Six months ago, I wrote a few posts about why the biggest, meanest players of the new mobile internet aren’t Apple, or Google, or anybody else we think of as… Read more The big, bad wireless carriers: 6-month update on my 2 year hypothesis →
This week, we get something different: a fanpost I wrote over at Habseyesontheprize.com, an online community for fans of hockey, the Montreal Canadians, and advanced statistics. The post is intended… Read more The Montreal Canadiens, hockey lineups and the Peter Principle →
It seems fitting to open this post with a pmarca tweetstorm: “To be anti-disruptive innovation is to be pro inequality!” Whoa, that’s a fairly strong accusation. How did we get… Read more Haters gonna hate (hate, hate, hate, hate) on the Innovator’s Dilemma →
Hi everyone again, We have a second announcement to make, coming from me personally. As Backtrack continues post-Kickstarter, and focuses our attention back to our core activities, it’ll be moving on without me. I’ve made the hard but necessary personal decision to step away from Backtrack in order to take some time off. I love this company, what we’ve built, our ambitious mission, and the wonderful people I’ve worked with. I am especially indebted to Alex Daskalov, my amazing co-founder without whom Backtrack could have never made it this far,… Read more Backtrack announcement: part 2 →
Hi everyone, Thanks to everyone who checked out our Kickstarter, backed us, and helped us out in any way. We really appreciate it. As many of you know, we’ve decided to cancel funding on the Backtrack Kickstarter project rather than letting the clock expire. Backtrack was created in collaboration with physiotherapists and clinic owners who helped guide us to a product that would be useful to patients in a rehab setting. As a result, our original plans never included a crowd-funding campaign, but we decided one would be worth pursuing as an… Read more Update from Backtrack →
Here’s a really fun interview I did with Rob Woodbridge from untether.tv; released today. Enjoy! Full interview here: http://untether.tv/2014/wearables-solving-measuring-backtrack-co-founder-alex-danco/ Audio: https://soundcloud.com/untether/why-wearables-should-be-about-what-you-solving-not-what-you-are-measuring-with-alex-danco
Hey everyone! It’s a big day here at Backtrack, as our first product- the world’s first shape-based, wearable activity monitor for movement, rehab, and recovery- is officially live on Kickstarter.… Read more Our Kickstarter campaign is live! →
