I wanted to share this message I recently received via LinkIn. In 1992, I became the founding Chair of a non-profit called PluggedIn located in East Palo Alto CA. I served in that capacity for seven years until my resignation from Intel when I moved back to San Francisco. At that time, East Palo Alto … Continue reading
Author Archives: avram miller
How I evaluate early stage companies
My blog originated when I realized that I was writing the same things to different people over and over again, only at different times. For instance, I found myself giving advice about Prostate Cancer to many men because I had been diagnosed and treated for this. Once I began blogging about prostate cancer, I could … Continue reading
My 2015 Predictions for the Technology Industry
Here we are- it is 2015 and time for my annual Top Ten predictions for the tech industry. I did pretty well last year, which you can see here. I am finding it a bit more difficult this time because so much of what I think is important are really trends and not events, but I will, of course, give it a go.
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How did I do with my predictions for the Tech Industry for 2014?
I am about to write my technology predictions for 2015. I thought it worthwhile to review my previous years predictions. I have copied them over, but you can see how I rated myself. I think I did pretty well, but you can be the judge By the way, I got a lot of comments on … Continue reading
Why I am getting a Life Coach
As some of you may know, I will turn 70 years old on January 27th. Becoming 70 is a pretty remarkable thing. It is hard to tell yourself that you are still middle age. Although having my father alive who, at almost 92, is active and healthy, does help. When I turned 69, I decided … Continue reading
Sleeping on the Job: What I have been doing for the last 18 months
Some people are having problems with the links. They work for me. Here they are. The announcement is http://www.prweb.com/pdfdownload/12315891.pdf The web site is http://www.sommetrics.com About 18 months ago, I started on a surprising adventure. I thought I was basically done with business, although I was still very much in love with technology. Now I am … Continue reading
Revealing apples secret product road map
I like to start with provocative titles as it get many of you to actually go to my blog post and read it. But this one may not be an exaggeration, and I will tell you more. Sleeping on the Job First of all, please forgive me for not posting in such a long time. I have been … Continue reading
The Apple Watch
It is now several weeks since Apple announced the Apple Watch (formerly known as the iWatch). Normally, I have strong opinions on tech products as soon as they are announced or at least a few days later when I can read reviews of those that got hands on access to the products. This time is clearly an exception. I still don’t know what I think about the Apple Watch over all. Continue reading
We must eradicate ISIS
I was listening to On Point, or better said its podcast, about Sexual Violence under ISIS, and all of a sudden I realized this was not about politics. This was not about war. No, this was about evil. I have been following a lot of discussion amongst my friends and in the media about the … Continue reading
My solution for fixing the Federal Government of the United States
Congress just gave themselves a two months vacation after just having come back from a months vacation. That made me think about how we can get our government to actually work. Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 