Bugs in Apple Music

There are three that are insanely bad. One seems fixed. Not sure. When you go from wifi to mobile, even if playing offline songs, it stops playing. So bad in mixed connectivity. Two is insanely bad. Add a song to

Bugs in Apple Music

There are three that are insanely bad. One seems fixed. Not sure. When you go from wifi to mobile, even if playing offline songs, it stops playing. So bad in mixed connectivity. Two is insanely bad. Add a song to

Red Oceans in venture.

In startup land, folks worry about competition. In business strategy world there is a term that refers to this “red oceans” that are bloody with combat. These are usually valuable markets, though perhaps not profitable ones, in the case of

Red Oceans in venture.

In startup land, folks worry about competition. In business strategy world there is a term that refers to this “red oceans” that are bloody with combat. These are usually valuable markets, though perhaps not profitable ones, in the case of

Venture vocabulary: “too early”

Some investors have a theory of the universe, though not all. The theory of the universe often has some main risk vectors. – Is the product compelling? – Are people using it? – Are they paying? – Can there be

Venture vocabulary: “too early”

Some investors have a theory of the universe, though not all. The theory of the universe often has some main risk vectors. – Is the product compelling? – Are people using it? – Are they paying? – Can there be

Trend! Dying companies that are huge and valuable.

This post on Evernote caught my attention last week — Evernote as the first dead unicorn. Why? They got big then the really big players came to town (OneNote from MSFT, Keep from Google, Notes from Apple) while the market

Trend! Dying companies that are huge and valuable.

This post on Evernote caught my attention last week — Evernote as the first dead unicorn. Why? They got big then the really big players came to town (OneNote from MSFT, Keep from Google, Notes from Apple) while the market

Medallion-owners point of view vs Uber

My neighbor has a bunch of medallions. Here is his take: – You have to adapt (reasonable guy) – These new cars are going to get old – We buy new cars every three years. Who is going to buy

Medallion-owners point of view vs Uber

My neighbor has a bunch of medallions. Here is his take: – You have to adapt (reasonable guy) – These new cars are going to get old – We buy new cars every three years. Who is going to buy

Microsoft’s next act at Apple

The iPad Pro with Microsoft Office featured is the Satya strategy getting underway. It means Apple cools its work on its suite, MSFT is dropping the focus on its tablet, and the vision is to do Microsoft stuff on Apple

Microsoft’s next act at Apple

The iPad Pro with Microsoft Office featured is the Satya strategy getting underway. It means Apple cools its work on its suite, MSFT is dropping the focus on its tablet, and the vision is to do Microsoft stuff on Apple

Startup idea: software as a regulatory service

What does the government license — personal care, medicine, being a city, lawyers, accounting and finance ? (Taxis…) Dogs, restaurants, mechanics and repairmen licensing – plumber, electric, sidewalk/dept of transport… Make software for reputation and credential-based management of professionals.

Startup idea: software as a regulatory service

What does the government license — personal care, medicine, being a city, lawyers, accounting and finance ? (Taxis…) Dogs, restaurants, mechanics and repairmen licensing – plumber, electric, sidewalk/dept of transport… Make software for reputation and credential-based management of professionals.

Human curation, Kraftwerk era

Liner notes from Kraftwerk’s “Autobahn” (1974) Bachman Turner Overdrive “Bachman Turner Overdrive” “Bachman Turner Overdrive II” “Not Fragile” David Barretto “David Barretto” Captain Beefheart “Bluejeans and Moonbeams” Brown’s Home Brew “Together” Gentle Giant “Aquiring the Taste” Greenslade “Spyglass Guest” Heartsfield

Human curation, Kraftwerk era

Liner notes from Kraftwerk’s “Autobahn” (1974) Bachman Turner Overdrive “Bachman Turner Overdrive” “Bachman Turner Overdrive II” “Not Fragile” David Barretto “David Barretto” Captain Beefheart “Bluejeans and Moonbeams” Brown’s Home Brew “Together” Gentle Giant “Aquiring the Taste” Greenslade “Spyglass Guest” Heartsfield

Checklist for making angel investments

Big and growing market Intro organic First money/Less than 10mm price Raise enough to last a year or two People who are great What it means — This means no syndicates or angel clubs or cold inbounds. Rarely pure newbies

Checklist for making angel investments

Big and growing market Intro organic First money/Less than 10mm price Raise enough to last a year or two People who are great What it means — This means no syndicates or angel clubs or cold inbounds. Rarely pure newbies

The future of standups

On point: http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/08/even-the-org-chart-is-now-made-of-software/ The next knotable product launch will address “the standup” a new real life trend – responding to documentation overload from annoying project management apps – that can be replaced by software that is itself simpler than a

The future of standups

On point: http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/08/even-the-org-chart-is-now-made-of-software/ The next knotable product launch will address “the standup” a new real life trend – responding to documentation overload from annoying project management apps – that can be replaced by software that is itself simpler than a