二十多年考試經驗，最驚心動魄之一戰：
Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that you have passed the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) examination - the first step in becoming certified as a CISSP.
有踏進地獄重返人間之感。
Update: How this Guy Pass His CISSP Exam
Guy Kawasaki: How to Pickup a VC
From: http://www.sun.com/solutions/smb/guest.jsp?blog=pickupavc
Many entrepreneurs ask me what is the best way to open a pitch to potential investors. I'll answer that question at the end of this posting, but first let me tell you the ten worst opening lines that you can use:
- You say: “I'm bright and ambitious.” Investor thinks: “That's a relief because I usually invest in stupid and lazy people.”
- You say: “I'm a blue sky thinker.” Investor thinks: “You have no business model, and you don't know how to ship.”
- You say: “I don't know much about your firm, but I thought I'd contact you anyway.” Investor thinks: “You're a lazy idiot–why are you wasting my time?”
- You say: “I love to think of new ways to solve problems.” Investor thinks: “Is this a high-school science fair?”
- You say: “I have lots of great ideas, but I have trouble figuring out which one to try. Let me tell you about a couple.” Investor thinks: “I want to know which idea you're going to kill yourself trying to make successful, not which ideas have crossed your idle mind.”
- You say: “I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur.” Investor thinks: “I've always wanted to be a professional golfer. So what if you always wanted to be an entrepreneur?”
- You say: “I'm sure you are aware of the growing need for security. Web 2.0, Open Source, whatever.” Investor thinks: “If you're sure I'm aware, why are you telling me you're sure I'm aware.”
- You say: “If you sign an NDA, I'll tell you my idea.” Investor thinks: “You are clueless. How can you not know that venture capitalists don't sign NDAs?”
- You say: “The last time I contacted you, I…” Investor thinks: “I'm going to fire my secretary for putting this clown on my calendar again.”
- You say: “My goal is to build a world-class company.” Investor thinks: “How about you ship and sell the first copy before we talk about world-class anything?”
Now you know what not to say. Here's what you should say:
“This is what my company does…”
It's that simple. What you're trying to do is get potential investors to fantasize about how your product or service will make a boatload of money. They can't fantasize if they don't know what you do. And they don't want to be your friend, mother, or psychiatrist until they understand what you do, so cut the crap and explain what you do.
http://www.three.com.hk/website/template?pageid=23110&lang=eng&prid=news20080529
29 May 2008
3 to bring iPhone to Hong Kong and Macau
Hong Kong and Macau, 29th May 2008 - Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited today announced that it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Hong Kong and Macau later this year.
相信不用再多說吧，行動勝於一切 - 齊捐款吧。
雖然不知道有多少善款真的能夠到達災民手裡，但多一分是一分，多一毫就是多一毫。
「血濃於水」這幾個字，相信是華東水災時學會的。
記得當時演藝界舉行七小時「忘我大匯演」，合唱「滔滔千里心」，四台同播，加上電影界群星義演「豪門夜宴」，十日內籌得近五億港元，足見當時演藝界在香港慈善事業的重要性。
今天，演藝界的影響力漸漸減退，互聯網的動力與日俱增 - 呼籲賑災，已不止是演藝界的事，而是你與我的事了。
時代變得真快，互聯網的出現，令世界轉眼間變平了。
不知是否老了還是懶了，又或是書看少了，也許是「慎言」了 - 總之一向「寫字當吃生菜」的我，近幾年總覺舉筆艱難，怎樣也提不起勁寫文章。
當然，早幾年開始自行創業是一大原因。創業需要100%以上的投入，有時間也不會用來寫blog，因為還有98份document等著要寫，36個powerpoint還未做完，10份form等著要填 - 當你做完了後又要開始update過期資訊。
怎可能還有時間寫Blog？
曾打算一邊創業一邊分享創業過程，發覺原來很困難 - 簽了NDA的不能寫、對公司不利的不能寫、得罪人的不能寫、政治不正確的不能寫、作為公司領導人，個人的煩惱不能寫 - 結果只能報喜不報憂。
然而我是一個比較「誠實」的人，不喜歡將小事寫成好像征服世界般大（吹大），所以「創業Blog」結果寫不成。
其實我心裡每天都在「寫blog」，只是「寫」在心裡，卻沒有記錄下來 - 每天對時事、社會、科技、趨勢等等的觀察和思考，我很想寫下來，但總是沒有時間。
過往幾年，我曾到數間大學與學生分享創業心得（承蒙各院校的講師學者錯愛），想起來也有點汗顏，我在創業路上不算成功（但總算建立出「可持續」的生意模式，並有盈餘），所以我對各位同學的建議來來去去只有「三思」和「不要低估所需資金」兩樣，其實還可以提醒大家，創業後你可能連寫Blog的時間和能力也失去。
說了這麼多，其實，我的意思是，我已完成了我的第一次創業之路 - 現在我正加入另一團隊，繼續另一個IT venture，繼續mobile，繼續startup。
冬季到台北來看雨…
…夢是唯一行李
夜看台北
雨中觀瀑
遊情人橋
溫泉泡湯
陽明賞櫻
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