Four types of mobile apps

2012-05-21

If you are a founder trying to create a new mobile app or an investor trying decide whether an app has enduring value, it is helpful to…

The default state of a startup is failure

2012-05-18

If you are starting a company and wondering why nothing good seems to happen unless you force it to happen, that’s because the world wants…

Blogging to learn

2012-05-10

People blog for all sorts of reasons. For me, it is mostly about learning. This wasn’t my original intention – it evolved over time. Now I…

Is it a tech bubble?

2012-04-29

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…

Incumbents die due to irrelevance or ineptitude

2012-04-26

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

The risks of being a small investor in a private company

2012-04-25

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…