Archive for July, 2008

iPhone Innovation or Bust

Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized |

Truly innovative platforms are rare. For the innovative iPhone platform the first really exciting and innovative apps are beginning to appear. A great example is Shazam. I may not use it every day but boy is it ...

iPhone IS Entrepreneurship

Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in double encore, entrepreneurship |

Did man invent or discover fire? I believe man invented fire and I also believe that humans are inherently entrepreneurial. I am sure some will disagree so consider a more recent example. In the past ...

Where’s the iPhone Open Source?

Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in double encore, iphone |

In a week since iPhone 3G and App Store launched we have seen the good, bad, and ugly of iPhone apps for sale or free of charge. One question comes to mind: where's the heck is the Open Source? ...

Should Developers Rejoice Over 10 Million App Downloads?

Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in double encore, iphone |

Apple announced today that 1 Million iPhones were sold and 10 Million Apps were downloaded in the first three days. Developers should be thrilled, right? 10 Million is a lot of apps! When I first read the press release ...

Native iPhone Apps - First Impressions

Sunday, July 13th, 2008 Posted in double encore, iphone |

No doubt most iPhone owners have spent the last few days scouring the App Store.  From Texas Hold'em to AOL Instant Messenger, native applications on iPhone a year from now will seem like something we've always had and can't imagine ...

Open Source and the Soul of a Startup

Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in entrepreneurship |

I have read a few blog entries lately questioning the value of open source. The most over-the-top comes from Andy Patrizio. In his posting, titled "Big Money and Open Source May Not Compute", Andy sounds like a school ...

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