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KDLive: December 2006
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Hi - I'm Kurt. Friday, December 22, 2006. From Dec. 9 -13, I made my first trip to Hawaii. Upon arriving I got my first taste of Hawaiin food, it was a Hawaiian Japanese oBento. It consisted of a box of rice with a full size chicken leg and hot dog on top. This first impression governed my cultural thoughts for the rest of the trip. Japan meet Hawaii. We also went to a lookout, called? All and all it was a solid trip. We got good food, some good runs, and time at the beach. Now back to work. Chinamas vs&...
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KDLive: August 2008
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Hi - I'm Kurt. Sunday, August 31, 2008. Today, I got a $5 haircut in China Town. Granted, I could have just use my own clippers and cut it for free but where in the world can you get a $5 hair cut. Links to this post. Links to this post. I told her that is what they are doing to the photos. She said, "Oh, I get it, you mean edit the photos." I sighed and moved to the next exhibit. Links to this post. A poem by Hey-Hey:. Always their when you need them the. Most, They are there. Links to this post. Cheris...
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KDLive: May 2014
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Hi - I'm Kurt. Friday, May 09, 2014. Sequoia History to Invest in "Fun and Easy Ways to Communicate". After several years off of blogging, I’ve decided to start again. The success of Whatsapp did not amaze me so much as did Sequoia’s ability to have chosen the right messaging application at exactly the right time. As I look back over a 10- year period, the trends that allowed for a massively successful company in this space are very clear. Another trend in China at the time was the use of MSN messenger t...
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KDLive: March 2008
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Hi - I'm Kurt. Thursday, March 27, 2008. Low Hanging Rotten Pears. Low hanging fruit is low hanging because its rotten; why do business people go after low hanging fruit. That's a rotten business strategy. Links to this post. Did you know that China produces 68Bn disposable chopstix per year? I personally hate those disposable chopstix because I occasionally would break them unevenly such that I would poke myself with shredded piece of wood in the side of my mouth or unfailingly would flip one off my ric...
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KDLive: November 2007
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Hi - I'm Kurt. Tuesday, November 20, 2007. Great businessmen seem to have the ability to make chaos into structure, or at least ostensibly so. Links to this post. Sunday, November 18, 2007. It seems that the best VC's have mastered the art of meddling in other people's affairs. Links to this post. Sunday, November 11, 2007. Links to this post. A great author once wrote not knowing what to do in the confines of one's own room is a great cause for sadness and depression. Links to this post. By the time i g...
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KDLive: Sequoia History to Invest in "Fun and Easy Ways to Communicate"
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Hi - I'm Kurt. Friday, May 09, 2014. Sequoia History to Invest in "Fun and Easy Ways to Communicate". After several years off of blogging, I’ve decided to start again. The success of Whatsapp did not amaze me so much as did Sequoia’s ability to have chosen the right messaging application at exactly the right time. As I look back over a 10- year period, the trends that allowed for a massively successful company in this space are very clear. Another trend in China at the time was the use of MSN messenger t...
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KDLive: A Quick Trip To Chengdu
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Hi - I'm Kurt. Saturday, October 04, 2014. A Quick Trip To Chengdu. At long last, I was able to go to cross off a key travel destination on my checklist and visit Chengdu – a town known for spicy food, ancient history, spicy food, mountains and more spicy food. The trip had 5 main attractions: the city itself, pandas, SanXingDui, JiuZhaiGuo (a short plane trip to the west), and spicy food. Chengdu is a city that contrasts traditional culture with cosmopolitan allure. The spacial, open-aired Panda village...
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KDLive: July 2014
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Hi - I'm Kurt. Saturday, July 05, 2014. SV Needs to Embrace China and Japan. Below is a snapshot of the cash balances of some of the largest Internet and telecom companies in China and Japan:. Softbank: $19B (post Sprint). Cough cough - the Mitsui fund I worked for from 2006-2008 returned 10x their money with investments including IPOs Ruckus Wireless and A10 networks and acquisitions including Smart Signal (first internet of things before it was called that), and Beceem. Links to this post.
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KDLive: June 2014
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Hi - I'm Kurt. Thursday, June 12, 2014. I enjoy our reunions and stupid fun that i have at them. I get to see who is balder than me (damn Fritz you are winning! That is exciting, indeed, but that is not the reason I eagerly come back to Davidson. The joy in returning to Davidson is to learn where their lives have taken them. In my travels across the world and in meetings with people - I meet a lot! This year, I think that I may found have the answer. Where does this way of thinking come from?
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KDLive: March 2007
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Hi - I'm Kurt. Saturday, March 24, 2007. Pain goes away when it stops. Links to this post. Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Kurtism: Why hard work never stops. The harder I work, the more ideas I get; the more ideas I get, the more energy i have; the more energy I have, the harder I work. It is a virtuous cycle. Links to this post. All you can ask for is a job you like, good food, and some good lovin; and then, everything else is a bonus, even the wine. Links to this post. Labels: essentials of life.
