Twitter ramblings for 2009-12-24
- Lou Holtz showed his boneheaded comments last night at BYU & OSU. Now tonight on UofU. No respect. #
- Sick of hearing announcers say MWC teams "don't have the depth of teams" that PAC10. #
- Great time at Get Some Guns & Ammo http://post.ly/G2iN #
- Smart! RT @ashbuckles: After 23 years, Pepsi to Skip Super Bowl Ads in Favor of $20M Social Media Campaign http://bit.ly/8NfjSP #
- If I could have a Palm Pre with Android 2 OS, GSM, unlocked, I'd bail on the iPhone. #
- Lava lamps are so cool. Almost hypnotized each time I attend standup. #
- Cool gift: book titled "Deconstructing Product Design" http://post.ly/G0Jt #
D-Man takes on the .50 Barrett
Mark treated us to an early Christmas present and brought in the .50 Barrett snipper rifle. Here’s the video of D-Man shooting–stay to the end to see the slow motion.
Posted via web from Brad Baldwin’s Posterous
Great time at Get Some Guns & Ammo
Great time with my son and Mark at the shooting range. Mark treated us to all his handguns and then, while I was off shooting, arranged for a shot with the 50 Cal snippet rifle. What a fun way to ring in the holidays.
Posted via email from Brad Baldwin’s Posterous
Twitter ramblings for 2009-12-23
- Utah DOT mobile is great! http://post.ly/FwA8 #
- I don't mind shoveling snow but I Hate scrapping ice off my windshield. #
- Congrats to Rick Alden of @skullcandy for winning Entrepreneur of the Year. I like your snowboard binding story better. http://is.gd/5xZ8Y #
- One tech that I think many thought would make the vaporware list: Windows 7. MSFT proved many wrong. #
- Wired Magazine's article is here. http://is.gd/5xVpY #
- 2009's Vaporware awards from Wired Magazine are pretty boring this year. Perhaps market too conservative. Red's Scarlet the exception. #
- Great opening sentence: Newsweek 2010 Pat Tillman by John McCain – Died Too Young http://bit.ly/26Au9l #newsweek2010 #
- Bezos: ink on paper 1 of oldest techs due for change. RT @jeremyhanks: Awesome Q&A w Jeff Bezos about AMZN & Kindle: http://j.mp/51lKVB #
- I nuked my settings on Android to test restore. KILLER EXPERIENCE. All saved and restored from Google account! Setup flawless. Love the SKY! #
- Was late to stand up because I was mesmerized by Ozzy and Tom on Pandora. Real "heavy metal," not the big hair crap. http://is.gd/5xxUd #
- Sweet! Great footage Steve! RT @TheCanyons: New video just posted from BOXZILLA! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9iGtDpugsk #
- Yahoo! still has a strong brand with consumers…at least those using mobile devices to access email and content. http://is.gd/5xuBY #
Rick Alden of @skullcandy is Entrepreneur of the Year.
Congrats to Rick Alden, CEO at Skullcandy, for winning the Entrepreneur Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year award.
I must admit I love the Skullcandy story, but I think the story you shared about inventing the strapless snowboard binding is better! Pumping your college money into the promos that ended up causing the worn fingers that were the genesis of your binding invention is classic entrepreneurship! It’s such a good story I’m sharing it below.
Your passion for creating products that are useful and cool at the same time make them winners.
Rick Alden, the founder and CEO of Skullcandy, shares his entrepreneurial starts when he launched the Snowboarding Jam Event Series back when he knew everyone with a snowboard on a first name basis. While having to replace defective binding straps, Alden had the inspiration to invent a “strapless†snowboard binding. Alden shows off his first prototypes and tells about his first ride without straps. Later he sold the company to Ride Snowboards for 50 percent cash and 50 percent stock.
This presentation is a keynote from the 2007 Young Entrepreneur Summit in Salt Lake City where Alden shared his passion for starting and building businesses. Also watch a second recording where Alden talks about the genesis and brand creation at his latest company, Skullcandy.
Other interviews with Rick Alden are available on RockyMountainVoices.
Twitter ramblings for 2009-12-22
- I really hope I get sick of In-n-Out burgers and never return. #
- Off to the nutcracker #
- RT like this @kelflanagan: Finally found someone who goes through museums faster than me, he's only 4 #
- Listening to Muse. Feeling that April 5th is long time to wait to see this concert! Excited to take the boys and Amy to the show. #
- Any Lotus Notes experts out there? What is a TypeaheadQueueController.Start' error in Lotus Notes http://post.ly/Fm8g #
- This is a horrible opening sentence: "As software pilots more of our vehicles, humans can pay the ultimate price." #
Twitter ramblings for 2009-12-19
- This cartoon reminded me of something @humancell would like. http://post.ly/FayV #
Twitter ramblings for 2009-12-18
- Pew Research: 30% of teens sext. RT @joshberndt: Scary study regarding Teens sexting.http://bit.ly/6c1Gua #
- Guest number one (1). http://post.ly/FUVa #
- Why? Google does NOT have an iTunes-like experience for music, photo, podcasts, videos for Android. Web "Media" client? Found doubleTwist. #
- 17 year old Allen Edmunds http://post.ly/FQRt #
- The more I use Android, the better I like it. If it wasn't trapped in this Moto Droid, I'd say it can take a run at iPhone. #
- http://twitpic.com/tzcpd – Wore a pair of Allen Edmunds shoes today that I bought 17 years ago. Way back in 1992! #
Twitter ramblings for 2009-12-16
- Cat's in the Cradle lyric is too true. I wasn't going to be like this for me…but is! Work is NOT the priority. http://is.gd/5qtub #
- RT @theobamadebt: National Debt: $12,134,970,556,795 – Increased by $1,508,093,507,882 since the Inauguration! #
- Protecting the things and people you value http://post.ly/FHqy #
- WiLife founder on morning show. Protect Your Home – During the Holidays and all year-round: http://bit.ly/6k9vnP /via @logitech #
- If I believe 6 months of data, I have 1.1 miles until I run dry. Yikees. Getting gas immediately. #
- I wish I could write code …. I wish I wasn't so lazy to learn how to write code. #
Protecting the things and people you value most
Evan Tree, the founder of WiLife and a co-worker of mine at Logitech, was featured on the CBS Morning News. He provides some good common sense strategies. Also highlights some of the Logitech customers who have used their video security cameras to not only help protect but to also catch the people (and bears) who show up their property.
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