No Snivelling

Watch for my guest appearance at the end of this election's big JibJab extravaganza -- and, after it's over, add yourself as well!

Labels: barack obama, bill clinton, campaigning, dick cheney, george bush, hillary clinton, jibjab, john mccain

I've been telling folks that Twitter doesn't work for me -- I just realized that the primary reason for that was because I signed up for several early Twitterers who post extremely frequently. That makes it pretty much impossible to use, since my friends' posts constantly get buried by 40-50 posts a day from those news-spammers, as I kindly refer to them. Since they're often linking to stories or blog posts of their own (I'm sure it helps drive great traffic for them), I figure I can just catch up with those on TechMeme or in my feedreader.

So, good bye to many of my early Twitter subscriptions... hello to newfound Twitter usefulness :-)

Labels: best twitter, news spam, unsubscribe

I've posted frequently about Unitus (if you're passionate about solving a great world problem, poverty, I highly recommend that you get involved with Unitus).

This summer, The Police are promoting Unitus during their summer tour; as part of that, the whole team came up on stage during sound check, and they then invited a Unitus employee, Jessica Ketola, to come and sign with Sting -- amazing!

Labels: gorge, microfinance, police, poverty, seattle, sting, the police, unitus

Had a great weekend in the San Juans (OK, I worked on TeachStreet stuff almost all weekend... but it was quite peaceful, really!). Saw a fox, many deer, some Alpacas, and just had gorgeous weather -- got a jog in with Zach the Dog, and had two great/long sleeps -- can't get much better than that :-)

Here's a quick pic from the ferry terminal in Friday Harbor -- snapped this right before Zach the Dog and I got back on, to head back to Anacortes.

Labels: friday harbor, san juan islands, seattle

Wow -- what a journey -- the TeachStreet site launched today, and humbly, I think it looks great. I'm so proud of the team, and what we built.

More on the TeachStreet blog (including some photos from launch celebration!).

Also some great coverage today from John Cook at the Seattle P-I, Mike Arrington at TechCrunch, ParentMap, and more -- really really awesome.

Thanks to friends and family -- I love you!

Dave

Labels: teachstreet

Today was really awesome -- we've got our launch bugs in front of us, and the team went at them with focused intensity -- the list has fallen steadily, with all hands on deck. We even managed to laugh a few times, eat some half decent Thai food, and spot a meth smoker across the street in their Chevy Citation. Really, an eventful day all around.

The last several weeks (months, really) have been a really hard push for myself, and the TeachStreet team. We've seriously been pushed to the extreme. But, the beginning (the launch) is near, and with that we'll move to our next stage as a company, and as a team.

These are the great days -- the hard days -- the days that we remember later on. These are the days that most people aren't willing to rise to. We did. I'm so proud of the team.

Now, we're off to sleep, to prepare for another day of battle :-)

Labels: bugs, launch, startups, teachstreet

A good friend's mother passed today -- her name was Claudia Glassman and she was born in 1945 -- Claudia blogged about her battle with cancer and her son posted this final entry, this morning. Reading it made me very sad... it made me cry. I recommend reading it, and then calling your Mother...

http://web.mac.com/claudiaglassman/Going_Forward/Claudia_Blog/Entries/2008/3/21_Saying_Goodbye.html

Labels: claudia glassman

If you haven't heard about Hulu yet, you will. Several friends, including Eugene, Jason, Christina and others have worked night and day for the better part of the last year. And, when I say night and day, I mean it -- I don't know a single person who can work longer and with more focus than Jason Kilar -- in fact, I don't think they could have hired anyone better than him to lead Hulu. I made the comment last night that he's one of those people I'd bet all my money on succeeding in life, even if not in every single venture. He'll never stop trying to improve, and agonizes over every detail.

Now, on to Eugene -- he and I were roommates during my travels to Santa Monica, while I was working with JibJab last year. He's truly insprirational -- at the time, he was taking two years off to attend film school at UCLA, but when Jason called to ask help Hulu, he couldn't miss out on the opportunity. And without knowing his individual contributions, Eugene's fingerprints are visible all over the site. His essay last night tells it all -- how much he, Christina and the rest of the team care about what they're doing and how much they love the product, and one another.

So, this is a huge shout out for what they've accomplished -- I stand in awe of their creation, which is probably a best single view into the future of online video and media.

Besides, where else can you find legal Superfly Jimmy Snuka?

Labels: eugene wei, hulu, jason kilar