Who is this guy?
I’m Hutch Carpenter, and this is my blog. I’m a reformed banker and MBA who has been in the technology industry since 2000. I don’t talk about hard core tech stuff like php or dojo, but I do enjoy exploring the functionality of apps and thinking about their business aspects.
You can also find me on:
I recently left BEA Systems, where I did product marketing for its suite of Web 2.0 apps for the enterprise: wikis, blogs, mashups, widgets, social search. I’m figuring out what I’ll do next.
There’s a simple categorization scheme here: ‘geek‘ or ‘mba‘. The category cloud on the right side of each page will guide you to posts for either one.
Have a nice day !
Comment by bibomedia — February 27, 2008 @ 12:17 pm
yo what up Hutch? like your blog… couple things you missed about Atari though - Pacman and Pitfall (activision / Intellivision first, but Atari version not that bad) and looking at the pictures of the available games on the box. oh, and I also had the trash 80. parsec and early days of basic programming. fun stuff!
Hope all is well. Say hi to Mylene for me.
-Jeff
Comment by jeff heimann — March 12, 2008 @ 11:54 am
Hutch,
Hey - I got your blog website address from a recent Darden email you sent out. I am in SF every weekend these days, as my significant other lives there. If you & Mylene are still in SF, let me know. Sue & I would love to meet up for dinner.
Carey (CB) Blackstone
Comment by Carey Blackstone (aka, CB) — March 18, 2008 @ 9:35 pm
Hutch,
Are you getting this? I’d really like to ask you some questions about PBT . I really need to know. Please reply!
- How did PBT save merchants $0.40 - 0.50 per transaction? Did PBT have their own payment gateway? How else?
- Was their business model solid, but their failure was John Rogers poor spending?
- If they hadn’t have spent so much money on their large acquisitions such as BioPay, ATM Direct and S & H Solutions do you think they would have lasted?
- Why did they purchase these other companies? To get greater market share and eliminate possible competition??? Why?
Sincerely, please respond. If you don’t know the answers could you direct me to someone that might?
Sincerely,
Jason Taylor
jason@ohex.net
Comment by Jason Taylor — March 21, 2008 @ 12:38 pm
Hi Hutch
I like to inform you a blog of my co-worker which similar to your blog title. http://trustmeiamnotageek.com. He’s not much a pro blogger though.. I just found it funny that few don’t like to be recalled as geek.
by the way, I enjoyed your posts very much.
Comment by pico — April 4, 2008 @ 10:03 pm
Hi Pico -
Nice to meet you, and I like your site. I read your Friendster post. I need to learn more about Friendster (Asia), Bebo (Europe), Orkut (Brazil) and other social networks outside of the USA.
Your friend’s website name is too funny. I’m geeky, but not a geek (at least in the Silicon Valley sense). But I do maintain a “geek” category here on the blog.
Comment by bhc3 — April 5, 2008 @ 7:51 am
We are old and do not understand. What language do you speak?
Comment by Julie Murray — April 11, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
Hi hutch,
I like this blog!
I have a light-hearted blog about web stuff - maybe you can visit it some day?
Comment by Netty Gritty — May 7, 2008 @ 3:19 am
Hi Hutch, nice following each other on twitter! regards, Jeroen
Comment by jeroendemiranda — May 9, 2008 @ 8:00 am
Hutch, I just loved the title of this post, “I’m Not Actually A Geek”.
I’m not either, and I’ve thought of signing off Twitter and FriendFeed because I’m not. However, one of my better parts said, I’m just following people I dig. So, I’m not signing off any time soon. Best, pilgrim5
Comment by Pilgrim Five — May 23, 2008 @ 12:18 pm
Hutch:
Would love to connect with you and discuss some ideas.
Comment by Puneet Gupta — July 7, 2008 @ 10:21 pm
Hutch,
I never called myself a Geek, -maybe- because too many guys pretend to be ‘real’ Geeks. But I always knew I was one.. maybe a proud one in fact, depends of my mood.
After havin been called ‘Geek’ by some Malagasy bloggers, I decided to pass the ‘Geek Test’… so with 29% I’m a ‘Total Geek’! okay, so what?
Actually, it doesn’t change anything in my life.
And you, Hutch, are you sure “you’re not actually a Geek”?
See ya,
Comment by Thierry Andriamirado — July 10, 2008 @ 1:44 am