Thanks…

2009-09-17

I got my first computer (TRS-80 Model 1) in 1980 at the age of 8.   I got my second computer – an Atari 800 – two years later.   I was…

The inevitable showdown between Twitter and Twitter apps

2009-09-14

People usually think of business competition as occurring between substitutes – products that serve similar functions for the user.   Famous…

Entrepreneurs need to learn some law

2009-09-13

I recently wrote a post where I said entrepreneurs need to understand term sheets on their own, without the assistance of lawyers.  I got…

Google and newspapers: the false choice of opting out

2009-09-12

First let me say I love Google.  I think Google created one of the greatest inventions of the past century and continues to give back much…

Non-linearity of technology adoption

2009-09-10

When I was in business school I remember a class where a partner from a big consulting firm was talking about how they had done extensive…

Getting a job in venture capital

2009-09-08

Getting a job in venture capital is extremely hard.  There are a lot of really smart, well qualified, eager people who want to work in VC…