FlorianDargel

Don Alphonso @ Deutschlandfunk

If you want to hear the voice behind the (in)famous Don Alphonso listen to Corso on Deutschlandfunk on the 23rd of August.

Via Rebellenmarkt

Useful Freeware Suggestions for Windows

I'm fairly happy with W2k, and this collection will keep it that way - from OSNews.com

Scenario Planning Primer

In the Washington Post (Subs req'd? I think I signed up sometime) What to Do With Your Life Outlines very basic scenario planning steps that work pretty much for anything, not just your life.

Via overmorgen

Burnham's Beat: The Perfect VC: Operator or Investor?

Interesting discussion about whether VCs should be operators or investors.

Operator

Investor

Bit of both

In Germany of course, the discussion often stops at I-Bankers vs. Consultants ;-)

Patrick O'Brian 'couldn't even sail'

Says Tom Perkins (the 'P' in KPCB) in the BBC. Must go back to see how the biographer was taken in ;-). However, I don't see why POB has to be even a competent sailor, as long as he wrote like one.

eBay / craigslist

Very interesting News. I've followed Cragslist for a long time, wondering if they ever come to Germany (here's a direct copy). But wahts even more interesting is that where I read it (ft.com) Didn't pick up on the fact that the stake was "preexisting", ie not sold by Craigslist directly. Not very good for the paper of record, eh?

Via Joi Ito

Good Bookfinder

isbn.nu lets you search for books and compare prices. It came in useful a couple of times for hard to find/out of print stuff.

Review of UK VOIP

Loic Review of VOIP In the UK - is there something like this for Germany / calling around Europe?

Bootsrapping resources

Bootstrapping
in the global economy. Cool.

Infectious Greed: Where Does Online Mapping Go From Here?

Paul Kedrosky muses about online mapping. It's one of the most popular apps on the web. I'm surprised there isn't more consolidation going on in this area.