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The first day of the rest of my life

brian — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:47:14 +0000

Well, a suppose this is a glimpse into the future and past. Yesterday we did a soft-launch of Zigabid.com so that is an ounce of stress that has been lifted. It is a strange feeling, I thrive off creation and previously at Juxt Interactive and Go Farm we released multiple projects each year, however Zigabid was a 19-month creation.

As far as the past goes, I re-connected with a old friend last night… It was insightful, I realized that not only do I have a love for music, but I have also have a knack for collecting rare and odd tunes that play a role in my life. I believe I first heard Scatman in a club in Asia or the Middle East in the early 90’s. Cheers.

Launch Dates Firm

brian — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:07:40 +0000

The days of mystery launch dates are over! aticketrevolution.com is launching next week and zigabid.com is launching the last week of July.

A Little Sun

brian — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:54:33 +0000

Just got back from a StartupCamp5 and the beginning of Sun’s JavaOne Conference. Was able to spend a few hours back in San Francisco, see some friends and family.

TechCrunch – Geek Goes Chic tonight!

brian — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:29:37 +0000

Tonight is the TechCrunch Geek Goes Chic party tonight with PopSugar at the Vanguard in Hollywood. I was fortunate enough make it on the limited list of the gathering where one of the largest fashion, beauty, shopping and celebrity news blogs commingles with technology folks that put these startups together. I’ll make sure to report back on the outcome of the event.

Private Beta Testing

brian — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:26:16 +0000

Well, the time has come. Its been a year and a half in the making… Please register for the private beta testing of Zigabid.com. For the promotion code enter “BJK” and you’ll get priority selection.

Upcoming Presentations, mark your calendar.

brian — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:00:51 +0000

I will be doing two presentations the second week of January. The first one will be Jan. 9th in El Segundo for the Los Angeles Java User Group (LAJUG) and the second one will be Jan 11th in Irvine for the Orange County Java User Group (OCJUG). Both presentations will be on the topic of Groovy and Grails and the experience of using emerging technologies in a “Web 2.0″ Startup.

See you tomorrow NYC

brian — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:59:06 +0000

This next week will be a double-header. I’ll be in lovely New York City tomorrow preparing for Sun’s Startup Camp2NYC Conference beginning Monday (Ironically its actually the third conference, but the second in NY). Also, technically its not a conference, its an unconference — if you aren’t familiar with the term its worth researching about. Essentially, the people who attend the conference determine the outcome — who presents, at what time, in which conference room. I may be giving a brief 45 minute presentation on grails, but haven’t quite decided yet. Anyway, like I said the unconference is a unique as you don’t know whats going to happen until you arrive, and its got some amazing guidelines such as “whatever happens is meant to happen,” “if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time… go elsewhere.” I attended the same startup focused “unconference” in May up in San Francisco and it was very informative. Ironically SF is the what makes next week a double-header. I’ll be heading up to the city by the bay after my return from New York. Wish me luck on either sleeping through the flight or watching a Law and Order marathon on JetBlue.