Genesys XIX
The 19th Annual Genesys Partners Venture Dinner — Gen XIX– Tuesday night at the Union League Club in New York attracted nearly 100 venture capitalists, investors, journalists, entrepreneurs, and industry executives. As always, Jim Kollegger — CEO of Genesys Partners and one of the pioneers of the information industry — was an elegant master of […]
Bad Apple?
Just a few months ago, some analysts were projecting that Apple would soon reach $1,000 per share. Now they are saying Apple is in for big problems ahead including increased competition, lower profit margins, being forced into less expensive product introductions, and the challenges of maintaining high growth. Apples earnings report brought a traumatic price […]
The End of Cash – Not Quite
Jack Dorsey, the 35-year-old entrepreneur widely known as the creator of Twitter and founder of Square, appeared on a Sunday morning news program to announce the introduction of Square Wallet. The concept behind Square is brilliant and simple. A lemon aid stand, landscaper, or wandering volunteer at the hospital ball selling tickets for a drawing, […]
DACS.20
On May 1st, the Danbury Area Computer Society held it’s monthly meeting, and it was my honor to give a talk about The Future of the Internet and Health Care. This was the twentieth year in a row that I have shared my thoughts with this fine group. The meeting was open to the public […]
E-Books From Your Local Library
Libraries are trying their best to make borrowing e-books convenient, but publishers are not making it easy. See E-Books Are Easier to Borrow, Just Be Prepared to Wait. The New York Times story said that e-book borrowing is preceded by e-book waiting. I decided to take a look a virtual visit to the library in Ridgefield, […]
