Wow… I guess I wasn’t that far off on the subscription-based model. Maybe that’s not the best way, but it certainly doesn’t seem to be so offensive to the userbase. More comments later. -Ian. >Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 12:59:14 -0700 >From:...
Ouch! Cisco’s been reeling since this came out yesterday. It’s a brutal slamming of Cisco’s print-your-own-money acquisition strategy. There’s a Silicon Valley saying that if Cisco’s stock ever drops below %20 they’ll be killing...
I’ve now delved into the world of wireless email with a RIM 950 pager on the BellSouth Mobitex network. The specs are at: http://www.blackberry.net/overview/bbie_handheld_specs.shtml You can email me there at: pager [at] ianbell [dot] com .. I actually would...
Oops. I was talking about Boo.com… got confused. Thanks JayPee for outing me on my Freudian slip. -Ian. At 01:07 PM 04/05/00 -0700, you wrote: >I can’t remember posting anything about Foo.com to FOIB before, but I’ve >been watching their swan dive...
I can’t remember posting anything about Foo.com to FOIB before, but I’ve been watching their swan dive with a grin on my face for the last 18 months. In the early going, FOO was positioned as high-fashion snob culture meets geekdom and the twentysomething...
Yep. It’s called “PowerPoint”. -Ian. ___________ Wall Street Journal April 26, 2000 Pg. 1 What’s Your Point, Lieutenant? Please, Just Cut To The Pie Charts By Greg Jaffe, Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON-Earlier this year,...
You think the era of ridiculous sounding business plans is over? Wrong, bucko. I’ve been seeing these cars on the 101 a LOT lately, and was waiting for the web site to open up because, frankly, I didn’t think any of you would believe me....
I realized that I haven’t been too descriptive of my activities of late. I was managing a transition and have been really busy. So here goes.. I’m now the: Director of Advanced Products eVoice, Inc. 1394 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 Contact info:...
Noticed this phrase in a column depicting the demise of DrKoop.com on Yahoo @ http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/000425/oo.html: “Also, drkoop.com said it had restructured an agreement with America Online Inc. in which AOL would get equity in the company instead of cash...
Ian Andrew Bell has been bending bits into business since 1993. He created Tingle, RosterBot, RingCentral, and other things celebrated and ignominious.
He is also a Hockeyist, Motorcyclist, and Aviation Enthusiast. Follow him on twitter as @ianb or find him on LinkedIN.
