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A few months ago, I had a discussion with my brother & dad around the impending “economic reset” looming as a result of the European debt crisis.  So, we war-gamed scenarios, created new business ideas for the post-Euro world and poked a little fun at doomsday predictions.

Fast forward a few months into the future…while most countries in Euroland will probably not face extreme Depression era scenarios, 1 or 2 might [...]

Confession time.  Have you ever traveled abroad and returned home with a massive cell phone bill?

On a recent US–>Europe trip, I decided not to buy the outrageously expensive daily package from my service provider because I thought I would use data services “sparingly” while in the US.

OOPS.

I will spare you all the details of my smartphone bill horror story…it was ugly.  Luckily, I am not alone in my dislike for [...]

I’m hanging out in Berlin for a couple of weeks right now.  There is a great art, music & post modern counter-culture vibe here that seems to be exciting young people all over Europe (& the world).  The Euro tech startup scene is taking off as Berlin passes London (while it burns) as the place for young talent looking to shake the tech status quo on a shoestring budget.

US power [...]

My generation has lived through its share of asset bubbles.  We are getting pretty good at speculating ourselves into oblivion (tech/housing bubbles) only to watch everything crash right before our Laptop glazed eyes.

Will the Next Bubble Please Stand Up?

After grinding through the hard consequences of the housing bubble (is it over yet?), the obvious question is…what crazy new bubble will we think up next? Well, it appears that some believe [...]

If you get the chance, check out Hello Rewind.   This young group takes old T-shirts and turns them into cool laptop sleeves.

After my house was recently broken into, I had an incentive to throw all the rest of my old stuff out (what was left of it anyway).  In the process, I realized that I had a lot of old T-shirts that had sentimental value…but were on their “last [...]