and so summer is coming to an end

yes, it’s true. Summer for me always ends on August 7th. It’s the day after my anniversary w/ my wife and just a few weeks before I come up with great excuses not to visit in-laws for labor day. It’s also when we start thinking about new products, services around back to school and the holiday shopping season. Retailers are going bananas. Banks and trading houses are moving back into the swing of the fall season. We end the “sell in May, walk away” period. So what’s in store for this fall?

Well I’m not alone in hoping to see the valve open in angel investment. Currently I deal with a few startups that are seeing interest, but investors are gun-shy given the market. We’ve got banks coming back to see what the junior traders have done over the summer.

I’m hoping Apple can update MobileMe to the point where it’ll actually work properly. I’m hoping new and better apps come out for my Blackberry 8830 but I just don’t see it catching up with the iPhone. And despite a crap battery life, it’s still awesome.

I’m hoping more business apps around mobile working come out as well. Be it for the iPhone, the Blackberry or some other device.

I always feel like fall is the beginning of the new year, not New Year’s day. That’s just me. But I’m excited to see what comes out. I’m also working on a thing or two so stay tuned.