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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
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
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
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
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
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…