Wednesday, November 30, 2005
My New Sprint PPC-6700
I picked up the new Sprint PPC-6700 smartphone over the weekend. This phone has been reviewed quite a bit, so I'll just talk about my experiences.
Mobile Burn Review
Mobile Tech Review
PC Magazine Review
+Pros:
Awesome camera--much better than my Samsung A800 which is a 2MP cameraphone.
Battery recharge time is amazingly fast. I can get a full charge in a little over an hour.
My EVDO speeds are a consistent 400kbps!
I can talk on the phone and use WIFI at the same time.
Windows Mobile 5.0 is a big improvement over WM2003.
-Cons:
Backlit keys are hard to locate--next time backlight the entire key and not the letter.
Earpiece is not very loud even on highest setting (good luck hearing someone if you're at a noisy location) and the speakerphone has static.
Data use kills battery life.
Phone should have included Microsoft Voice Command.
Ships with ActiveSync v4.0 which needs to be updated to v4.1 to sync with Outlook.
Outlook Email and POP3 can't be integrated into a single mail account.
I can't remove "Get Biz Conn" and "Action Info" ads on the main screen.
Onscreen keyboard input won't stay closed on new screen with text input even after I close it--usability bug.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Guest Blogging at Business Opportunities Weblog
I'll be guest blogging over at Dane Carlson's Business Opportuniies Weblog. He's the genious behind the "How Much Is My Blog Worth?" widget.
Obviously my blog isn't worth much since it just launched :)
Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving to all!
My blog is worth $0.00.
How much is your blog worth?
Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Monday, November 14, 2005
A Startup's Most Important Asset
By far, the number one most valuable asset to a startup is human capital, this is more imporatant than an A+ business plan, technological advantage or money in the bank. The first 20 employees are key because they will create the company culture and work ethic that all future employees conform to.
Experience and ability only add up to 50% of the equation when putting together a solid startup team, the other half is is the drive and determination to win. Successful entrepreneurs do startups for 3 reasons:
1. You love to build companies and just couldn't see yourself doing anything else
2. You want to make millions and can't work salary the rest of your life
3. You want to be famous and/or enjoy working on cutting edge technology
If you're looking to hire someone, you better make sure that they have at least of the 2 of the 3 above.
Experience and ability only add up to 50% of the equation when putting together a solid startup team, the other half is is the drive and determination to win. Successful entrepreneurs do startups for 3 reasons:
1. You love to build companies and just couldn't see yourself doing anything else
2. You want to make millions and can't work salary the rest of your life
3. You want to be famous and/or enjoy working on cutting edge technology
If you're looking to hire someone, you better make sure that they have at least of the 2 of the 3 above.
Sunday, November 06, 2005
Seattle Mind Camp
Mind Camp is going on from Nov 5 - 6 in Seattle. Seattle Post-Intelligencer calls it a "slumber party for geeks". 150 people are in a building for 24 hours to be creative, innovate, discuss technology and go through challenges. Sounds fun. Too bad I'm still in the Bay Area--at least it's sunny down here! Andrew Chen and Robert Scobble are attending.
