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What Web Businesses Need to Know to Survive and Thrive in 2007 - And Beyond”6:30 PM to 9:00 PMFREEHurricane Electric Building Two “The Matrix

Jan 31: SVWB presents:
“What Web Businesses Need to Know to Survive and Thrive in 2007
- And Beyond”
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
FREE
Hurricane Electric Building Two “The Matrix”, 48233 Warm Spring Blvd,
Fremont
http://backtothefuture.eventbrite.com/

Executive Speaker Series–Chip Heath & Ken Goldstein

Jan 31: FWE&E presents:
“Executive Speaker Series–Chip Heath & Ken Goldstein”
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$40 members; $65 non-members
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 2475 Hanover Street, Palo Alto
http://www.fwe.org/p/p.asp?mlid=111

The US Capital Markets in 2007

Jan 31: FWASF presents:
“The US Capital Markets in 2007″
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
$10 members; $25 non-members
Omni San Francisco Hotel, Mezzanine & Ballroom, 500 California Street,
San Francisco
http://www.fwasf.org

DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar with Ray Lane, Partner, KPCB and Ron Bloom, Founder, Podshow

“DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar with Ray Lane,
Partner, KPCB and Ron Bloom, Founder, Podshow”
Date: Wednesday, January 31
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Skilling Auditorium, Stanford University
Join us for one hour as Ray and Ron share their thoughts.
ETL seminars are free and open to the public. For more information
visit: http://etl.stanford.edu/
We look forward to seeing you there!

India’s National Innovation System

Jan 31: SPRIE presents:
“India’s National Innovation System”
12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
FREE
Philippines Conference Room,Encina Hall - Third Floor - Central Wing,
616 Serra Street, Stanford University
http://sprie.stanford.edu/events/indias_national_innovation_system/

Are You Ready for 2007?

Jan 31: The Learning Cafe presents:
“Are You Ready for 2007?”
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
$35.00 (pre-registration required)
The Learning Cafe, 2255 Morello Ave., Ste. 220 Pleasant Hill
http://www.thelearning-cafe.com/html/jim_horan.html

Bold Move by Adobe

Yesterday Adobe announced that it will release control of the PDF document format standard to AIIM for submission to ISO. I imagine this decision has been brewing for a long time, and would have been very difficult to reach. PDF is already the de facto standard for portable documents, but with Microsoft ‘owning’ […]

Featuring Ginger L. Graham

Jan 30: TiE presents:
“Featuring Ginger L. Graham”
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$20 members; $40 non-members; $30/$60 at the door
TIE Conference Center, 2903 Bunker Hill Lane, Suite 108 Santa Clara
http://www.tiesv.org/site/Events/

Marketing and Sales Explained

Jan 30: SBA Cisco Systems San Jose Entrepreneur Center presents:
“Marketing and Sales Explained”
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
$35 pre-registered; $40.00 at the door
San Jose Entreprenuer Center, 84 W. Santa Clara Street, Suite 100,
San Jose
http://www.acteva.com/go/ecenter

Andy Kessler–Technology Invades Medicine. Doctors Beware

Jan 29: Commonwealth Club presents:
“Andy Kessler–Technology Invades Medicine. Doctors Beware”
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Free for members, $15 non-Members
Commonwealth Club Office, 595 Market Street, 2nd floor, San Francisco
http://www.commonwealthclub.org


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Bookshelf


Currently Reading:
Recently Finished:
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early DaysFounders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days
by Jessica Livingston

Fascinating stories of start-ups from ground zero - RJ

iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing ItiWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It
by Steve Wozniak

Proof that the some of the worlds best innovations are designed by one person, with a love of technology. - RJ

Atlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand

A life changing study of philosophy, politics, business sex and power. The capitalists’ bible. - RJ

Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of FlyingStick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying
by Wolfgang Langewiesche

Must read if you want to grok how to control your airplane -RJ

Yahoo! HacksYahoo! Hacks
by Paul Bausch

Some useful tidbits if you want to create mashups using Yahoo! services -RJ

The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a LivingThe Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living
by Randy Komisar

Entertaining and insghtful study of the reasons for starting a business -RJ

The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design FirmThe Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design Firm
by Tom Kelley

Insider’s view of a creative and fun organization - ideas you can replicate -RJ

The FountainheadThe Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand

Thought-provoking character study of selfishness vs selflessness, and the power of the individual -RJ


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