Beginning a bold conversation on technology is a lot like jumping into an empty swimming pool. It’s easier to imagine the previously warm blue waters of the great age of technological advance, than face the likelihood of where the facts are now likely to land you.  That’s because today’s technology dialogues are often taxing and pessimistic as it relates to the possibilities for capitalization or marketplace realization.  That is, unless you belong to the idealistic or struck-by-luck camp that haven’t walked the hard streets of New York these days looking for money in vain. For those of you who have seen the pond cement quickly approaching on your new technology venture, or have hit the bottom and already cracked your heads, I’d like to start offering some ideas about how the high dive can still be exciting and fulfilling.  Just expect to spend more time in the air wondering about the landing, as our economic system continues to traverse incredibly destabilizing … [Read more...]