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XLsuite Elevator Pitch

May 15, 2008



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Ohloh says we're worth $7.4M

May 12, 2008

Gotta like that, I'll be taking buyout offers if anyone wants to get a good deal now, before we write another $5M worth of code.

http://www.ohloh.net/projects/xlsuite

<script src='http://www.ohloh.net/projects/13050/widgets/project_cocomo' type='text/javascript'></script>

<script src='http://www.ohloh.net/projects/13050/widgets/project_thin_badge' type='text/javascript'></script>

Internet Marketing 101

May 06, 2008

I felt like I had to post this because I've seen so many sites lately that have nothing to do with commerce or marketing at all. Simply making a brochure site doesn't mean you're doing business on the web.

Bug Labs

April 30, 2008


Bug Labs

OK, you all know that I'm a geek, I don't have to pretend to be anything else.

This product really grabbed my attention, it's like a "kit" for building digital devices.

Little base with a hard drive, and then snap on components like lenses, screens, gps devices ... etc.

like lego for digital devices.

Mmmmmm my birthday is coming up people :)

Free paper scanning and converting to ipaper

April 19, 2008

I thought this was interesting.

I'm using ipaper on my "Learn XLsuite" materials.

I think it's pretty cool, but this was even cooler. Smart strategy since they monitise it with adwords on the documents, but they're pretty innocuous so ... should be good.

Check out their press release (as an ipaper)
<script>document.write('
<script src='http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/view.js' type='text/javascript'></script>
Read this doc on Scribd: Convert your paper to iPaper
<script type='text/javascript'> var scribd_doc = new scribd.Document(2571055, 'key-2bh646952hmohu5wsphz'); scribd_doc.addParam('height', 600); scribd_doc.addParam('width', 550); scribd_doc.addParam('page', 1); scribd_doc.addParam('mode', 'slideshow'); scribd_doc.write('embedded_flash_2571055_137ko5');</script>

Lemonade Project

April 14, 2008

I was having some fun thinking about a product for my daughter's website.

She's a closet business person like her dad and always looking for ways to make a buck, and the lemonade stand is a favorite.

I made this little mind map to outline the concept of translating that into an information product.

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