links for 2008-03-22

• How to Scale Up Quickly - 10x Software Development
  (tags: hiring)

Blowing Up Spacecraft

I think our ability to shoot down satellites is very cool. It shows we may have a chance of defending ourselves when the space aliens invade

links for 2008-02-10

• Online Coupons - Mahalo
  The first useful page I’ve found on Mahalo

GridPoint Is Hiring

I am hiring for several roles at GridPoint’s world headquarters in Arlington, VA. GridPoint is a small company that is trying to make a big difference. Our mission is to revolutionize the way people think about and use electricity.

Embedded Software Engineer. Embedded experience is a plus but good overall software development experience is most important. This position will build the client portion of our client/server system. We use Microsoft development tools, C/C++, and WinCE.

Software Engineers at all levels. Build our servers and web apps. We use Microsoft .Net and C#.

Configuration Management Specialist. We’re looking for someone with experience managing releases across teams including hardware/software development, QA, manufacturing, contract manufacturers, component suppliers and OEM partners.

Systems Engineer and Power Electronics Engineer. Help us design and build our energy management hardware.

Free snacks, drinks, and espresso at our office in 2801 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA.

If you are interested in any of these, send me an email or go to monster.com and search for GridPoint. You can apply formally there.

One Month Down At GridPoint

I have been with GridPoint for a month and feel like I am slowly becoming productive. The great team, a mission I care about and a startup environment make for a lot of fun. We are fortunate enough to have money in the bank. We have a lot of hard work ahead of us before we can claim success.

There have been a couple of mentions in the press about us recently. Just today, I saw this article. It shows how a consumer can use a GridPoint product to integrate renewable energy into their household

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/solar_home_controlled_via_web/C154

The second is a video interview by Forbes magazine with our CEO, Peter Corsell. Sorry, I couldn’t figure out how to embed this video.

http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/ceo/cw_gridpoint011708&partner=whiteglove_google

links for 2008-01-10

• Cool Tool: Aero Ace

links for 2008-01-07

• YouTube - Guiness Domino
  That’s a tasty ad
• Classics from The Atlantic Monthly | Open Culture
  Great stuff
• What My Kids Tell Me About The Future of Media
  My observations of family and friends are very similar to these.
• Stunned HD-DVD Group Cancels CES Press Events
  It looks like the DVD format war is finally over.

links for 2007-12-30

• Critics’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2007 - New York Times

• Supercharge Your Scheduling with GCal -Since I have no corporate calendar, I looked at the leading cals online, plaxo, yahoo, and google. I liked google the best by far. Here are some great tips for integrating with other apps.

• 10 Signs of Intelligent Life at YouTube (Smart Video Collections)

links for 2007-12-25

• How to Improve Your Skills at Office Politics - Dumb Little Man

GridPoint = My Next Adventure

I am excited to tell you about GridPoint, the company I will join in January as VP of Engineering. GridPoint was founded in 2003 to help the electric industry manage renewable energy sources and increase energy efficiency in homes and businesses. Today, they are focused on products that help electric utilities build and manage the “smart grid”. The smart grid is the next-gen electric grid that can be managed as a network of intelligent devices. GridPoint’s products will help electric utilities and consumers cut energy costs and reduce the environmental impact of producing energy.  They have an honorable mission that I will be proud to embrace.

It is no secret that clean tech companies are hot with investors now. GridPoint is no exception. They have raised over $80MM in investments. $48MM of it was raised in October. They have won a number of awards as well. Here are links to some of them:

World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers 2008

AlwaysOn GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies for 2007

Red Herring 100 Global Award

GridPoint has been nominated for a TechCrunch award for best clean tech startup of 2007. Public voting started yesterday. Vote here http://vote.crunchies.techcrunch.com/