http://ideabahn.com Stop Losing Good Ideas Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:17:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Karmazin CEO of Sirius talking about innovating or dying - he has a great answer “I’m not innovating from 9AM to 12PM” it’s something you do all the time. I completely agree with this because many corporations and executives have a tendency of lip servicing innovation because it’s some how ... http://ideabahn.com/2008/06/09/my-thoughts-on-the-business-of-innovation-innovate-or-die-cnbc/ I have good and bad news. So the bad news is I haven’t updated the blog in over a month and I apologize for the lack of content. The good news is that we have been working harder than ever on the platform and the overall business. Some updates: Platform is near SaaS ... http://ideabahn.com/2008/06/08/knockknock/ In the last two weeks we have singularly focused on getting the platform in front of innovative companies and individuals. The result has been positive and helped us quite a bit in defining the packaging of the platform. Couple key takeaways: The psychological barrier to use a new platform is really quite ... http://ideabahn.com/2008/04/18/picking-up-steam/ Things are beginning to kick on full cylinders for our small team. Couple memorable recaps from this past week. Hung out with guys and gals at Shoeboxed.com - It was really quite energizing to see another startup at work and an inspiration for us to aspire towards. Went to my first Refresh ... http://ideabahn.com/2008/03/30/prepping-for-a-busy-week/ After receiving good feedback from our friends at Square 1 and McKinney. We are incorporating some of the key responses we’ve been hearing over the last couple weeks. Quick Entry for ideas Optimized colors - projectors, different screen warmths tend to affect this Redesign UI for quick access All of these things are being ... http://ideabahn.com/2008/03/20/new-user-interface/ Saw this on Tom Peter’s Blog. I cannot think of a simpler way of showing how IdeaBahn looks at solving problems by disassembling larger problems into smaller ideas. http://ideabahn.com/2008/03/13/saw-this-on-tom-peter%e2%80%99s-blog-i-cannot-think-of-a-simpler/ A blast from the past. Our direction may have changed since this was made last summer but the concept is still the same. http://ideabahn.com/2008/03/11/a-blast-from-the-past-our-direction-may-have-changed-since-this/ Using SQLite3 for Rails on MediaTemple (dv): Daniel our Tech Ninja shares his knowledge of Rails. It’s a bit technical, but these are the creative things you need to deploy to get all the different technologies working together harmoniously. http://ideabahn.com/2008/03/11/using-sqlite3-for-rails-on-mediatemple-dv/ Nice retreat this weekend for the team. Back and energized for another week! http://ideabahn.com/2008/03/10/nice-retreat-this-weekend-for-the-team-back-and-energized-for/ Daniel and I attended our first meetup last night here in Chapel Hill. I’m glad to report the the young entrepreneurial community in the Triangle is definitely growing. It was a good chance to meet up with old friends and reminisce about years past. Certainly a pleasure to hear and see ... http://ideabahn.com/2008/02/29/entrepreneur-social-entrepreneur-meetup/