Until next time

by on May 21, 2013


I’m no longer the CEO of Torbit. It’s a weird feeling to leave the company you founded and poured your life into for two and a half years. I’m sad to be moving on, but am incredibly proud of what we were able to accomplish together. I’m leaving behind a very talented team and I wish them all the best.

I’m not sure what I’m doing next. I’ve been taking the opportunity to catch up on sleep, get back in shape and visit my family and friends who haven’t seen me in a while. It’s been a good chance for me to squeeze in some world travel as well.

For those who want to keep in touch, my personal email address is joshfraz@gmail.com. I’m excited to see what’s next!

Learn to code

by Josh Fraser on February 26, 2013


The team at code.org published a terrific video encouraging people to learn to code. It features some of the biggest names in our industry and it does a great job at explaining why programming skills are so important in this day and age. They want ...

Broken business models

by Josh Fraser on February 25, 2013


Insurance companies make more money when they deny your claim. As publicly traded companies they have a fiduciary responsibility to maximize profits. It's no surprise that customers get screwed. Food companies make more money by making food less ...

Edge cases

by Josh Fraser on January 6, 2013


A few months ago, the parking garage at the San Jose airport ate my credit card. There was noone at the exit so I parked and went hunting for someone who could help me. When I finally found someone, they kindly ejected my card and explained that their ...

The future of mobile

by Josh Fraser on December 6, 2012


I've been quite intrigued by the conversation that's been developing about the future of mobile. It started with Fred Wilson's post about Rethinking Mobile First. As usual, I have my own opinions on the topic. Here's what I posted in the comments ...

Storytelling

by Josh Fraser on November 6, 2012


When selling, it helps to tell a story. A story that resonates. A story that is believable. A story that is easy to share. Don't just tell me what you're offering. Tell me why you're different. Shane Company does a fantastic job at this. Their ...

Err on the side of action

by Josh Fraser on October 6, 2012


Last weekend I was in Boulder for a wedding. For weeks I'd been looking forward to going climbing while I was back in Colorado. So on Sunday some friends and I headed up Boulder canyon to climb some rocks. We debated before leaving whether the dark ...

The power of an audience

by Josh Fraser on July 25, 2012


I know Brett Slatkin from my work on PubSubHubbub back in the day. Brett wrote a great post about why he has his own website. I think it's an interesting discussion to have in a world where increasingly more content lives on third-party properties ...

Working hard to be lucky but not working too hard

by Josh Fraser on July 2, 2012


When I was young people used to ask me what I what I wanted to be when I grew up. As a cheeky young lad, I'd tell them "I don't know. It hasn't been invented yet". Little did I know how true that statement would end up being. Technology has evolved so ...

I’m a published author!

by Josh Fraser on June 27, 2012


One of my life goals is to write a book. I recently came one step closer to that goal with a contribution to the new Web Performance Daybook Volume 2 from O'Reilly. The project started out of Stoyan Stefanov's Performance Calendar which was a series ...