Wow, PG was right. Gmail is super slow! And full of crap.

Believe it or not I never use Gmail as in gmail.com typed into my browser. I use a mail client (!!! –> thunderbird on PC, Mail on iPhone, Peek on Android, etc. etc.) But people complain about Gmail sometimes and

Wow, PG was right. Gmail is super slow! And full of crap.

Believe it or not I never use Gmail as in gmail.com typed into my browser. I use a mail client (!!! –> thunderbird on PC, Mail on iPhone, Peek on Android, etc. etc.) But people complain about Gmail sometimes and

“Moving you to bcc”

When did that become the etiquette when following up an introduction? Last 1 year? Feels recent. I like it of course. Reply-all = fail

“Moving you to bcc”

When did that become the etiquette when following up an introduction? Last 1 year? Feels recent. I like it of course. Reply-all = fail

Two startup ideas about data/users/accounts

1. A website or browser extension that actually works to log you in/out/everything of the zillions of accounts. In particular, multiple ‘application’ accounts like the many google/google apps accounts I have but also dropbox, trading, banking, social sites, etc. I

Two startup ideas about data/users/accounts

1. A website or browser extension that actually works to log you in/out/everything of the zillions of accounts. In particular, multiple ‘application’ accounts like the many google/google apps accounts I have but also dropbox, trading, banking, social sites, etc. I

Management secrets from the 1990s Web

More CEOs should do this. Bezos has never stopped. I still remember the first time they tookover the Amazon.com (that I saw) to make some huge announcement… Netscape.com was a place for this kind of stuff in the heart of

Management secrets from the 1990s Web

More CEOs should do this. Bezos has never stopped. I still remember the first time they tookover the Amazon.com (that I saw) to make some huge announcement… Netscape.com was a place for this kind of stuff in the heart of

McKinsey vs. Goldman culture

This was what it was like the first few months at McKinsey (in 2003 when I joined the NY Office). When I was a first-year analyst I didn’t know where the bathroom was, or how to tie my shoelaces. I

McKinsey vs. Goldman culture

This was what it was like the first few months at McKinsey (in 2003 when I joined the NY Office). When I was a first-year analyst I didn’t know where the bathroom was, or how to tie my shoelaces. I

Facebook ad targeting…for CEOs

I bet you didnt know there was all kinds of schlocky crap targeting “CEOs” on Facebook. I just deleted half my profile. // Amol Sarva This message was carved in cuneiform on a tablet

Facebook ad targeting…for CEOs

I bet you didnt know there was all kinds of schlocky crap targeting “CEOs” on Facebook. I just deleted half my profile. // Amol Sarva This message was carved in cuneiform on a tablet

Wisdom from Confucius Yang (in our office)

The future is based on history. You spend all day looking down, why not look up?

Wisdom from Confucius Yang (in our office)

The future is based on history. You spend all day looking down, why not look up?

Brush with greatness: O Ring

Today I spoke to a guy who bought the Vaseline used by Richard Feynmann at his testimony in front of Congress in 1987, about the O Ring on Challenger. Who’s got Feynman?! My Feynman # is 2!

Brush with greatness: O Ring

Today I spoke to a guy who bought the Vaseline used by Richard Feynmann at his testimony in front of Congress in 1987, about the O Ring on Challenger. Who’s got Feynman?! My Feynman # is 2!

World’s greatest company motto

“We’re building a machine that will be proud of us.” – Thinking Machines’ motto via profile

World’s greatest company motto

“We’re building a machine that will be proud of us.” – Thinking Machines’ motto via profile

Is Intel hosed because of phones?

According to Rosoff: The personal computer is slowly dying. And Intel has almost no presence in the smartphones and tablets that are replacing PCs. in SAI. True. Except where there are tablets and smartphones…there is THE CLOUD. And the cloud

Is Intel hosed because of phones?

According to Rosoff: The personal computer is slowly dying. And Intel has almost no presence in the smartphones and tablets that are replacing PCs. in SAI. True. Except where there are tablets and smartphones…there is THE CLOUD. And the cloud