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Incubator Update
Thursday, July 15th, 2010Well I am sitting on a carpet at the United gate in Hong Kong. Mechanical trouble. What does that mean? A loose bolt on some seat? Engine not working? Something in between no doubt. An old Cheech and Chong routine had the character asking … hey man, have you checked the air in the tires?
The [...]
Startups – Focus on the Business Model
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010Small World Group Incubator is now up and running in Singapore. As we go about our formation actions, we keep reminding ourselves that these “businesses” we are starting up are going to have to really discover their own functioning business model during their first year if possible.
So often in Universities and other places the focus [...]
New Beginning
Sunday, February 21st, 2010Over the last few years, this website has contained the musings and discussions relating to my evolution of my focus from just Finisar and optical communications towards a broader horizon – clean tech and green investing. I was in sync with the overall trends of high tech culture in this step.
Over the last 7 [...]
Really FAST Internet
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Spent the night in downtown Tokyo in a 40 story hotel. My room was near the top floor. And the internet in that room was nothing short of amazing. Here is my data -
This screen shot is from the www.speedtest.net website. It is free to all, so go there and try it on your own [...]
iPad and its future
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Some time ago I wrote about the upcoming Apple tablet which now will know as the iPad. Here is a short video that shows off its features.
It is a device in between the iPhone and their portable laptops. And it is a device with much promise as I believe there is this need for a [...]
It’s Not About US(A)
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010This winter has been a bit colder than normal in Indiana and certainly this seems to be so for much of the USA.
And so because I am a tree hugging climate nut, I get the inevitable questions. They go something like this -
If global warming is happening like you say, why is it so cold?
If [...]
Myth and Transformation
Friday, April 10th, 2009I have been asking myself the question – “How are we supposed to live in this age of carbon limits and energy sustainability?” And it seems to me that we cannot accept or require that each person live under some intricately defined limits and rules but rather perhaps we can live in fairness to one [...]