New growth...

I think the climate in Palo Alto is pretty moderate all year round but spring is still a time of renewal and new growth.

A couple of days ago the Saltire Foundation sent us the list of companies and projects they have arranged for our second Executive Internship in Scotland in the autumn. Obviously this is exciting for me, as it is my opportunity to influence what I'm doing for the second half of the year. But it is also inspiring to see just how many fantastic businesses there are in Scotland who are not only doing interesting things, but are also prepared to help the Foundation (and us!) out.

Of course, one of my favourite entrepreneurial Scottish enterprises is missing from the list - can you guess what it is? It is our own beloved blipfoto of course! Well done to the guys for successfully migrating he blip-o-shpere to its new home yesterday!

I'm having a blast here in California and learning a lot from the Silicon Valley community, but I'm increasingly looking forward to coming back to Scotland and getting stuck in now!

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I can't quite decide about this image. There's something I find pleasing about the composition, relatively low key, and muted tones. On the other had sometimes I think it's a bit dull and it would be better if the central shoot was more off center (not possible with the stuff in the background without cluttering the image). Comments welcome...