Chuck Freedman
Today marks my one year with Ribbit. Those of you who have white-knuckled your way through a first year with a startup probably know what a gratifying milestone it is. It feels pretty good and special. I’ve enjoyed more support in my current role at Ribbit than any other job I’ve ever had. My ideas [...]
Archive | April, 2008
The coolest Flash components ever
In April 2006, it was my first Flash conference ever, and I flew to FITC Toronto with a Yahoo employee badge in my pocket. I had the joy of presenting maps, and I thought I’d never be more proud to share what, to me then, was the best Flash API at the time. Two years [...]
Hard at work
Someone from our marketing team went around the office taking pictures of everybody working. Below is a photo of some of the talented Flex developers we have at Ribbit — hard at work. So hard at work, in fact, none of us noticed the photo was taken. I’m the one in the back left, in [...]
Everyone needs a hobby
Whoever said working at an exciting startup would leave little time for anything else wasn’t too off. Between a book, a one-year-old and being part of a very exciting company in Ribbit, I’ve spared virtually no time for anything else. Sure, I’ve enjoyed (mostly work related and at times exhausting) travel over the past year. [...]
Commercial Success
Good friend Rob Abbott is appearing in his first commercial, a San Francisco, activity-themed campaign on the new Nokia N810 WIMAX phone. Watch the commercial on Youtube. Congrats, Rob, on your commercial success. It is so cool to see you in this well-done ad for Nokia. Although you’re a known Apple and iPhone nut, I [...]
Is Silverlight embedding Flash Player?
The baseball season is officially well underway. So, finding myself rightfully at work on a Friday afternoon, I decide to tap into my MLB Gameday Audio subscription for the first time this season. It’s Red Sox vs. Yankees, after all, and I love listening to baseball on the radio — especially when it’s streaming online. [...]
Just posted my MAX speaker session
Last year I had the honor of speaking at MAX in Chicago for the first time. Having spoken at and attended many conferences, appearing at MAX was easily one of the highlights of my career. This year, especially with MAX 2008 being in my new ‘backyard’ of San Francisco, I hope to lead another exciting [...]
