Amol’s reading of Benedict’s Mobile newsletter
If you don’t read Benedict Evans, you should start here ( http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b98e2de85f03865f1d38de74f&id=5c44af77ba&e=a90f420a9c ) And now, my reading of his snippets: Nokia to fork Android for low-end phones — Android has replaced featurephones. So if you want to play in low-end
Amol’s reading of Benedict’s Mobile newsletter
If you don’t read Benedict Evans, you should start here ( http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b98e2de85f03865f1d38de74f&id=5c44af77ba&e=a90f420a9c ) And now, my reading of his snippets: Nokia to fork Android for low-end phones — Android has replaced featurephones. So if you want to play in low-end
Pet peeve: Emails that say…
Seriously annoying emails: a) have no content in the email. E.g., Pleased to meet you. Please see attached PDF describing my company. b) have lots of content in the email. E.g., 16 lines of biography. Don’t do it!
Pet peeve: Emails that say…
Seriously annoying emails: a) have no content in the email. E.g., Pleased to meet you. Please see attached PDF describing my company. b) have lots of content in the email. E.g., 16 lines of biography. Don’t do it!
Consensus. Fight or Flight?
Working on a couple of investments recently. A big advantage is I know so many of the relevant people. Five emails, answers back. Boom. On one in particular, everyone is saying the same thing. I kind of feel differently, but
Consensus. Fight or Flight?
Working on a couple of investments recently. A big advantage is I know so many of the relevant people. Five emails, answers back. Boom. On one in particular, everyone is saying the same thing. I kind of feel differently, but
Netflix on the subway
Extensive discussion among the most price sensitive, least intellectual people you will find anywhere. They are all watching shows on Netflix. Not cable or air. (On free trials they somehow recycle.)
Netflix on the subway
Extensive discussion among the most price sensitive, least intellectual people you will find anywhere. They are all watching shows on Netflix. Not cable or air. (On free trials they somehow recycle.)
The worst perfume
“Bad to fund when you feel the team is bad at fundraising, as you’ll have to fund again and again just by yourself.” Wisdom. (for investors) Death sentence. (for struggling founders)
The worst perfume
“Bad to fund when you feel the team is bad at fundraising, as you’ll have to fund again and again just by yourself.” Wisdom. (for investors) Death sentence. (for struggling founders)
Get Paid or Get Laid
James Victore at MoMA Basic framework for getting people to use stuff. It’s either to get laid (like Champagne, above) or get paid (success at work, productivity, doing more). There isn’t a third one, “have fun”. Fun is typically an
Get Paid or Get Laid
James Victore at MoMA Basic framework for getting people to use stuff. It’s either to get laid (like Champagne, above) or get paid (success at work, productivity, doing more). There isn’t a third one, “have fun”. Fun is typically an
The top of wearable sensors
Wearable sensors are going nuts (activity trackers) Sales are at $1bn+ run rate for the three startups I can think of that do it (collectively). Apple built a whole processor into the 5s to do it. And now MTK announced
The top of wearable sensors
Wearable sensors are going nuts (activity trackers) Sales are at $1bn+ run rate for the three startups I can think of that do it (collectively). Apple built a whole processor into the 5s to do it. And now MTK announced
Product need: make meetings
Apple made email apps good at accepting meetings, even those just mentioned inline. Gmail does it too now. Shows context. Yay! Now, email apps should just prompt after you SEND a date phrase. “hey make a meeting?” How hard would
Product need: make meetings
Apple made email apps good at accepting meetings, even those just mentioned inline. Gmail does it too now. Shows context. Yay! Now, email apps should just prompt after you SEND a date phrase. “hey make a meeting?” How hard would
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