Jim Goodman

@jimgoodman
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Startup Mentor, Advisor, technical founder/serial entrepreneur, consultant, CTO of Bevz. Past: Ticketmaster Online (founder), Tickets.com (VP), Disney, Intel, Corkz (founder), and head geek at large family office. Love food, wine/whiskey, and travel!
Being old has some benefits, seeing it all before. Bri Stanback wrote an article about a conversation we had recently.
https://bristanback.com/notes/everything-new-is-old/
Everything New Is Old

Vector search in the 90s, badges that followed you through the office, and what happens when you build an AI system without knowing what's already been built.

Bri Stanback

RIP Claire Rothman, you made a difference and will be missed. She was my client when I was still very green at Ticketmaster. She took me under her wing and taught me the business. Thanks.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-24/claire-rothman-obituary-gm-president-forum-los-angeles-lakers

Claire Rothman dead: Forum president during Lakers' 'Showtime' dynasty

Claire Rothman, a trailblazing sports and entertainment industry executive and trusted aide of former Lakers' owner Jerry Buss, died Saturday at the age of 97.

Los Angeles Times

His suits always fit me well. RIP and thanks for making me look good, which is a tall order :-)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/fashion/giorgio-armani-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jU8.3VgR.5C3vch1tzZeP&smid=url-share

Giorgio Armani, Italian Fashion Designer, Dies at 91

He created a male uniform whose feminized form won favor with women. An alliance with movie stars made his name all but synonymous with red-carpet dressing.

The New York Times

Wine for tonight’s poker game with OG internet folks I reconnected with recently

#sqn #SineQuaNon

Angelo Sotira Wants to Set the Standard for Displaying Code-Based Art

“By bringing museum-quality experiences into everyday spaces, we’re helping shift perceptions of digital art to it being something everlasting and of great significance.”

Observer