Updated: Major dates of this century so far

9/11/01 9/12/08 11/9/16 Beware 12/9/25 — the first year after Trump’s second term  

Updated: Major dates of this century so far

9/11/01 9/12/08 11/9/16 Beware 12/9/25 — the first year after Trump’s second term  

New startup idea: company as a service

You can get just about everything as a service, why not your whole company? You do X, and everything else is handled by your vendor, Everything-As-A-Service. You can already get… Office (Knotel, WeWork) Servers (AWS) Ads (Google, Fb) Ad management

New startup idea: company as a service

You can get just about everything as a service, why not your whole company? You do X, and everything else is handled by your vendor, Everything-As-A-Service. You can already get… Office (Knotel, WeWork) Servers (AWS) Ads (Google, Fb) Ad management

“The gloom is lifting”.

I think I see signs that the venture gloom is lifting. It’s a feeling. If it has basis, it would be – some conversations with companies and investors recently – the coming election outcome – the global and US growth

“The gloom is lifting”.

I think I see signs that the venture gloom is lifting. It’s a feeling. If it has basis, it would be – some conversations with companies and investors recently – the coming election outcome – the global and US growth

Media News vs Use, election edition.

People love some tech and Headlines love some tech. Not the same tech. Headlines this election have been driven by: – Twitter – mainly Trump’s (lots of people watching him talk carelessly publicly) – Email – mainly Hillary’s (lots of

Media News vs Use, election edition.

People love some tech and Headlines love some tech. Not the same tech. Headlines this election have been driven by: – Twitter – mainly Trump’s (lots of people watching him talk carelessly publicly) – Email – mainly Hillary’s (lots of

The glory days of photography, ahead

All these cloud photo services are providing the most amazing consumer benefit — organizing legion images by time/people/place, rediscovery, storage, sharing. I hadn’t expected all this when I started pack-ratting every digital photo I have ever taken since 1999. But

The glory days of photography, ahead

All these cloud photo services are providing the most amazing consumer benefit — organizing legion images by time/people/place, rediscovery, storage, sharing. I hadn’t expected all this when I started pack-ratting every digital photo I have ever taken since 1999. But

Tl;dr of Ray Dalio’s Principles

Dalio is a huge success and a brilliant guy, so I figured I’d really read his book (I skimmed it long ago). My tl;dr, first draft –> A very dull book — I have been stymied. But some powerful and

Tl;dr of Ray Dalio’s Principles

Dalio is a huge success and a brilliant guy, so I figured I’d really read his book (I skimmed it long ago). My tl;dr, first draft –> A very dull book — I have been stymied. But some powerful and

Hardware as data vacuum cleaners

Smart fellow telling me this: Many players like Google are making hardware (badly) if only because it lets them be around to listen and get data. The eternal return: These same guys made hardware badly to deliver their cloud-based services

Hardware as data vacuum cleaners

Smart fellow telling me this: Many players like Google are making hardware (badly) if only because it lets them be around to listen and get data. The eternal return: These same guys made hardware badly to deliver their cloud-based services

Jobs, and whether startups or large companies create more of them.

People often say it, but the numbers don’t support it. Most jobs are in large companies, and most job growth is in large companies. (Startups create something different…that eventually leads to jobs perhaps…?) Startups are 3% of firms and create

Jobs, and whether startups or large companies create more of them.

People often say it, but the numbers don’t support it. Most jobs are in large companies, and most job growth is in large companies. (Startups create something different…that eventually leads to jobs perhaps…?) Startups are 3% of firms and create

Hiring ideas, and *not* hiring the top 1%

The legendary head of the Prussian Army’s General Staff, Moltke, had a pretty rigorous process for identifying his top staff — the elite recruits that would be trainedĀ for top officer positions around the military.They built an insanely strong army that

Hiring ideas, and *not* hiring the top 1%

The legendary head of the Prussian Army’s General Staff, Moltke, had a pretty rigorous process for identifying his top staff — the elite recruits that would be trainedĀ for top officer positions around the military.They built an insanely strong army that

The next big sound: speakers and headphones

After spending a few days in SF here is my aha for the non-digerati: Amazon Echo is a big new thing. Everyone will copy it shortly (Google already, Apple is inevitable, Matt/Cisco and enterprise tech surely soon too). Unlike glasses,

The next big sound: speakers and headphones

After spending a few days in SF here is my aha for the non-digerati: Amazon Echo is a big new thing. Everyone will copy it shortly (Google already, Apple is inevitable, Matt/Cisco and enterprise tech surely soon too). Unlike glasses,