Derek Pilling

Managing Director
Husband, father of three and VC. MD at Meritage Funds; I'm all about platforms and services. Part-time terror on the mountain.
Meritage Funds
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dpilling It really doesn't make sense for device manufacturers to own ad networks. Would be surprised if RIM buys Millennial.
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Having a fantastic meal with my wife of twelve years at Twelve in #Denver. Great eats and better company.
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling David Rosenberg is one of the most pragmatic voices on Wall St. This WSJ video interview this week is a must see: http://bit.ly/diWHrP
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Feeling totally rejuvenated after an hour and a half of spin class. Not an ounce of stress left in my body.
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling As if I needed more evidence that renting beats owning right now, hot water heater went out this weekend. Cost to me for replacement: $0.
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Number of the week: 25%. http://bit.ly/9uDiyD
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Yesterday, Crown Castle announced it has agreed to purchase our portfoio company, NewPath Networks. http://bit.ly/durFjN
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Reading FT.com: "Economists... have predicted eight of the last three recessions." http://bit.ly/dCqVm7 #ECRI #WLI
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling You know what they say about frogs in boiling water. Scroll over the picture. http://nyti.ms/95kUfI
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Just discovered a toilet seat with a handle. Now women all over the world can safely put the seat UP when they are finished.
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Anyone who says Twitter is mission-critical for them is taking themselves way too seriously.
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Enjoyed dinner with @jbminn . A fantastic thinker, technical guru and even better family man.
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Saw term "rounding inverted saucer top pattern" used to describe stock chart. I'll buy with a double whistle sidewinding teapot pattern.
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling For me, this is what Summer looks like. http://twitpic.com/22dtln
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling I'm dumping Firefox and switching to Chrome.
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling "There are two thing I can't stand; people who are intolerant of other cultures and the Dutch. " - Austin Powers and the people of Brazil
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Quick, someone lock the safe! RT @jbminn : On Sand Hill Road. In the parking lot putting on my ski mask.
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Waiting for a tweet from @hblodget telling me that the S&P has broken support and is crashing into the closing. Wait, wait...
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Unlike Twitter, mission critical APIs don't get self-limit traffic if they can't handle load. C my post of earlier: http://bit.ly/d5iHNr
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling [post] Watch me weave together a post about Soccer, Twitter and APIs. http://bit.ly/d5iHNr
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Boy, that consumer confidence print sure spooked the markets. Dow down 3%. http://bit.ly/9sYnAS
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling RT @defrag : from the gluecon files: Alcatel-Lucent (Defrag Partner Sponsor) acquires ProgrammableWeb. (congrats to john and all!)
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling What is an OpenAPI. According to @tylerhannan open APIs offers accessibility, flexibility and choice. Very good post. http://bit.ly/dzM83j
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling RT @hirschb : The term SuperAngels is ridiculous... What would entrepreneurs say if prolific VCs called themselves SuperVCs?
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds
dpilling Pay us what we are worth and then set us loose. http://bit.ly/c16l1j My most visited post ever.
by Derek Pilling, Managing Director, Meritage Funds