David Norris

I missed last Friday as I wasn't here. I was here;  Each Friday I share 5 articles that I found interesting or useful. Here's this week's batch... The Ultimate Guide to Solving iOS Battery Drain [http://www.

I was at an accelerator launch event a week or two ago. Great crowd, mainly tech fashion startups. I introduced myself to a guy standing close by. "Hi, I'm David", I said. "Hi David, I'm Antonio [not his real name]", what do

As the web becomes more mobile and apps become more important, the importance of app store placement becomes increasingly critical. In the 1970s and early 80's, music distribution was controlled by a few key record labels. Music broadcast was controlled by a few key media channels. In the

I love (and I mean really love) climbing up mountains and skiing down them. I've just got back from a four day trip with two friends where we traversed a section of the Alps on the borders of Italy and Switzerland. We stayed in mountain huts and carried

I saw this picture today on the desk of a co-founder who is resident at our Forward Partner [http://www.forwardpartners.com] offices. I smiled. I loved the simplicity of the message. I loved the simplicity of the reminder. And I knew

Some people like the steady predictable life of working for a large or established company. Some people like the unpredictability and opportunities presented by a smaller or fast growth company. Some people like starting their own business. We all make a career investment decision. We are making a risk / reward

Recently, commentators have been talking about shifts in VC funding patterns over the past few years and what that might mean for entrepreneurs. Earlier this month @brightsunvc [http://twitter.com/brightsunvc] in an article entitled "The Euro Crunch Cometh?" [https://medium.com/p/f304480597d8], revealed that the number

Last night I was at Google Campus and enjoyed listening to a "fireside chat" with Bill Maris [http://www.gv.com/team/bill-maris], Managing Partner of Google Ventures. The fire of "fireside" was missing but Bill was cool as a cucumber taking questions from a room