Diary of a Startup

May 15, 2005

Inc. is hosting a weekly blog about the day to day experiences of Pete Kadens, founder of Acquirent, an outsourced sales execution company based in Chicago. The current instalment is about the Angel investor funding process. It’s not Coronation Street, but it is real life.

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The Matrix, Step 1

May 15, 2005

Japanese researchers have developed a technology that draws power from blood – electrons are apparently drawn from the glucose stored in blood. Will that be the blue pill or the red?

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How to be Creative

May 13, 2005

Via Seth Godin, a look back at a wonderfully creative post by Hugh MacLeod on How to be Creative.

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CRTC VoIP Decision

May 13, 2005

The CRTC has opted for partial regulation of VoIP. CBC’s coverage is here, and the Globe’s is here. From the Globe: Canada’s telecommunications regulator ruled Thursday that the country’s dominant phone companies will not be able to set their own prices for on-line telephone services, part of its effort to create more competition and lower […]

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Cisco Launches Security to Track Employee Stock Options

May 12, 2005

Cisco has announced that it will be creating a new security that tracks employee stock options. The idea is to sell a limited number to institutions, for the purpose of determining the value of the security (other than by relying on a theoretical Black-Scholes valuation) and enhancing accounting treatment of the charge. Details and commentary […]

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The National on Blawgging

May 12, 2005

A few Canadian law bloggers, including yours truly, are featured in an article by the Canadian Bar Association’s National magazine. Lots of great info about the growth of blogging as a communications tool for lawyers, as well as comments from Michael Fitzgibbon, David Fraser, Sander Gelsing (whose patent law blog title, “Now Why Didn’t I […]

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Majority of U.S. Fiber Still “Dark”

May 12, 2005

The WSJ reports (paid sub. required) that despite growth in internet usage, 85% of fiber, much of it built out during the bubble, is still unused and the portion used is not fully exploited. In total, approximately 5% of available capacity is being used. Quote: What happened? For one thing, some of the fiber-optic network […]

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Legal Advertising Rules

May 10, 2005

Dennis Kennedy has gamely taken on legal advertising rules at Between Lawyers.

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The Next Sordid Chapter in Adgate

May 10, 2005

I don’t do politics. It’s been rule #1 since I started this blog. Mainly because it wasn’t a voice I was interested in using, but also because the last two to three years of reading U.S. political blogs had left me with a bitter taste in my mouth – a concern I expressed here a […]

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The Logistics of Protecting Data

May 10, 2005

The NYT has an article in the aftermath of the Time Warner – Iron Mountain data loss on the logistics of backup and recovery of enterprise data.

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Protecting IP When an Employee Leaves

May 10, 2005

Via Anthony Cerminaro, a post at IP Updates linking to an article on steps to take to protect your IP when an employee leaves.

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Why Are There So Many VC Blogs?

May 9, 2005

Paul Kedrosky asks a very good question.

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