Flock Blog

I am officially putting a bullet in this blog. It just makes me feel like a nagging homework assignment that I keep missing. Also, the amount of spam I get on this thing is out of control, even with the help of Akismet (which manages to kill a TON of it) Instead, I am going to start using Tumblr. Why? Blogging is too much work, and Twitter is too little. Tumblr feels just right. So, for now on, fredoland will redirect there. Thanks for all the laughs, the really really silent laughs. Fredo. Ok. I mean it. I’m leaving.

Been using it for a few months.  While in general I love the concept, the reliability of the mail servers and the POP access has been horrendous.  Several times/week I get server time out messages, or just notice mail lingering in my outbox that I thought was already sent.  I’m sure Google will solve this when they feel it is cutting into their ad revenue, but until then, I remain unimpressed.

soot bul jeep

Originally uploaded by super8mm.

so, I just found this pic on Flickr and had to blog it. Soot bul jeep is the best Korean BBQ that I have ever been to. It is in Koreatown in LA. However, the one complaint that we all have is that ther is absolutely no ventilation. Be prepared for smelling like one of the best meals you will ever eat!

Found this funny comic from my colleague Justin here at Bessemer:

Anthony and I had an opportunity to lunch with the legendary Hammer. It was a blast. Hammer is just as energetic as one would expect and is dabbling in new tech entrepreneurship with the same zeal with which he used to do the Hammer Slide ™.

By now, word has probably rippled through my vast readership that I have transitioned over from Flock to Bessemer Venture Partners as an Entrepreneur in Residence.  People ask me what this is all about, so I will attempt to explain in brief.

After founding Flock with Anthony and Bart and doing everything from Marketing, BD, to Finance, the time came for me to try my hand at something new.  Flock is in a good place, has experienced leadership, and a plan for getting 1.0 out.  From my perspective, I could continue to help out when called upon, but did not need to be there day-to-day while the company is in execution mode.

Being an EIR (IMHO) is a great option for an entrepreneur who knows that they enjoy working with a particular investor, but is not 100% certain about what their next venture will be.  The program at Bessemer is perfect for me because it allows me to evaluate new opportunities that come in, introduce the firm to deals I find interesting, and learn about the process that goes into making investment decisions.  I also get to intereact with existing companies in the portfolio and learn from them, as well as help out where I can.  All of this creates an environment in which I have as much or as little interaction as I want with investors and entrepreneurs regarding new ideas that I am thinking through for my next thing.

Boing Boing: Internet Explorer was unsafe for 284 days in 2006

ecurity blogger Brian Krebs has calculated that Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 was “unsafe” (that is, vulnerable to known security holes, with no available patches) for 284 days in 2006 — more than 75 percent of the time. By contrast, Firefox experienced a total of nine days’ worth of insecurity last year. Link (via /.)