Category Archives: Business

Churn Labs

The news about Churn Labs went out yesterday, so I can start talking publicly about what we’ve been cooking up. I figured I would start with a bit about what we’re trying to do. Frequently when I tell folks about … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Churn Labs, Community | 1 Comment

Nokia and Microsoft

This is going to be that grandstanding “I told you so” post I promised a few days ago. When did I tell you so? In April of 2009, when I felt like the incumbent players in mobile had turned to … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Community, ThisIsMobility | 2 Comments

Development of the Mobile Web

What is it going to take for us to see some real significant progress being made in developing mobile apps on the web? Since the Day of JS event a few days ago I’ve been poking at the idea. I … Continue reading

Posted in AdMob, Browser, Business, Community, iPhone, Software, Technology, ThisIsMobility | 2 Comments

Android Marketplace – Missing Affiliate Program

There’s been a lot of coverage recently for some of the comments about improvements to the Android Marketplace that Eric Chu made at the Inside Social Apps conference. One of the big holes I see right now is the affiliate … Continue reading

Posted in Android, Business, Community, ThisIsMobility | 2 Comments

How I Learned to go Paperless and Love the iPad

I hate paper. It served a good purpose for a long time. But now we’re stuck with the legacy despite having better ways to do things. And nothing annoys me more than the print, sign, fax/scan cycle. Recently I’ve had … Continue reading

Posted in Android, Business, Software, Technology, ThisIsMobility | 2 Comments

Meta-(Carrier/Operator) Services

Great writeup by the Vision Mobile folks about bringing the ‘social’ out of the operator walled gardens. I agree that there needs to be some cross-operator API that operates at a different level. Lets hope the WAC and the OneAPI … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Software, Technology, ThisIsMobility | 1 Comment

Dec Mobile Monday – 2010 in Review

Last night was our 2010 wrapup Mobile Monday in Silicon Valley. We had an awesome lineup for the panel, fantastic turnout, and great conversation. Having Om from GigaOm was spectacular, I got a lot of positive feedback on the dynamic … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Community, Mobile Monday, ThisIsMobility | Leave a comment

Under the Radar 2010

I spent the day yesterday down at the Under the Radar conference in Mountain View. Awesome job once again by the organizers, who managed to pull together plenty of interesting companies I wasn’t yet familiar with and a great set … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Community, Technology, ThisIsMobility | 1 Comment

Top Startup Legal Mistakes

The topic for November at Mobile Monday Silicon Valley is Top Startup Legal Mistakes. I’ve been talking to a whole boatload of startups lately, and this seems like a really timely topic. There are a lot of folks out there … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Community, ThisIsMobility | Leave a comment

Sizing an Advertising Market

There was a decent amount of discussion about the virtual goods vs advertising numbers that Flurry released. Awesome set of numbers they put together there, thanks for sharing them! I think it’s probably worth digging a little bit at how … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Community, MobilePayments, ThisIsMobility | 1 Comment