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Privacy: Sorry, You Can’t Have it Both Ways
Albert Wenger – May 8, 2013
There is so much happening with privacy right now that it is enough to make my head spin. What is clear though is that individuals, companies and government all want it both ways. Some parts of government want private enterprise [...] Read more
Summer Internships at Ziggeo
Albert Wenger – May 6, 2013
It’s not too late to find a summer internship! In fact, my wife Susan and her co-founder Oliver over at Ziggeo are looking for marketing and sales interns for the summer. So if you know of any students who are [...] Read more
Is the Stock Market High?
Albert Wenger – May 2, 2013
The stock market indices are above their pre financial crisis highs. One interpretation of this is that the financial crisis was just that: a crisis of the financial sector that left the rest of the economy largely untouched. Another interpretation [...] Read more
Tech Tuesday: Retaining Engineers
Albert Wenger – Apr 30, 2013
Last Tech Tuesday I wrote that the companies which do well on hiring engineers are the ones that “prioritize both hiring *and* having a great work environment.” The post went on to talk about some of the best practices in [...] Read more
Dwolla Gets a Check (To Do Away with Checks)
Albert Wenger – Apr 30, 2013
Today Dwolla announced a new financing led by A16Z with Scott Weiss joining the board. The funding will go towards establishing a new office in San Francisco, an expanded presence in New York and much needed additions to the team [...] Read more
Synchronization As A Service
Albert Wenger – Apr 29, 2013
When it comes to files we are beginning to take synchronization as a given. You work on a file at work and through the magic of Dropbox or similar services the copy of that file on your personal laptop winds [...] Read more
Your Product Is All There Is
Albert Wenger – Apr 26, 2013
I love meeting with entrepreneurs because most of them are full of optimism and often driven by a big vision. It is then easy to get into a conversation about that vision and how awesome it will be. But therein [...] Read more
Movie Mini Reviews: Oblivion and Robot & Frank
Albert Wenger – Apr 25, 2013
I love science fiction movies and recently saw two that couldn’t be more different. Here are two mini reviews: Oblivion: Oblivion was an enjoyable ride while it lasted but didn’t really stay with me. The production values are off the [...] Read more
Benefit Corporation: Facilitating a New Market
Albert Wenger – Apr 24, 2013
As longtime readers of Continuations know, I have been a strong proponent of the Benefit Corporation. I am therefore thrilled that Delaware, which is the home to almost all venture backed corporations, has introduced Benefit Corporation legislation. This will allow [...] Read more