Rob Go

In search of things new and useful.

Rob Go: 

In search of things new and useful.

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I had a great breakfast today with Ben Foster, my old PM counterpart at Ebay.  He is now the director of product management at Adchemy, a leader in computational performance marketing.  We were talking about a concept I’ve been thinking […]

Rob Go
November 15, 2007 · 2  min.

Every monday morning we have our partner mtg to talk about our portfolio, general matters with our firm and new deals. Todd has us laughing (as usual) in our partner mtg this morning. He recorded a video of himself in […]

Rob Go
November 13, 2007 · < 1  min.

I had the strangest dream last night.  I think it shows that I’ve been thinking about work way too much. I dreamt about visiting an entrepreneur who had developed a really cool new technology.  He played an R&B song for […]

Rob Go
November 6, 2007 · < 1  min.

I had an early train to NYC this morning and I needed to wake up at 5:50AM. My alarm clock is one of those plug-in radio clocks that annoyingly reset if there is an unexpected interruption in power. Well, last… […]

Rob Go
October 31, 2007 · < 1  min.

We’ve been looking at a number of companies in the news and information space. It got me thinking about how I consume news. I recently started reading the Economist, and I’m in love with it. I got the idea from… […]

Rob Go
October 30, 2007 · < 1  min.

It’s a good time to be a Boston sports fan! There is actually a legitimate chance that 3 Boston pro teams will content for their league championships. The Sox are up 2-0 in the World Series, the Pats look dominant,… […]

Rob Go
October 26, 2007 · < 1  min.

As a venture capitalist, it’s easy to lose touch with what consumers really want. We spend all our time trying to find companies that will be successful in the future, and usually, that means ideas that initially only appeal to… […]

Rob Go
October 23, 2007 · < 1  min.

Trying this out. It isn’t showing up right on my sidebar, but seems like a cool widget. (via Why Didn’t I Think of That?)

Rob Go
October 19, 2007 · < 1  min.

Why do you really need to turn off your laptop during takeoff? Why is WiFi free in cheap hotels but not expensive ones? Why don’t public sinks have foot pedals? And much much more… (via Why Didn’t I Think of […]

Rob Go
October 18, 2007 · < 1  min.

I’m trying out a new tool called Xobni on my laptop at home. It’s very cool so far… allows me to see trends in my email behavior to specific recipients, keeps track of attachments sent between me and others, etc…. […]

Rob Go
October 17, 2007 · < 1  min.