Alexbarn Leaves Microsoft…ARGH!
With a farewell quote from the superlativest American writer of all time, my friend, neighbor, and idea-mate, Alex Barnett has denoted that he is exiting Microsoft and Redmond to bring together a startup in Utah: Bungee Labs. [Lump_in_throat]. If they had any idea of the likely that Microsoft is suffering, with Alex’s departure, Steve would be raving, Bill would be knocking on Alex and Katia’s door, this evening, and Mary Jo would be puting to work overtime.
Alex who? Alex Barnett is one of the most bright “practitioners” of societal software, on Earth. Alex sleeps in the future; he takes, blogs , and tags prolifically in the present; and he routinely imagines BIG ideas that have or will presently interchange the way WE discover resources, link up, interact, and join forces, on the World Wide Web. Alex is the simply [other;-)] blogger whose RSS feed I have recommended to every member of my team, Microsoft.com Communities Technologies, and do to much everyone else I work with with, within and outside MSFT.
Although Alex and I didn’t truly unite until about a year ago (a fact which we both feel unmated eased up the proximity of our interests, jobs, and homes) Alex has tight get my curious idea mate. Latterly, upon finding out that I had until now to take The Singularity is Dear , Alex bought me a copy and presented it to my doorstep. He’s simply that kind of guy.
Alex, you are a reliable friend and gentlemen. It has been my big, with child honor to reckon you among my closelippedest friends and colleagues. Whereas your strong-arm presence, in Redmond will be escaped, I’m certain we will rest tight, by other means. Near luck and godspeed, in your succeeding endeavors. If I get going my ain company, someday, you are herewith asked in to be employee #3…#2 if my friend and mentor, Jonathan Gordon, calls on down his offer.
Speaking of start ups…
If you, good reader, are in the venture capital (VC) business and on the prowl for hopeful Web 2.0 assets (or Web 3.0, LOL) with a focus on platforms and tools, here are two, multi-million dollar tips that you would be an inexpedient to disregard:
- Start in on the third round of Bungee Labs. History presents that one brainy mind is the difference between bomb and bonanza and Alex is all o’ that. For the record and in the spirit of replete disclosure, I have no interests in or other ties to Bungee Labs…yet.
- Subscribe Alex’s Blog (RSS). Corante did.
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