Category Archives: Oxford
The Putter Recap
It took 5 months but I am finally putting together my recollection of the 2007 Putter. It was my first time attending this fascinating event. This is truly an honor – there are few colonists that still play – in fact, this year 3 Americans crossed the Atlantic for the event. David Stewart (DJ) played [...]
Scotland Golf Trip Reflection
It’s been almost a year since the Scotland Varsity Match golf trip. It started with the Match (Oxford v. Cambridge) at The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, Muirfield in Gullane and ended at Cruden Bay 7 days later. I was reminded of the trip recently as I scoured through several golf rankings for a not-so-stealth [...]
Classic Startup Mistakes
After my time in Rye at The Putter I spent an afternoon in Oxford. By pure coincidence I walked into Said Business School and saw that Stewart Niblock, former EasyGroup entrepreneurer, was giving a talk entitled Classic Start-Up Mistakes. It was very informational. I’ve posted some notes in a word document.
The President’s Putter
I leave on Jan 2 for England to participate in my first ever President’s Putter. I hope to have at least a few rounds at Littlestone and Rye. We’ll see what happens. I play Gareth O Jones on Thursday the 4th at Littlestone. It will be great to catch up with Gareth — he and [...]
FT article on Said Business School (Oxford)
Check out the recent press on Oxford’s business school (Said Business School) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/85118b6a-833b-11db-a38a-0000779e2340.html
Welcome Back!
It’s been a rush the last month. I got back to LA at the end of September and the next day Kelly and I were up to Oregon for Pierce and Kyla’s wedding in Hood River. After the great event we went to Bend to visit Courtney and Adam Bledsoe. Following a wonderful, peaceful few [...]
WeThink
Charlie Leadbeater has released an interesting book on mass creativity and innovation (well sort of released, it’s actually now online for mass collaboration). We-Think: the power of mass creativity. Here’s an excerpt: The basic argument is very simple. Most creativity is collaborative. It combines different views, disciplines and insights in new ways. The opportunities for [...]
