View of San Francisco from the Bay Bridge. Was on the way back from Napa this past weekend. (No Photoshopping… this is straight from the camera!)
Oct 22
Oct 06
Increo Solutions acquired by Box.net
I’m very excited to announce that Increo has been
acquired by Box.net!
In talking with the Box.net team, we realized that they shared our vision for the future of documents on the Internet and, with their solid product offerings and rapidly growing userbase, were well-primed to take a leadership role in the online collaboration space.
We could not be happier to bring our technology to Box.net and can not wait to deliver easy document previewing, annotation, and embedding to Box’s customers.
TechCrunch is covering the acquisition here:
“I spoke to Box.net CEO Aaron Leviebriefly about the acquisition. He says the key reason they acquired Increo is to integrate the collaboration and annotation functionality from Backboard. Increo’s underlying technology for displaying documents on websites is also attractive to Box.net.”
And Increo’s official statement on the acquisition is here:
http://blog.increosolutions.com/2009/10/increo-solutions-acquired-by-boxnet/
Sep 28
"People sometimes think things like twitter just take off overnight. Nope. It took them a few years to get real traction. Keep at it if you are still in year 1 or 2 of your business. Give your business at least 3 years."
Sep 14
Book Titles, If They Were Written Today
Then: The Gospel of Matthew
Now: 40 Days and a Mule: How One Man Quit His Job and Became the Boss
Sep 12
"Remember that every company was once a startup. Two people and an idea. Microsoft started when Bill Gates and Paul Allen were students. Google started when Larry Page and Sergey Brin were students. Apple started with just Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak… when they were both students, but hardly in the traditional sense."
Sep 11
Gilman School Profiles an Early Entrepreneur
Very very honored to be profiled in the run-up to my 5th year reunion at Gilman School. Can’t wait to see everyone there!
“Jeff Seibert left Baltimore in 2004 with two important things besides his Gilman education: an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for computer programming and web design.
As he leaves California for Boston in 2009, he still has all of those things, not to mention a Stanford degree. Plus, he’s got something else.”
Sep 02
Installing PHP 5.2.10 on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Apple deserves serious props for bringing the installed version of PHP up to 5.3 on Snow Leopard, but some projects *cough CakePHP* can’t yet handle the goodness.
Sure, you could virtualize Ubuntu running whatever setup you desired, but if you already had a local setup on Leopard, it might make more sense to downgrade to PHP 5.2 and get back to work.
There’s a lot of confusion and little documentation online about how this is done, so here is the easiest way to make it happen:
- Install the “Snow Leopard” version of MacPorts from: http://www.macports.org/install.php
- In Terminal, run:
> sudo port -v selfupdate > sudo port -f uninstall installed > sudo port install php52 +mysql5 +sqlite > sudo cp /opt/local/etc/php5/php.ini-dist /opt/local/etc/php5/php.ini
- Open /etc/apache2/httpd.conf and change line 114 from:
LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so
to:LoadModule php5_module /opt/local/apache2/modules/libphp5.so
- Open /opt/local/etc/php5/php.ini and change line 761 from:
mysql.default_socket =
to:mysql.default_socket = /var/mysql/mysql.sock
- Use the Sharing pane of System Preferences to stop and start Web Sharing
Purists will argue that you now have lots of extra software installed on your system, which is true, but let’s be real: these 5 steps are the fastest way to get back to being productive.
Enjoy!
Check out the pre-show for our presentation at Pokin’ Holes in Boston this Thursday, September 3.
The show will be filmed live at 7pm at Vintage Lounge in the financial district - don’t be late!
Aug 27
"Microsoft and Oracle weren’t rocket ships. Who would have thought? They are two of the most valuable companies ever founded, in any industry, in any country. Microsoft took 8 years to reach $50 million in sales; Oracle took 10. It makes you wonder: Is it wise to prepare a business plan featuring steep hockey stick sales projections?"
Aug 26
