Todd co-founded Cloudspace in 1996, MyBlogLog (sold to Yahoo! in 2007), OneTrueFan (sold to BigDoor in 2011), and a number of other startups over the years.  He served as mentor at TechStars Boulder & Seedcamp London and advises a number of tech startups from Silicon Valley to Bucharest. Todd currently lives in San Francisco where he enjoys exploring the amazing California outdoors with his wife, son and daughter; sailing his Columbia 43; cheering on the U.S. National Soccer Team; hacking Arduino and startups.Tumblr (3.0; @toddsampson)http://toddsampson.com/<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aFFFiB_if18?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>World First: First Flight of Fully Printed Aeroplane (UAV/drone by Laser Sintering)</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/16082934268http://toddsampson.com/post/16082934268Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:15:06 -08003D Printing<a href="http://steveho.tumblr.com/post/15469012287/3d-printing-is-coming">Steve Ho: 3D Printing Is Coming</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://steveho.tumblr.com/post/15469012287/3d-printing-is-coming" target="_blank">steveho</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We may have witnessed something great coming out of this so called Great Recession, and that is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing" target="_blank">3D Printing</a>. 2011 was a big year, an inflection point if you ask me, for the industry: scores of startups, few are well funded; lots of buzz and excitement; technologies improved; prices are dropping;…</p> </blockquote>http://toddsampson.com/post/15571752360http://toddsampson.com/post/15571752360Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:29:25 -0800<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jOUAIRbrv6s?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>UC Berkeley Leaping Lizard & Robot with a Tail (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jOUAIRbrv6s" target="_blank">ucberkeleycampuslife</a>)</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/15418611536http://toddsampson.com/post/15418611536Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:02:16 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4EDsLayRKQA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Cubelets — robot building blocks (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4EDsLayRKQA" target="_blank">modrobotics</a>)</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/15307969755http://toddsampson.com/post/15307969755Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:16:08 -0800“First comes the strategic bankruptcy, well in progress at Best Buy, where management’s sole focus is improving some arbitrary metric from last quarter, even when doing so actually interferes with customers trying to buy something else. The financial collapse comes later. But if history is any guide, the second part, once it starts, will be quick.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2012/01/02/why-best-buy-is-going-out-of-business-gradually/2/" target="_blank">Why Best Buy is Going out of Business…Gradually - Forbes</a></em>http://toddsampson.com/post/15268052276http://toddsampson.com/post/15268052276Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:59:52 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BiYNs5uPPEE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>LeWeb 2011 George Colony, Forrester Research “Three Social Thunderstorms” (via @fredwilson)</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/14125685010http://toddsampson.com/post/14125685010Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:19:26 -0800<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TphFUYRAx_c?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>QBO Robot in front of a mirror (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TphFUYRAx_c" target="_blank">QboRobot</a>)</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/13849907429http://toddsampson.com/post/13849907429Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:58:28 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eg8Bh5iI2WY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator - Build & Test (Full Video) - The Gadget Show</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/13162917383http://toddsampson.com/post/13162917383Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:45:29 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ocyhbij9JYQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Titanoboa meets the Mondo Spider (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ocyhbij9JYQ" target="_blank">bummeroo</a>)</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/13116849973http://toddsampson.com/post/13116849973Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:02:32 -0800Robots<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31939452" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Innovators</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/13116813386http://toddsampson.com/post/13116813386Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:01:21 -0800<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32001208?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Around the World in 90 Minutes” time-lapse video from the International Space Station.  The thunderstorms look like a brain under an fMRI machine to me.  Amazing. (via @bfeld)</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/13116702563http://toddsampson.com/post/13116702563Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:57:49 -0800<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="431" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=1264995365001&playerID=1813626064&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAF1BIQQ~,g5cZB_aGkYZXG-DCZXT7a-c4jcGaSdDQ&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=1264995365001&playerID=1813626064&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAF1BIQQ~,g5cZB_aGkYZXG-DCZXT7a-c4jcGaSdDQ&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="431" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>(Nursery Bots <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/11/mobile-farm-robots/" target="_blank">These May Be The Droids Farmers Are Looking For</a>)</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/12854182237http://toddsampson.com/post/12854182237Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:14:47 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cMFR-Vwg924?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Acoustic Ruler Pro: Dual dev.</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/12850705846http://toddsampson.com/post/12850705846Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:02:29 -0800<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="431" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=1275354483001&playerID=1813626064&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAF1BIQQ~,g5cZB_aGkYZXG-DCZXT7a-c4jcGaSdDQ&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=1275354483001&playerID=1813626064&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAF1BIQQ~,g5cZB_aGkYZXG-DCZXT7a-c4jcGaSdDQ&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="431" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/darpa-ostrich-robot/" target="_blank">Video: Darpa’s Robo-Ostrich Will Outrun Usain Bolt | Danger Room | Wired.com</a>)</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/12846595772http://toddsampson.com/post/12846595772Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:31:02 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZMF0p15GPYg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Telexistence Robot Avatar Transmits Sight, Hearing and Touch</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/12566020953http://toddsampson.com/post/12566020953Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:32:27 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L75ESD9PBOw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>World’s first manned flight with an electric multicopter</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/12561093210http://toddsampson.com/post/12561093210Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:50:21 -0800<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23507405?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665388/7-ways-to-enhance-touchscreen-uis-michel-gondry-style-video" target="_blank">7 Ways to Enhance Touchscreen UIs, Michel Gondry-Style [Video] | Co. Design</a>)</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/12527870561http://toddsampson.com/post/12527870561Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:18:36 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hBHxFGXI7nQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Very cool 123D technology preview from Autodesk</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/12523987043http://toddsampson.com/post/12523987043Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:55:11 -0800<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Khys8NRYrBk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Single-servo experimental robot fish Ariel 1.2</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/12522953939http://toddsampson.com/post/12522953939Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:30:19 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JHL5tJ9ja_w?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>HoloDesk - Direct 3D Interactions with a Situated See-Through Display</p>http://toddsampson.com/post/12247419968http://toddsampson.com/post/12247419968Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:17:15 -0700