Use these 2 phrases to make your next keynote more tech-memey

“…because our jobs are being stolen by robots.” General excuse for useless apps and services to exist. “We asked for flying cars…” General complaint about the useless apps and services that do exist. You can also illustrate lame things as

Use these 2 phrases to make your next keynote more tech-memey

“…because our jobs are being stolen by robots.” General excuse for useless apps and services to exist. “We asked for flying cars…” General complaint about the useless apps and services that do exist. You can also illustrate lame things as

If your title is “partner” at a venture capital firm…

Your job has just been outsourced. Find a new one. Put differently, the *title* of “partner” at VCs has now officially reached meaninglessness. I guess one should blame A16Z, not that they did anything wrong or that it matters much,

If your title is “partner” at a venture capital firm…

Your job has just been outsourced. Find a new one. Put differently, the *title* of “partner” at VCs has now officially reached meaninglessness. I guess one should blame A16Z, not that they did anything wrong or that it matters much,

Tips from the age of new new media, from the Colbert producers

Shows like Colbert are doing great. Why? Everyone else is complaining about how TV is getting worse but Colbert is both good and popular. What’s their secret? I heard one of their producers speak recently and they said basically: The

Tips from the age of new new media, from the Colbert producers

Shows like Colbert are doing great. Why? Everyone else is complaining about how TV is getting worse but Colbert is both good and popular. What’s their secret? I heard one of their producers speak recently and they said basically: The

Slack

It’s really exciting to read about Slack this week — the valuation and cash raised are really impressive, but really it’s the willingness of companies to start using Slack that is impressive. The product is really nice. The traction is

Slack

It’s really exciting to read about Slack this week — the valuation and cash raised are really impressive, but really it’s the willingness of companies to start using Slack that is impressive. The product is really nice. The traction is

My profile

Just took Good.Co’s personality test and discovered my personal strengths. http://app.good.co/redirect/profile/undefined?utm_type=strengths:self&utm_loc=firstQuiz Amol Sarva Ph.D. // @amol // a.sarva.co // 530-727-8277

My profile

Just took Good.Co’s personality test and discovered my personal strengths. http://app.good.co/redirect/profile/undefined?utm_type=strengths:self&utm_loc=firstQuiz Amol Sarva Ph.D. // @amol // a.sarva.co // 530-727-8277

Meatless foods at my corner health food store.

Meatballs. Nuggets. Ground. Strips. Much Glutamic Acid. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hallock_01.html Someone else’s grades. http://www.adventuresinfakemeat.com/p/grading-chart.html?m=1

Meatless foods at my corner health food store.

Meatballs. Nuggets. Ground. Strips. Much Glutamic Acid. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hallock_01.html Someone else’s grades. http://www.adventuresinfakemeat.com/p/grading-chart.html?m=1

Idea: Games Productivity.

Some awesome ideas of productivity and software. Or rather, of excess work being harvested. Number one is captcha. Number two is duolingo. Captcha digitizes books, while providing anti-robot security. Duolingo provides translations, while teaching people english. Both use unique marketplace

Idea: Games Productivity.

Some awesome ideas of productivity and software. Or rather, of excess work being harvested. Number one is captcha. Number two is duolingo. Captcha digitizes books, while providing anti-robot security. Duolingo provides translations, while teaching people english. Both use unique marketplace

@edw on More on NYT vs NYer A.Sarva.Co

http://a.sarva.co/more-on-nyt-vs-nyer/#comment-1648709591 Worth reading Edwin’s layout on this.

@edw on More on NYT vs NYer A.Sarva.Co

http://a.sarva.co/more-on-nyt-vs-nyer/#comment-1648709591 Worth reading Edwin’s layout on this.

Funded companies in accelerators

Used to be you applied to an accelerator to get the first progress going. No money raised to date – that was the point. Now many really good funded companies are looking to accelerators to leap the seed to A

Funded companies in accelerators

Used to be you applied to an accelerator to get the first progress going. No money raised to date – that was the point. Now many really good funded companies are looking to accelerators to leap the seed to A

More on NYT vs NYer

NYT has about 1250 newsroom staff. Monthly operating cost is $150mm. About $100k per month per newsroom staff. So 10x cost vs the likely $10k/month salary for the news people. They collect about $155mm in revenue per month so they

More on NYT vs NYer

NYT has about 1250 newsroom staff. Monthly operating cost is $150mm. About $100k per month per newsroom staff. So 10x cost vs the likely $10k/month salary for the news people. They collect about $155mm in revenue per month so they