Diego Basch
FEBRUARY 19, 2012
Not many people know the story of what would become one of the most widely used software products ever. I learned about it from a case study for my Software Project Management class in 1997, what follows is my summary ( original here , or Google it). If only it were that simple. A much better argument was made (in 1986!)
K9 Ventures
OCTOBER 11, 2011
Diego and I first met in 1997. I had recently finished the Master of Software Engineering ( MSE ) program at Carnegie Mellon and gone full time on my first startup. IndexTank (@ IndexTank ) has been acquired by LinkedIn ! Diego had just started in the MSE program. Diego was a hacker’s hacker.
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K9 Ventures
OCTOBER 11, 2011
Diego and I first met in 1997. I had recently finished the Master of Software Engineering ( MSE ) program at Carnegie Mellon and gone full time on my first startup. IndexTank (@ IndexTank ) has been acquired by LinkedIn ! Diego had just started in the MSE program. Diego was a hacker’s hacker.
Diego Basch
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
When I first got there in 1997, I was taken aback by what I perceived as a display of wealth on campus. Going to CMU for my Masters in Software Engineering was one of the single best decisions I’ve ever made. With Carnegie Mellon, it’s a different story. They certainly don’t need my money.
K9 Ventures
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
In December 1996, while I was still a student in the Master of Software Engineering program at Carnegie Mellon, I got bit hard by the entrepreneurial bug. I graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 1997 and decided to use my OPT to give the company a proper shot. I always knew that I would someday start my own company.
www.igda.org
JULY 24, 2012
In his 1997 paper, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, and Human Performance in Continuous Operations , he found that: Laboratory studies show that mental work declines by 25% during each successive 24 hours of continuous wakefulness. He lives in Vancouver, BC. Copyright © 2005 Evan Robinson.
Seeing Both Sides
OCTOBER 3, 2011
In truth, it’s not small business that represents the country’s job engine. The Kauffman Foundation’s research on this matter is clear: from 1997 to 2005, job growth in the US was driven entirely by start-ups. It’s new businesses.
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