software, great idea and web apps.So I’ve raved about CRM systems and managing personal contact information, but now I have a solution, which I hope someone has already built.
Someone needs to build a bookmarklet that lets you highlight contact information, and then with the click of a button send it to the right contact management tool (outlook, highrise, salesforce, etc).
I [...]
