Entrepreneur Watchtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1775942011-12-16T15:34:14-08:00Musings on Google, Amazon.com, interesting entrepreneurs, happenings in the tech community.
"The Google Guys: Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google Founders Larry Page and Serge Brin" is out in paperback.
"ONE CLICK: JEFF BEZOS AND THE RISE OF AMAZON.COM" arrives Oct. 26
This blog will soon be transferred to my new site, RichardLBrandt.com. Please check it out.TypePadBusinessMBA.org's list of 10 Biggest Entrepreneurs Under 30.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e20162fde7e752970d2011-12-16T15:34:14-08:002011-12-16T15:37:32-08:00See larger version on MBA.org's site: http://www.businessmba.org/top-entrepreneurs/ From: Business MBARichard L. BrandtMassive star being borntag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e201675ed5191c970b2011-12-16T01:21:56-08:002011-12-16T01:25:10-08:00Hubble telescope takes an incredible picture Source: Hubblesite.orgRichard L. BrandtJeff Bezos vs. Steve Ballmer vs. Bill Gatestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e201543795208a970c2011-11-29T12:42:57-08:002011-11-29T12:42:57-08:00Steve Ballmer looks backwards, Jeff Bezos looks forward, Bill Gates cultivates his new passion.Richard L. BrandtHeading into space: Jeff Bezos's secretive Blue Origin, Elon Musk's SpaceX picnictag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e20162fce6e72b970d2011-11-25T15:46:08-08:002011-11-25T15:46:08-08:00Jeff Bezos really wants to get into space. So does Elon Musk.Richard L. BrandtJeff Bezos: No Steve Jobs, but more instructive for entrepreneurstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e20162fc7b0846970d2011-11-16T12:12:09-08:002011-11-16T12:13:51-08:00A review from Canada of my book, "One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com." "Amid the flood of tributes to the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, it might seem like an unfortunate time to come out with a...Richard L. BrandtWhy Jeff Bezos will become a powerhouse in the future of computingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e2015436e1c918970c2011-11-14T13:28:22-08:002011-11-14T13:28:22-08:00People keep wondering if Jeff Bezos will be the new Steve Jobs. He will not. Nobody has Jobs's flair for creating new products that we didn't even know we wanted until he offered them. Nobody designs hardware like Jobs, and...Richard L. BrandtAre Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin slimebags?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e201543691171a970c2011-11-01T15:50:10-07:002011-11-01T15:52:41-07:00I came across a new review of the paperback version of my book on Larry Page and Sergey Brin (The Google Guys: Inside the Brilliant Minds of Larry Page and Sergey Brin), from the Business Standard in India. Interestingly, it...Richard L. BrandtWhat bank executives could learn from Jeff Bezostag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e20162fc116a23970d2011-11-01T10:25:13-07:002011-11-01T10:25:13-07:00I'm still amazed at the short-term, unimaginative strategies dreamed up by most executives these days. Here's one scenario: Banks see a revenue delcline coming because Congress cuts the amount of fees they can charge when they use ATM cards. Damn,...Richard L. BrandtJeff Bezos, Everyman entrepreneur, space cadettag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e20162fc0f37cf970d2011-11-01T02:22:36-07:002011-11-01T02:22:36-07:00My article in the British pulication City A.M.Richard L. BrandtCan Amazon's Jeff Bezos Fill the Void Left By Steve Jobs?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e2015392a80877970b2011-10-28T17:58:02-07:002011-10-28T17:58:02-07:00My Interview with WSJ's SpeakeasyRichard L. BrandtReview of my booktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e20154367ab5b6970c2011-10-28T13:39:30-07:002011-10-28T13:39:30-07:00From Management Today in the UK. "... a good story told well. If you want to understand the Bezos phenomenon, this is an easy and efficient way to do it - just like shopping on Amazon." If any of you...Richard L. BrandtJeff Bezos, a strange and fascinating entrepreneurtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e2014e8c4b94b1970d2011-10-16T12:10:35-07:002011-10-16T12:10:35-07:00Jeff Bezos book excerpt in Wall Street JournalRichard L. BrandtThe physics of timetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e2014e8c2c45a1970d2011-10-11T00:23:18-07:002011-10-11T00:23:18-07:00What is the nature of time? Not an easy question. Is it as fundamental a property of the universe as space or mass, or just something our minds have created to make sense of the fact that seasons change and...Richard L. Brandttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e201539237f97d970b2011-10-11T00:06:22-07:002011-10-11T00:08:34-07:00The Wall Street Journal article about Steve Jobs's father leaves one aching question: Why did he cut off contact with his children so many years ago, contact he can now never regain? WJS articleRichard L. Brandttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e2015436052db4970c2011-10-10T00:17:24-07:002011-10-10T00:17:24-07:00Bachelors Degree Online has a list of 20 great TED talks for all you wannabe entrepreneurs. http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2011/20-essential-ted-talks-for-entrepreneurial-students/Richard L. BrandtAmazon's Kindle Fire: Trojan Horse and ... Microsoft Killer!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e2015391ef2e5d970b2011-09-28T14:52:27-07:002011-09-28T14:52:27-07:00The Kindle Fire is out, and it's going to be the hottest Trojan Horse we've seen since .. the original Kindle. Jeff Bezos has started building computer hardware with one primary purpose in mind: to make Amazon a software company....Richard L. BrandtWho Is Jeff Bezos?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e2014e8b52d665970d2011-09-06T11:49:08-07:002011-10-11T00:35:49-07:00A tax dodger? ... A ruthless competitor? ... An incredible CEO? ... A tough SOB? --- An extraordinary entrepreneur? All of the above? "One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com" Pre-order sales available: Barnes & Noble BOOKSAMILLION INDIEBOUND...Richard L. BrandtFTC kowtows to Google competitors, begins investigation of Google practicestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e201538f695982970b2011-06-24T14:01:32-07:002011-06-24T14:04:14-07:00First of all, you should know that I'm considered a Google apologist. I admit it, I like and respect Google. I have no relationship with the company, other than using Google ads on my blog, which has never brought me...Richard L. BrandtTop 10 Venture Capital Firms?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e20154328a84d4970c2011-05-25T14:08:36-07:002011-05-25T14:08:36-07:00TechCrunch has an article today about InvestorRank, a PageRank-like method of picking the most important VC firms. Instead of ROI or other factors that can change, it rates the firms by their links with other top VC firms. OK, kinda...Richard L. BrandtGoogle Chromebook -- No iPad. Microsoft killer?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453d02b69e20154323e4fc0970c2011-05-11T12:54:15-07:002011-05-11T13:21:35-07:00People have been waiting for Google to come out with an iPad competitor. The Google Chromebook is not it. Instead, Chromebook is the long-awaited competitor to the standard notebook PC. It's designed more as a Microsoft killer than as an...Richard L. Brandt