Brain Spool

Mon Jun 29
SkySong Has Risen (To What We Are Not Quite Sure)
Okay in my last post I said I had some gripes with a recent issue of “Phoenix Business Journal“.  Let’s just say that the fact that we still devote a major spread to “Commercial Real Estate” when…
Sat Jun 27
Phoenix Ranked 29th For High Tech by Biz Journals
Opened up the May 29th issue of the Phoenix Business Journal after traveling almost the entire month of June and it was just loaded full of stuff that I have strong contrary opinions about.  Perhaps…
Tue Jun 16
Gangplank JR
On June 6th we had our first Gangplank Jr event.  GPJR is something we have talked about for a long time.   We have wanted to provide something for the next generation.  We want them to be…
Mon Jun 8
Know When Told Hold Them, Know When To Fold Them
So the other night I was talking with a good friend and colleague Steve Swedler, who is also Chief Product Guy at Gangplank.  We were talking about product development, the state of things in…
Fri May 29
Testing iPhone app.
Testing iPhone app.
Wed May 20
CloudMade Making Mapping Free (as in Libre)

So several months back I was approached by someone at CloudMade about using Gangplank for an OpenSreetMap party.  I agreed, because that is what we do.  I happened to stop by the…

Fri May 15
History of the Internet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
$50 Billion Available to Mobile Innovators (iPhone Bailout Plan?)

At our tech accelerator Gangplank we get pitched an idea at least once a week that attempts to solve one of two problems.

  1. Local businesses have few effective options to advertise because direct…
I Love Legacy Code Too.. Confessions of a Ruby on Rails Developer
DHH. I hate you. Wait I love you. Er I love to hate you? I don’t know which one it is. I guess it depends on the day or the topic. Lately I find our common ground growing. The other morning I was…
Thu May 14
Phoenix Startups, Which City Wants To Be Mob Friendly?
Metro Phoenix municipalities let me start by saying, “you don’t get it”.  You have spent billions on things like light rail and revitalizing your down towns.  You do this to look attractive to…