drew olanoff dot com.
i'm a geek, the West Coast Editor for The Next Web, and you can see my tweets at @thatdrew (formerly @drew on twitter), and downloadsquad. Oh and you can blame my cancer for stuff.
drew olanoff dot com.I get by with a little help from my friends…
I turned down a few interview requests to talk about Steve Jobs last night and today. However, I joined @whatstrending and a few of my friends to talk about the impact Steve Jobs had on our lives. Please enjoy.
“We’re gambling on our vision, and we would rather do that than make “me too” products. Let some other companies do that. For us, it’s always the next dream.” - Steve Jobs
iHeart.
The Email that I sent to Steve Jobs
Did Mr. Jobs answer? I will never tell.
Drew Olanoff to sjobs show details 3/22/10
I just wanted to say thank you for being so inspiring, I had a tough time of things last year after being diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. You inspired me to put a ding in the universe and do something good, so I started http://www.BlameDrewsCancer.com and auctioned off my Twitter name (@drew) to Drew Carey for a million bucks for LIVESTRONG.
Many a day after chemo I sat with my iPhone and Macbook Pro, and it kept me connected to the world around me during a lonely dark time.
Thank you.
_drew
RIP Steve Jobs #BlameCancer
Lori Dorn: TSA Update (via loridorn)
http://loridorn.me/post/11041346667/tsa-update
When I wrote the preceding post, I had no idea how far it would reach. I’m glad that it’s out there now, particularly since the TSA responded publicly with an apology and a promise to retrain staff in handling sensitive situations.
We do our best to treat passengers with the dignity and…
Lori wins, the TSA apologizes
Not that there’s a winner here, but Lori who as I mentioned was horribly mistreated by the TSA, got an official apology and promise to re-train its staff.
Lori is my hero.
Read the blog post here.
http://blog.tsa.gov/2011/10/cancer-patient-screening-at-jfk.html
On The Next Venture (via parislemon)
I’ve been thinking about how I was going to write this post for a while now. Of course, I didn’t anticipate that I would be writing at 2 AM local time in London, where I’m currently visiting to speak at FOWA in a couple of days (that talk also just potentially got more interesting).
Stuff happens. Fortunately, sometimes, so does jetlag.
Enough with burying the lede: yes, I’m becoming a VC. I couldn’t be happier to announce that I’m joining CrunchFund as a general partner. It’s my honor to join Mike and Pat in that role. And I thank them for the opportunity.
Before I say anything else, I should also make something clear: as Erick states in his post, while the timing of this announcement may seem a bit odd given the recent drama involving AOL and TechCrunch and well, CrunchFund, this move has been a long time in the making for me.
(via m4tt)
m4tt:
Love this kid’s reaction when Darth Vader reveals he is Luke Skywalker’s father.
(Source: youtube.com)
