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Intellectual Ventures Called Out
Albert Wenger – Jul 25, 2011
If anybody still has any illusions about the current state of dysfunction of the patent system in the US, please make sure they listen to or read This American Life’s investigation of Intellectual Ventures (IV). IV was founded and is [...] Read more
Making Room for TTT: Time To Think
Albert Wenger – Jul 21, 2011
A while back I announced on this blog that we were planning to move back to the city. I am happy to report that we have made a lot of progress on that and are now in contract to buy [...] Read more
Government Debt and Structural Social Change (A Rant)
Albert Wenger – Jul 19, 2011
The debt showdown in Washington is supremely frustrating as it illustrates the complete inability of our current political system to deal with the structural changes that we are facing. At present course and speed things will get a lot worse [...] Read more
Probabilistic Identity and Catfish
Albert Wenger – Jul 18, 2011
Last night Susan and I watched “Catfish,” a movie from last year about a case of a fabricated online identity. The movie starts with a young man who is engaged in an online correspondence with what he believes to be [...] Read more
Preparing for talk at Turing Festival in Edinburgh: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Albert Wenger – Jul 14, 2011
I am very excited to be preparing for a talk at the Turing Festival in Edinburgh (last week of August). The subject, not surprisingly, will be “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - how the Internet will transform business, government and [...] Read more
Income Taxation of Founders’ Stock: A Really Dumb Idea
Albert Wenger – Jul 13, 2011
Last year when there was a big debate about carry taxation, I came out in support of taxing carry as income (even though that will clearly mean a much higher tax bill for me personally). With the budget battle in [...] Read more
Is Google the New Microsoft? Beware the Power of Bundling
Albert Wenger – Jul 8, 2011
Whether or not you like Google+ one thing is clear: Google is all in on this one. Unlike Wave or Buzz which were halfhearted launches at best, Google+ is being woven deeply into everything Google does, including of course search, [...] Read more
The Decline of the Phone Number?
Albert Wenger – Jul 6, 2011
I used to think that (mobile) phone numbers might play an important role in identity as they are quite stable for people. For instance, I have had my current number since 1999. But now I am wondering whether phone numbers [...] Read more
Off Exchange and Blackberry
Albert Wenger – Jun 28, 2011
As of last Friday I am off Exchange and my Blackberry, joining the rest of the Union Square Ventures team on Google and Android. While there are still a few small glitches to be worked out, I am happy with [...] Read more