News is a lousy business for Google too

2010-03-07

There is a widespread myth that search engines have taken profits away from news websites. A few months ago, Rupert Murdoch said: “Google…

It’s not East Coast vs West Coast, it’s about making more places like the Valley

2010-02-27

I’ve written a few times about what seems to be an exploding tech scene in NYC.  This is sometimes interpreted as arguing that NYC is a…

A massive misallocation of online advertising dollars

2010-02-19

In an earlier blog post, I talked about how sites that generate purchasing intent (mainly “content” sites) are being under-allocated…

Don’t be creative about the wrong things

2010-02-16

When founding a tech startup, there are certain areas where you should spend time trying to be creative/innovative. Generally these should…

Every time an engineer joins Google, a startup dies

2010-02-11

VC returns over the last decade have been poor. The cause is widely agreed to be an excess of venture capital dollars to worthy startups…

Selling to enterprises

2010-02-06

For some reason when you are selling information technology, big companies are referred to as “enterprises.” I’m guessing the word was…