I was at a bbq largely populated by geeks. Specifically, engineering geeks who travel a lot and are into industrial design. And so I was not at all surprised when at one point the conversation turned to SkyMall. One guy mentioned that he was highly distrustful of the curved out shower curtain rods he saw […]
Back in 1998, I co-founded a startup company, Switchouse, which collected lists of what people had and what they wanted, found matches between lists, then suggested trades and sales between members. We focused on small, easily list-able items which could be sent through the mail, e.g., books, DVDs, games. Trading was addictive and fun, where […]
As you can see by the image below, knitting needle point protectors are BORING. You can knit your own and I’ve seen some creative clay versions, but never UBER CUTE Japanese inspired caps! I mean, these things should be pandas, ninjas, okra, fried eggs, sushi, etc.!!
For great justice people, take this idea and run with […]
Meet House Bee (drum roll), a site that manages shared household situations such as bills, chores, IOUs, events, allowance, contacts etc.
I, like many other people in 1998, lived with roommates when I first arrived to San Francisco. At one point, I lived with three guys who all worked from home, were fairly messy and late […]
As much as it *pains* me, I’m going to pass this idea off. I really hope someone does it someday, but it is a big and hairy business plan that would be difficult to execute. Why? Well, because it involves working with the government and need I say more?
(For non-technical folks) IP addresses are […]
