Outsource things you don’t care about

2012-04-22

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

Offline first, mobile enabled

2012-04-20

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

“Meaningful” startups

2012-04-18

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

There are two ways to make large datasets useful

2012-04-14

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

Increasing velocity

2012-04-10

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

Facebook’s response to Yahoo’s patent lawsuit

2012-04-03

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…