The NYC tech scene is exploding

2010-02-01

The pace of innovation in the New York area is very impressive right now. Some of the top entrepenuers in the country are building and…

Institutional failure

2010-01-30

The TV show The Wire is an incredibly instructive lesson on how the modern world works (besides being a great work of art). The recurring…

Being friendly has become a competitive advantage in VC

2010-01-29

Over the last decade or two, the supply of venture capital dollars has increased dramatically at the same time as the cost of building tech…

Should Apple be more open?

2010-01-28

It is almost religious orthodoxy in the tech community that “open” is better than “closed.” For example, there have widespread complaints…

Incumbents

2010-01-26

Almost every startup has big companies (“incumbents”) that are at some point potential acquirers or competitors.  For internet startups that…

How to disrupt Wall Street

2010-01-23

Sarah Lacy has a very interesting post on TechCrunch where she argues that the internet is finally starting to disrupt Wall Street. I’d love…