Every week a “we are in a tech bubble” article seems to come out in a major newspaper or blog. People who argue we aren’t in a bubble are…

Judging from the tech press, you’d think the biggest risk to successful companies is competition. But when you examine the history of…

With the passage of the JOBS act, it seems that many more Americans will soon be able to buy equity in private companies. I am no expert on…

A fundamental principle of business is that you do things in house that you think can give you a competitive advantage and outsource things…

One of the major trends in tech startups what Fred Wilson calls “Mobile first, web second.” Instagram is a great example of mobile first…

There is generally a lot of enthusiasm in the startup world these days. But some observers worry that too many startups are working on…

I’ve spent the majority of my career building technologies that try to do useful things with large datasets.* One of the most important…

Two common discussions in the startup world right now are 1) the increasing speed at which new apps/websites can gain mass adoption…

Like many in tech, I believe all software patents should be abolished. That said, I think Facebook made the right move by filing a lawsuit…

A few years ago, the trend of companies raising smaller seed rounds combined with the emergence of new seed funds caused many big VCs to…