News is a lousy business for Google too
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
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
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
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
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
For some reason when you are selling information technology, big companies are referred to as “enterprises.” I’m guessing the word was…