Boris Mann’s Personal Blog

30 Mar 2017

Well that’s something we’re going to need to fix if we want the next 1 billion people coming online…

Well that’s something we’re going to need to fix if we want the next 1 billion people coming online to participate. The ...

26 Mar 2017

Not crazy at all.

Not crazy at all. I think we have to train the next generation of investors today. What if we could get founders investi...

21 Feb 2017

Great question. Sometimes I feel like a hoarder, just gathering stuff for no reason.

How do you quantify the value of the time and money you invest in keeping organized like this? Great question. Sometimes...

19 Feb 2017

I tried the full res version of Google Photos.

I tried the full res version of Google Photos. No direct linking to photos (not embedding a widget) is a deal breaker. I...

31 Jan 2017

It all comes down to what you want.

It all comes down to what you want. I haven’t found anything that works really well for me to remind / prompt on stale c...

15 Jan 2017

Early Exits are a fit for Rising Acquisitions

Early Exits are a fit for Rising Acquisitions Great to see you go through the math on this and paint it in black & w...

04 Jan 2017

I still love my MBAir 11".

I still love my MBAir 11". I think an iPad Pro with keyboard would work, but I’ve decided I won’t buy new devices unless...

26 Dec 2016

There is no wand in the Explorer Edition – it is just the single button Bluetooth clicker.

There is no wand in the Explorer Edition – it is just the single button Bluetooth clicker. The BRIDGET mixed reality app...

10 Dec 2016

First Thoughts on the Occipital Bridge

Anyone who programs for iOS today who wants to make the jump to the next gen should be buying this and trying to build a...

02 Nov 2016

Web only Computer Usage

Web only Computer Usage If I didn’t do development tinkering — local commandline and ability to install various UNIX too...

31 Oct 2016

Microsoft Surface Book and Surface 4 Options for my Next Laptop

Microsoft Surface Book and Surface 4 Options for my Next Laptop Hey Jeff, thanks for the comment. As you know, I haven’t...

31 Oct 2016

I don’t think I was whining.

I don’t think I was whining. I’m disappointed that my ideal trade off of the MBAir 11" doesn’t exist any more. And so, i...

31 Oct 2016

I think tablets are great.

I think tablets are great. I didn’t really go into exploring whether I could do 80% of my work on an iPad Pro with a key...

31 Oct 2016

Surveying my next laptop options

There are a ton of articles flooding out about what people think of Apple’s latest machines, or what their focus on mass...

29 Oct 2016

Product Metrics for Digital Companies

About the NACO Academy NACO Academy is a newly launched investor education program designed to develop higher levels of ...

30 Sep 2016

All about Unfurling

I’m just starting to think about interesting use cases for unfurling and embedding in unique ways. Have challenges getti...

24 Sep 2016

Beer with Canadians at Hive Colab

I know other attendees took pictures and video of the event, or might have thoughts to share on what they got out of the...

18 Sep 2016

Uganda Medium Reading

Are there other blogs, Twitter accounts, or other sources of Kampala / Uganda information that you can recommend? I’m es...

18 Sep 2016

Kira Road Hike

Yup, jet lag is hitting. Woke up in the middle of the night and doing photo editing and writing since I can’t sleep. An ...

14 Sep 2016

A building block. Which is my shorthand for an existing community, space, organization, etc.

A building block. Which is my shorthand for an existing community, space, organization, etc. For instance, in Quebec Cit...

13 Sep 2016

500 Words A Day: The Complicated Dance of Place And Self

I thought I was going to go more straightforward into talking about Vancouver, but apparently I needed to detour through...

12 Sep 2016

500 Words A Day: Cooking as Jazz

I had a lovely Persian meal at a friend’s place tonight, but I prepped a meal for later this week before going out. I wa...

10 Sep 2016

Connecting to Uganda

Connecting to Uganda I’m going to Kampala, Uganda for a week, and will be connecting with the local tech community Next ...

09 Sep 2016

Email is a Team Sport

Tell me about your email loves and hates. Tell me a sordid story about LinkedIn Messaging and the day they removed the r...

08 Sep 2016

500 Words A Day: Working on the Future of Work

I missed 500 words yesterday. I looked at the clock at 11:45pm, and just couldn’t do it. It’s 11:10pm now, and I don’t w...