Barriers and Platforms
I saw Ben Feder, CEO of TakeTwo, speak today at the NY Games Conference. He talked about the...
Sep 30th
The New Op-Ed
I generally enjoy reading the NYTimes OpEds, but I often get the feeling that it must be tough to...
Sep 29th
I often undervalue marketing when looking at startups. I...
Sep 26th
Listen
I went to see the Japandroids last night at Mercury Lounge. It was a fantastic show.
At concerts...
Sep 25th
Backwards Net Neutrality
People are concerned about Net Neutrality for some variation of the following scenario: Verizon is...
Sep 25th
$0.02 on Net Neutrality
There’s a lot of news over Net Neutrality lately in response to the FCC Chairman’s...
Sep 24th
AT&T Network Failure
Many people have been complaining about terrible iPhone network service. And, I’m writing to...
Sep 22nd
Watch
I like how this music video captures how it feels to be wrapped up in both the process and...
Sep 22nd
Watching football 1 inch away from the TV. (part 3)
Sep 22nd
Watching football 1 inch away from the TV. (part 2)
Sep 22nd
Watching football 1 inch away from the TV. (part 1)
Sep 22nd
Watch
rdeeming:
I have heard about the marshmallow test a few times before, but this is the first time I...
Sep 21st
Newspaper Bailout
According to AlleyInsider, the Obama Administration is considering giving newspaper companies a...
Sep 21st
reCAPTCHA Acquisition by Google
Today Google acquired Luis von Ahn’s latest brainchild: reCAPTCHA. Every news story...
Sep 16th
Baud and Provider
Hey Tumblr, what was the baud and provider of your first internet service? Me: 2400 baud Hayes modem...
Sep 16th
Statistically Generating The Perfect...
Now that I’m engaged, this knowledge is of little use to me. But, I found this post from...
Sep 15th
Stanford Subnet
I was just on the wikipedia page for a Stanford-related topic, and as I was searching through the...
Sep 15th
Inexpensive User Testing
When I talk to startups about the benefits of constant, iterative user testing in product design...
Sep 9th
“Think lobbying’s awful — but smart? Think again. Lobbying’s...”
— Four Rules for Constructive...
— Four Rules for Constructive...
Sep 5th
Foursquare
It was recently announced that Union Square Ventures and OATV led the investment in foursquare. My...
Sep 4th
Email Infinite Loop
I’m on a Yahoo Group with a couple other junior investment guys at VC firms around the city. ...
Sep 4th