Archive for the ‘Link Love’ Category

>> Does your job suck? Overall job satisfaction declining…

>> Excerpt from ICON, the book that inspired Steve Job’s "burn all the books" moment

>> Email more harmful than pot

I’m big on transparency in communications – or at least addressing the lack of it.

Mark Tolliver – my former boss at Sun has joined a terrific new start-up, Palamida, which is in the emerging software IP management space. In short, they’ve got a rocket-ship of a search engine that sits on a massive database of software code that is enabled with ultra-flexible XML reporting. A developer can then quickly determine whose IP is inside what code and ensure they are in compliance with licensing terms and report on it. They remove a bottleneck in the development of software and automate an otherwise onerous process. <<disclosure – Mark is a close friend and I’ve given Palamida some counsel on positioning and the like… they are a really neat team.>>

Looking at the coverage today, Mark, Theresa and the team at Chen have done a terrific job in spreading the word of Mark’s arrival and that their lead product, IP Amplifer, has entered GA. Congrats to all.

Wouldn’t it be interesting if we had the same kind of tool for use in determining the origins of news, affiliations of spokespeople and revenue sources of consultants… Hmmmmm… there might be a business in that. Or would that be a massive infringement of our privacy?

• Ross on Everthing Bad For You Is Good For You…

Some days you are the luckiest person on Earth and today is one of those days for Kristen and I.

We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of Sophia Virgina Lark – a beautiful little daughter weighing in at 8.5lbs. We’re too giddy with joy to post more. Thanks to all our friends and family for the support and warmth you’ve shown us over the past months.

Both Kristen and Sophia are doing great.

New CFO a Kiwi…

From Matamata to Microsoft. Chris Liddell’s appointment to the number three job – chief financial officer – at Microsoft is a huge coup for the former head of Carter Holt Harvey and for New Zealand’s business image.