http://www.wynnewilliams.com thoughts, observations, and commentary from an entrepreneur / CEO / husband / dad / consumer / producer / fan / advisor / participant Sun, 03 May 2009 01:25:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Even more so than Justin, I've really lost my blogging mojo lately. Why? For this boring, bad reason: I've been really, really busy. Q1 was one of the hardest I've ever had at Viget. I've been working my tail off, and even though I've often thought ... http://www.wynnewilliams.com/ill-be-back/ Everyone has a staff holiday dinner, signs holiday cards, and sends treats to clients.  Years ago, we started a different tradition at Viget.  We spend all year building stuff on computers out of pixels and code.  Once a year, though, we all get together and build something we can hold and ... http://www.wynnewilliams.com/our-annual-non-web-project/ Yesterday, Erick at TechCrunch asks if we've reached The End Of Venture Capital As We Know It? as a result of this painful economic downturn.  While Erick's post is rather dire for the VC community, he makes this note about startups: "Startups can be run so cheaply now (with open-source software, cloud ... http://www.wynnewilliams.com/the-eternal-business-approach/ The global economic crisis is causing concern for businesses everywhere, in every stage of growth.  People have been asking me how it's impacting Viget, and the short answer right now is "not much," thankfully.  We've never relied on credit to run the business (unless you count me living on my credit card ... http://www.wynnewilliams.com/is-your-start-up-safer-than-the-market/ Mike Wilbon wrote a column yesterday on Ed Hochuli’s blown call that cost San Diego the win in Denver last weekend.  In it, he wrote: But Hochuli did something I doubt most NFL players or coaches would do: He answered the e-mails personally. He didn’t forward them to his bosses in ... http://www.wynnewilliams.com/stepping-up-when-you-screw-up/ Today, Redskins' great Art Monk is being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  He played for the 'Skins from 1980-1993, the "glory years" that created so many great memories of watching football with by dad and brother, including 3 Super Bowl wins.  He's been eligible for the past seven ... http://www.wynnewilliams.com/career-lessons-from-a-hall-of-famer/ Historically I've posted here after Viget's quarterly events, and since it's been awhile since I've posted anything at all, I thought this might inspire me to get back into the blogging flow (it's been a busy summer).  Emily just posted on Viget's blog some thoughts about what she learned from last ... http://www.wynnewilliams.com/ropes-course/ I had a blast at TechStars last year, and I'm thrilled that they're having me back again this summer.  This coming Thursday I'll be immersed in start-ups in Boulder, teaming up with the guys from Slice of Lime to do a talk on user experience.  From what I can tell they have put ... http://www.wynnewilliams.com/my-summer-trip-to-colorado/ Watching the NBA finals on Father's Day reminded me of a childhood memory that has stuck with me. My dad was more into football than basketball, but he was a sports fan and would generally watch the big games. When I was 11, we watched some of the '87 Lakers-Celtics ... http://www.wynnewilliams.com/your-own-standards/ As I mentioned on the Viget blog, I'll be speaking at the Tech Cocktail Conference in Chicago on May 29th.  Corey, COO at Squidoo, and I will be telling the story of how Squidoo (a Viget client) went from concept to profitability.  There are a couple things about the way ... http://www.wynnewilliams.com/upcoming-talk-at-tech-cocktail-conference/