Mark and I have made no secret of our investing in a technology incubator. We first mentioned why we like incubators, we then interviewed founder and tech wonk Dan Faiman, and recently I spoke with Donald Danks, who is a partner in the firm and an integral part of management to speak to us about [...]
March 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
Why I Bought my Son a Second-Hand Piece of Furniture
It’s easy to consume. Flick on the TV and you’ll find no end to the plethora of items that you could spend your money on. Shopping is a national sport in most Western nations, and with the wonders of the Internet people don’t even have to get up off their juicy junk-food-fed rumps to participate. [...]
February 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tech Geekery
Chris and I are not tech gurus. I feel like I have a solid understanding of technology, but I’m not going to build the next Facebook any time soon. The likes of Warren Buffet and Peter Lynch are famous for telling investors to buy what they know, and avoid areas where they have no hope [...]
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Virtue of Failing – More on Incubators
Following on from our last post on incubators, since Mark and I don’t come to our investment decisions whimsically, I wanted to flesh out our logic and rationale for investing in an incubator. First, and most importantly, failure is a huge part of business and investing; heck, it’s a huge part of life in general! Capitalism [...]
