The New York Times has an article on the facial expressions of politicians who’ve been caught in a sex scandal, inspired by Representative Anthony Weiner:
Of course, my favourite “guilty face” is still that of the internet sensation, Denver the Guilty Dog, who got into Kitty Cat’s treats:
I still love watching that video:
DemoCamp is my friend and former coworker David Crow’s creation and it’s pretty simple: it’s show and tell for the high-tech community. The original concept was to stand in front of your peers and present your current project – without slides. The only thing you were allowed to project on the big screen was your project in action. Since then, it’s grown to include Ignite presentations as well as keynotes from notable speakers.
DemoCamp is a community-building activity. It’s a chance for techies, creatives and businesspeople working in high tech, social media and related fields to get together, see what everyone’s up to, learn and make connections. Many presenters and attendees have benefited in all sorts of ways from going to DemoCamp: they’ve landed job offers, scored VC funding, found new employees, made new friends and discovered things they would’ve otherwise missed. If you haven’t been to DemoCamp yet, you should register and find out what it’s all about!
Howard Lindzon [ @howardlindzon | blog | LinkedIn ] is co-founder and CEO of StockTwits – a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. StockTwits was recently named “one of the top 10 most innovative companies in web” by FastCompany and one of the “50 best websites” by Time magazine.
Howard appeared at Startup Empire in Toronto in 2008. He is a charismatic, engaging and funny guy – I [David Crow, but hey, me too!] would love to have him on my board. But more importantly, he has a unique vision for for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. He continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998.
He has more than twenty years experience in the financial community acting in both an entrepreneurial and investing capacity. With a knack for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he’s the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses.
Howard also created Wallstrip, and more than 400 original web video shows, which was purchased by CBS Corp. in 2007. He is an active angel with many success angel investments including: Rent.com, (purchased by Ebay in 2005 for $415 million), Golfnow.com (purchased by Comcast in June 2008), and Lifelock (lead investors include Bessemer Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers). His new media and internet business investments also include: Limos.com, Blogtalkradio.com, Buddy Media, Ticketfly, Assistly, Bit.ly and Tweetdeck.
Howard received an MBA at Arizona State University and an MIM from The American Graduate School of International Management.
Want to catch this DemoCamp? Register here!
DemoCamp is always looking for people to demo their current project. If you think you’ve got something worthy, you should apply to demo!
I think that when the folks at Microsoft Canada look at this picture, they sometimes breathe a sigh of relief.
As I write this, there’s one hellzapoppin’ storm outside Shopify HQ. Strangely enough, today started off incredibly bright and sunny, but the humidity was a hint of the deluge to come:
I felt bad for the street vendors who set up shop every day outside our front door. They scrambled to cover their stuff with tarps and were stuck in the middle of the downpour. I think I’ll buy them some coffee once the storm lets up:
I don’t even know what this thing is or how it’s supposed to be used, but it’s pretty good at launching kids at high velocities.
If you’re a techie, creative or business in the Ottawa area and you’re looking to do something fun in the ByWard Market area (the home of Shopify — we believe that great companies belong in great locations) next Tuesday night, we’d like to invite you to our upcoming Shopify Pub Night! It’s a chance for you to get to know us, meet some new people, have a nice dinner and enjoy the vibe of the Market on what’s shaping up to be a lovely summer.
Shopify Pub Night will take place next Tuesday, June 14th at the Heart and Crown pub in ByWard Market (67 Clarence Street) from 6:00 p.m. until about 10:00, later if warranted. It’s an informal affair, and while we’re always ready to talk about ecommerce, software and design, you don’t have to be a geek, ponytail or suit to come, because this event’s about getting to know you and for you to get to know us. Come on down and join us for good conversation, good food and drink and hopefully, good weather!
