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Random thoughts from a NYC entrepreneur and investor about start-ups, technology and the people that make it all happen. Also find time for good tunes and good food.

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Somethin To Dü

The Replacements

Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash

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Somethin to Hüsker

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Walk Right In - Always See Your Face

Love

Black Beauty & Rarities

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Wait, there is a new Arthur Lee record? At least, an old one finally given the reissue treatment, maybe now I can get rid of...

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Confidence by The Dodos

It’s impossible for me to keep up with Whit’s (and Andy’s for that matter) vast musical knowledge. I just hold on...

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caitlinwinner:

Dear California, I will never leave you.

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We find its tough to talk about Leaky with our peers because the problems we tackle are so boring,” Traff says. “No one wants to hear about that.

“Leaky is boring, and that’s okay” via PandoDaily

I get why journalists and tech bloggers call enterprise tech boring. They are stuck in tired narratives that conform to their lazy viewpoints. Maybe it is not the hippest social, mobile, local app or the slickest hit gadget for the holidays, but enterprise tech is anything but boring. What is most unnerving though is when people in enterprise tech help perpetuate the image by calling their own industry boring. What exactly is so boring about solving big, complex problems?