You can find this post, and more, on my new blog here. Last night, Dan and I went to the geek dinner Dave Winer hosted for Robert Scoble. While I've been to many parties and dinners full of geeks, this was my first "geek dinner." There was an interesting mix of people: entrepreneurs from Web 2.0 startups, various software developers, many bloggers, and other assorted geeks. The highlight of the evening for me was the discussion that started just before the restaurant closed. We adjourned to the parking...

Robert Scoble posted some things he would consider when evaluating an acquiring company. I read his post with interest as in the past I was actively involved in the sale of a company I cofounded. He asks if anyone else has any good advice for entrepreneurs considering a sale. Here’s mine – I’m sure this isn’t complete, but it is a start: The deal makes financial sense to all of the existing owners (not just to the entrepreneur). Sometimes deals are put together that are attractive...

I talked with David Holladay at PDC05 (i.e., DOC | HOLLADAY). Today he published the interview here. I talk a bit about what Digipede does and what makes our product different from other Grid offerings out there. I also talk a little bit about the background of my team and what got us interested in this market space. At least I think that is what talked about -- I haven't watched the interview myself...

Dan blogged that he would rarely post this week because of our work at the MTC in Mountain View. Boy, was he right -- it has been pretty consuming. So, I've been quiet too. We'll be heading up to the MS Research eScience event next week. I'll be blogging about that soon enough. If you'll be up there, contact me. It'll be a whirlwind trip for me, but it looks like there is a bit of “meeting“ time in the schedule. Hope to see you there...

Robert Scoble is spending a bit of time refuting this point. The latest post is here where he refers to responses to the current company meeting. He is in a good position to refute these claims as he has a broad view of what products are coming at Microsoft. I do find the premise that “Microsoft is done for” a bit naive. I'm sure people have reason to be skeptical about recent management changes, execution of new projects, and as far as I know, concerns about company morale and cohesiveness....