Chris Knudsen on Life & Business

Please plan on attending Launchup tomorrow night. For more details on the event click here.
See you there!

We’ll next week my blog will turn three. I haven’t blogged much lately. I think I’m losing my will to keep this thing going on a regular basis. I think Russ Page is right - micro-blogging sites like Twitter and Facebook news feeds are killing blogging. I know my blogging activity has taken a major [...]

Full Name Company Work Title Website

Pete Abilla Schmula & Company Founder www.shmula.com

Jayson
Ahlstrom ClassTop President/COO www.classtop.com

Rick Alden SkullCandy [...]

Here are the details for next weeks Launchup event:
Specifics:
Date: Wednesday March 25th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Doba - 1530 N Technology Way, Orem, UT 84097 - Canyon Park Technology Center Building D (or online) - third floor conf. area.
RSVP: If attending in person, PLEASE RSVP. If on Twitter, tweet: I’m going to #LaunchUp, are you? If not [...]

I dropped in on the Utah Valley Big Business Expo over lunch on Wednesday. More than anything else I was curious to see if the state of the economy would dampen the mood at the annual gathering. Here are some observations:
The show was busy and most of the booth space was filled. That’s a good [...]

As many of you are aware the first Launchup will be held at Doba in about a month. What’s a Launchup? Basically the idea is the 2009 version of a good old fashioned barn raising applied to technology entrepreneurship. Here are some details on the event:
Date: Wednesday March 25th
Location: Still planning on Doba, although [...]

This is something I am trying to keep in mind. Everyday is just one more step in a journey that started long ago.
This life has a purpose. What’s yours?
“This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, [...]

After going through the v|100 nominations this afternoon I have to admit that I’m a little annoyed. Some people didn’t learn how to follow instructions in school. At any rate, I would really like to see a high quality group of people who truly deserve to make the list for 2009. Here are four v|100 [...]

Here’s a must read from my good friend and former cohort, Cydni Tetro on the future of venture-backed start-ups:
So I am very concerned about the future of venture backed startups and I think we need a community voice around it. Here is the issue (and it is a tad long)
Summary: If you give me $10B [...]

I’ve had one of those weeks at work. In the middle of some hard issues on Wednesday evening I walked into my office and was hit by a beautiful sunset. Here’s the picture:

Lesson learned: Life is just life. Deal with it. Stop and enjoy the view and things will work out.