Entries by Jay OHare

My Interview with Jason Calacanis

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From a humble beginning with a photocopied newsletter, the Silicone Alley Reporter, Jason then went on to found Weblogs Inc & sold it to AOL for a reported $30 million. Jason then became the head of Netscape.com before starting another venture, Mahalo.com a “human-powered search engine”. Jason was an entrepreneur in action at Sequoia Capital, […]

Thank You Steve

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Perhaps no other person in our lifetime will have contributed so much in moving us forward, connecting people and creating a company that’s as admired as Apple than Steve Jobs. This is a relatively obscure video but it speaks to the essence of what Steve valued and was able to impart to the rest of […]

When No One’s Watching

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I’ve always said that success happens when no one’s watching. The game, the date, the meeting, the presentation, the event, the offer, the launch, etc are all manifestations of the time, effort and dedication put forth from innate motivation; people doing the hard work when no one is watching.

Software is Eating the World

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Six decades into the computer revolution, four decades since the invention of the microprocessor, and two decades into the rise of the modern Internet, all of the technology required to transform industries through software finally works and can be widely delivered at global scale. Link to full article: ~Marc Andreessen WSJ Essay

On Apple & What Matters

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We can’t make superficial analysis of other people’s success and expect to have their success, too. It won’t happen. You’ll fail every time. Kyle Baxter

Life & Death

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Dustin Curtis has put together an interesting application that allows users to create a timeline of their life in a clean and interesting way. It’s still in beta and uses estimates that may not be accurate but it does help convey the perspective that we’re not going to live forever and life is short. My […]

If it’s Not a Hit, Switch

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I’m just starting to read Derek Sivers’ new book, Anything You Want. This is a powerful message and one that’s usually forgotten at exactly the wrong time.

Happy Friday

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This is a cool full-length album video from Jacob Krupnick and Anne Marsen in collaboration with Girl Talk on his latest album, All Day. They’ve been filming in New York City since the spring and will be holding screenings you won’t forget throughout the summer. The video above was leaked as they set out to […]