Disqus - Latest Comments for anulman

Re: Leave A Message! - << Menu

anulman — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:41:17 -0000

HEY ILANA I'M HAVING COFFEE. IN SOVIET CHINA, BIRTHDAYS HAVE A HAPPY YOU :)

Re: Cosmic Queries: Science Fiction

anulman — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:58:57 -0000

Thanks Tim! Just in time for the weekend.

Re: Cosmic Queries: Science Fiction

anulman — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:30:39 -0000

On warp drive/warp speed progress, has anyone read Dr. White's "Warp Field Mechanics 101" paper? http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archiv...

I'm slowly making my way through it myself, but I'm no physicist...

Re: Anyone who has started, will start, or wants to start a startup MUST watch this video

anulman — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:31:44 -0000

Wow! Powerful. Forwarded it to probably half my address book...

Re: Russia learning from Silicon Valley

anulman — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:08:19 -0000

Not only do I not believe that Canada is missing the boat (sorry about the double-negative), but I believe that the attempts to "replicate" Silicon Valley elsewhere are foolish and missing the point.

The best historical parallel to this are the numerous attempts at recreating Hollywood. Yes, everyone knows of Bollywood, but the vast majority of people don't know about the Mexican, British, and Russian attempts, among others. All of those ended up failing miserably; in fact, the Russian one (Stalin's "Soyuzkino") stands out the most in my mind. It's not that there weren't great successes and monumental films made -- there were. The problem was that applying Hollywood's processes, ideologies, and culture wasn't sustainable.

Taking a look at Bollywood (as it's actually an inspiring example of exporting an innovation center to a new culture), one can argue that its two most important differentiators are: 1) that they manage to maintain their own culture and philosophies (particularly "rasa sutra", or the blending of emotions as if spices in food) in an industrialized system modeled on Hollywood's, and 2) that they embrace markedly different output from Hollywood, filming for India, not for an export culture.

Bringing this cinematic parallel (yes, I was a Cinema Studies student) back to startups, this talk of "bringing the Silicon Valley to [insert location here]" worries me. The Valley has established itself as a hub for certain types of startups already -- much like Hollywood has established itself as the #1 place to build a blockbuster. And, while there are definitely lessons to be learned regarding how to iterate towards a specific culture or expertise, I believe that any plan to "replicate" the Valley will ultimately fail unless it takes into account 1) the cultural foundation they're building on top of, and 2) what sort of companies their community, city, and country can build and sustain.

Re: YouPhonics - Sharing the Joy of Creating Music

anulman — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:14:01 -0000

Thanks for the kind mention, Gabriel! Email coming to your inbox as soon as Mail.app catches up with my computer...

Re: Indie Music Tech: Helping Musicians Write Together, from Wherever, with Whoever

anulman — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:14:32 -0000

Thanks for the post, you'se guys!

And, as an extra thanks for being our first blog coverage, here's an invite code for your readers: "INDIEMUSICTECHFTW" (no quotation marks). There's no limit on the number of registrations with the code, though it expires Sunday night at 11:59 Eastern.

Thanks again!

Re: I am a small.

anulman — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:29:14 -0000

I'd notice, and I'd miss you. ^_^

Re: SKU: Wieden + Kennedy New York Responds To PSFK Future Of Retail Report

anulman — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:17:43 -0000

This reminds me of the Something Store! http://somethingstore.com

Admittedly, there are some key differences (curation, semi-selection...). Still, they both have the objective of surprise-through-retail!

Re: Being Open and Honest About Startup Process

anulman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:43:58 -0000

You bet I'm interested in this. In fact, I'm doing the same thing! It'll be great to "compare notes."

(Though you're DEFINITELY more experienced than I...)

Re: Music You'd Better Listen To - Bob Dylan - Ballad of a Thin Man Website /...

anulman — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:20:02 -0000

I'll track a copy down and (probably) blog my thoughts.
Thanks again, Alex!

Re: Music You'd Better Listen To - Bob Dylan - Ballad of a Thin Man Website /...

anulman — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:43:06 -0000

Ha!
Highway 61 has steadily been my fave since I've heard it. Got any other
recommendations, though? So far, I've listened to Blonde On Blonde and Blood
on the Tracks (obviously), Bringing It All Back Home, Modern Times, and The
Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live 1975 - The Rolling Thunder Revue.

And thanks, Mister Man(n).

Re: LL Cool J & Justice/MGMT – Electric Knockout (Jay Velar…

anulman — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:57:54 -0000

Jay, you're welcome! Seriously, one of my favourite jams I found this summer.

King B, sorry for the mixup. I'm taking down the link now; let me know what your page is if you want it up! (I put the first King B link I could find)

Re: Jeffrey Lewis – Roll Bus Roll Website / Myspace / iTunes / via…

anulman — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:29:13 -0000

Glad you enjoyed, Brian! And I'm jealous -- how was the show?

I can't wait for the lecture/performance! Can you link it here, too? Then the others who read my blog (all 2 of them?) might be able to enjoy it as well.