Tag Archives: Oxford

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 [...]

Oxford MBA Graduation

The 2006 Oxford MBA Graduation at the Sheldonian.

Off to the Sheldonian

  Graduation starts in just over an hour. Kelly and I are going to take a walk and save some seats for the family. We can’t believe it’s already here. More pictures and videos to come. Much love, Kelly and Mike