Yep, we’re still here . . .

I probably should have mentioned this far earlier.  I’ve been getting a considerable amount of flack for not having updated this blog for half a year. Marc Andreessen has been on blog break since last August – I wonder if he would commiserate with me . . .
I decided to take a break from blogging, [...]

Bust or Needless Fuss? The Chaotic State of the Valley

I actually had a dream/nightmare a couple months ago about the market crashing.  In the dream, I was standing on Google’s pristine campus, except it wasn’t Google; it was some sort of Mountain View central stock exchange.  A couple minutes in, the huge stock ticker on the outside started showing stock after stock plumetting down [...]

Favorites from TechCrunch50

When we’re weren’t presenting or evangelizing MIXTT, Diana and I had the privilege of getting a first glimpse and an inside look at some other awesome startups and the teams behind them.  By far the greatest standout for me was Swype, a technology that lets you input text through a continuous “swiping” motion on a [...]

Taking the Stage at TechCrunch 50 (1 of 2)

Our BIG news, and the reason we disappeared off the map for a few weeks, is that we were selected as one of TechCrunch’s 50 “Best Start-Ups” for 2008.  This means we got a spot on stage in front of 1000+ of all the industries top tech execs, VCs, and press to give an 8-minute [...]

Taking the Stage at TechCrunch 50 (2 of 2) – MIXTT LAUNCHES!

OK, the real reason we were at TechCrunch 50 was not for my mediocre anthem singing (shocking), not to stalk Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore (ok it sort of was), and not to gorge ourselves on the amazing food at the VIP party (ok, it sort of was that too) – it was to present [...]

Update on MIXTT Alpha

We’ve been eagerly collecting and queueing up the invaluable feedback from our friends on MIXTT Alpha.  Thanks so much to those of you who have helped us out by providing your user experience perspective.  People seem to really dig the social calendar, so our top priority is going to be enhancing the functionality around that.  [...]

Podcast: MIXTT Interview by UK’s Technology Gazette

Last Friday I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Josh Chandler of Britain’s Technology Gazette.  Great guy with a passion for new startups.  He actually followed the interview with no less than five emails recommending additional features for MIXTT – love to see this kind of enthusiasm and excitement for the company, particularly coming [...]

17 Alpha Invites Sent

Today, 17 of our best friends, plus their friends, became MIXTT’s first-ever real users.  We now eagerly await their feedback . . .
Private beta users, we’ll get you on board as soon as we’re sure it’s worthy!

Video Pitch Practice

Diana and I camped out in my living room for 6 hours today working on a video pitch.  It’s harder than it looks!  35 takes and a hell of a lot of junk food later, here’s what we came out with.  Clearly just a practice version.  Later this week with a videographer on hand, we’ll [...]

Internet Domain Registry – Snoozefest

Given my previous post, this one should have been an exciting report on our progress and feedback from alpha so far.  Unfortunately, at the point where we were all set to begin, we had just one final step – switching domain hosting services – which ended up taking 7 extra business days!  All these funny [...]