I am a “Unicorn”!  I had never heard the term, but apparently entrepreneurs with technical skills are a rare and sought after beast.

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LWIT Multimedia Design and Production Portfolio Defenses

Last week I was on a panel of judges for the portfolio defenses by students of the Multimedia Design and Production program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. I was really impressed with the work the students turned out this quarter! The program at LWIT is really stepping up!

Panelist at “Careers in IT: The Real Story”

Panelist at “Careers in IT: The Real Story”

Last week I had the privilege of speaking on a panel at Bellevue College for the “Careers in IT: The Real Story” event. It was hosted by The Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology at the Carlson Theater at Bellevue College in Bellevue Washington.

It was clear from moment one that this was the year of the venture capitalists.

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The conference presentations are, in a word, disappointing.  The focus this year is largely around “exit strategies” and “social mobile”.

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CasualConnect Seattle 2011

I’ll be attending the CasualConnect conference again this year, but this time I’ll be promoting my new company, Well Played Games!

Send me a note if you are also attending and would like to meet up! I’m looking forward to meeting many of you.