/Anecdotes by Sam

"It’s the banks!” he said, “they’ve spent recklessly and..."

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:53:00 -0400

““It’s the banks!” he said, “they’ve spent recklessly and over-expanded….I see a Wachovia or Citibank on every corner. There can’t possibly be that many people opening new accounts.””

- I had ride back with a cab driver two nights ago and he brought up the financial crisis. I’m not sure he’s wrong (see above) although my understanding of the crisis is a bit different

Bet You Didn't Know That I'm Running For President

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:41:50 -0400

This is HILARIOUS

READ THE FULL ARTICLE -Via Pancake Nation

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:36:00 -0400

READ THE FULL ARTICLE

-Via Pancake Nation

ryanbrown: jamiew: Blog mentions of ‘greed’ or ‘greedy’ leading...

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:11:13 -0400

ryanbrown:

jamiew:

Blog mentions of ‘greed’ or ‘greedy’ leading up to the bailout (via Data Mining)

Oh good work.

Will the world end? :)

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:38:30 -0400

Will the world end? :)

This is just hilarious

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:38:00 -0400

This is just hilarious

The above is a Tweet I posted earlier this week… The video...

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:10:56 -0400

The above is a Tweet I posted earlier this week…

The video below has a list of some AMAZING metahphors via The Daily Show.

God bless John Stewart! (Starts at minute 4:11)

Students perform a traditional chinese dragon dance. The kids...

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:04:47 -0400

Students perform a traditional chinese dragon dance.

The kids were part of student activity group our council awarded a grant to in 2007-2008.

Last year we gave away ~$80k to student groups — hoping to do much more this year

I spent the weekend in Baltimore for some Alumni Council and...

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:02:24 -0400

I spent the weekend in Baltimore for some Alumni Council and Dean’s Committee meetings at Johns Hopkins University

Pretty Amazing! I started a blog on “Johns Hopkins...

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:01:09 -0400

Pretty Amazing! I started a blog on “Johns Hopkins Entrepreneurship” 24 hours ago and it’s now #1 in Google for the search Hopkins + Entrepreneurship

The anxiety we feel about rising prices, plummeting home values...

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:57:31 -0400

The anxiety we feel about rising prices, plummeting home values and a weak dollar is real. But perhaps we should take comfort in the fact that, historically, recessions are relatively short and they’re usually followed by long periods of prosperity.

- Harvrad Business Review

Great Comment on Brad's Post on the USV Blog

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:43:54 -0400

fred-wilson:

This is a very important idea, not least because I f@cked it up in my recent launch. This is the key insight:

“The burden is on the designer of the system to meet a need, entertain, or inform their users. They also have to seduce those users, hiding complexity, revealing one layer at time, always enticing, never intimidating, until the user one day finds they are intimately familiar with power and the pleasures of the service.”

Once the insight has been made, the solution is obvious. Not sure if I have the jets to get it done, I’m a product guy rather a social engineer. But, they ain’t lowering the hoop just because I’m 5’ 10”. We’ll see.

Originally posted as a comment by Ted Murphy on Union Square Ventures using Disqus.

ambivalence: tiny houses

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:42:02 -0400

ambivalence:

tiny houses

"Ha. John McCain owns VotefortheMILF.com"

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:21:16 -0400

“Ha. John McCain owns VotefortheMILF.com”

- GovGap

Wow! Sometimes the New York Times now loads an ad as soon as you...

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:46:37 -0400

Wow! Sometimes the New York Times now loads an ad as soon as you enter the Nytimes.com URL. They must really be in need of cash

Made by JibJab

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:32:27 -0400

Made by JibJab

I love that Howard keeps it real. He’s right. Scare...

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:38:36 -0400

I love that Howard keeps it real. He’s right. Scare tactics get traffic but don’t build businesses

MGMT at ACL. Crazy crowded.

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:25:56 -0400

MGMT at ACL. Crazy crowded.

Guitar Hero Action at ACL

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:24:28 -0400

Guitar Hero Action at ACL

3am Staurday night and I see this book lying on the sidewalk as...

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:24:14 -0400

3am Staurday night and I see this book lying on the sidewalk as I make my way home.

A sign?