Find your Motivation

On December 14, 2008January 25, 2009 By rmascardoIn motivationLeave a comment

Pain Yields Innovation

On December 14, 2008January 25, 2009 By rmascardoIn Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurialism, innovationLeave a comment

Here is a great little article from Wired Magazine about how economic turmoil breeds innovation.

“With the world’s economies apparently snowballing into a deep recession, it feels uncomfortably Pollyannish to see signs of hope. But for the bravest inventors and entrepreneurs, conditions are ideal to pounce on a business opportunity. In periods of economic turmoil, people are hungry and work cheap, and entrenched companies often concentrate on in-house cost-cutting instead of exploring new markets, which can explode with the next turn of the business cycle. When VCs from Foundation Capital met with their nervous investors recently, the partners advised them to stay the course rather than follow their peers into the bunkers. “Our strongest companies have the potential to be whales when the market opens up,” partner Paul Holland told the group. “This is the crucible that forges great companies.”

Can’t Get into iPhone Tech Talks

On December 14, 2008January 25, 2009 By rmascardoIn Apple, iPhone, iphone tech talk, mobile developmentLeave a comment

I’ve been trying to get into these iPhone Tech Talks with no success. Full! Meanwhile, I’m forced to hack it on my own which does not bother me to too much. If you happen to attend any of the talks, let me know what you thought of it. I’m curious to know how good the free content is.

Dear Renato Mascardo,

Thank you for your interest in attending the iPhone Tech Talk being held in San Jose on 12 December 2008.Due to an overwhelming response, we have reached the maximum capacity for the venue and cannot confirm your registration. We will keep you informed of any future iPhone developer events scheduled in your area.

We appreciate and value your interest in developing for iPhone.

Regards,

iPhone Developer Program

Pownce is Shutting Down

On December 2, 2008January 25, 2009 By rmascardoIn microblogging, pownce, TechCrunch, Twitter, web 2.0Leave a comment

TechCrunch reported today that Pownce is shutting its doors. The famed Kevin Rose start up is shutting down December 15th and the engineers are joining Six Apart. In my inbox, I received the following note:

We are sad to announce that Pownce is shutting down on December 15,
2008. As of today, Pownce will no longer be accepting new users or new
pro accounts.

To help with your transition, we have built an export tool so you can
save your content. You can find the export tool at Settings > Export.
Please export your content by December 15, 2008, as the site will not
be accessible after this date.

Please visit our new home to find out more:
http://www.sixapart.com/pownce

Our thanks go out to everyone who contributed to the Pownce community,

The Pownce Crew

What is amazing is how Twitter is just running away with the micro-blogging space regardless of the performance issues and lack of features everyone has been clamoring for. I’m still very bullish on the micro-blogging space and am very curious to see how the space plays out. There is still lots of growth to be had.