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We Need An Internet Bill of Rights (And Fast)
Albert Wenger – Sep 28, 2010
I have met Senator Patrick Leahy in person several times and owe him a personal debt of gratitude. Over the years I have been impressed by how he has conducted himself in politics. He is, however, dead wrong in his [...] Read more
Back to the Middle Ages?
Albert Wenger – Sep 27, 2010
Unlike many other people, I have not been disappointed with Barack Obama’s presidency. There have been many moments of frustration, but it is a damn tough job, especially when so many representatives from both sides seem to have lost all [...] Read more
Shapeways Coming to NY
Albert Wenger – Sep 23, 2010
Excited to be announcing our investment in Shapeways and the relocation of the company’s headquarters to NY. You can read more about it on the Shapeways blog and over at the NY Times. The founders Peter, Marleen and Robert are [...] Read more
Shapeways
Albert Wenger – Sep 22, 2010
Earlier this year we wrote about how there is a revolution going on in manufacturing due to the advances in 3D printing. The New York Times also recently covered the many businesses springing up around this technology. We are excited [...] Read more
Twilio USV Contest
Albert Wenger – Sep 21, 2010
We are excited to be investors in Twilio as they transform telephony from cumbersome, proprietary and expensive into an easy-to-use web service. We also love the team’s creativity in promoting Twilio to developers, including the idea for this week’s contest: [...] Read more
USB Connection Problems in 2010 – Huh?
Albert Wenger – Sep 20, 2010
I continue to be amazed at the things we have available to us - we generally live in the future. But every once in a while the past intrudes with full force. As in when I tried to connect an [...] Read more
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Albert Wenger – Sep 16, 2010
MongoDB: Agile + Scaling
Albert Wenger – Sep 16, 2010
As I wrote last week, I created Preditter as a project to use some of the technologies that we have invested in. I blogged on Monday about how amazingly easy it is to use the Twilio API. Up today: MongoDB [...] Read more
Twilio Shows Power of Cloud
Albert Wenger – Sep 15, 2010
Last week, I participated in a panel on the implications of SaaS/Cloud for SMEs. One point that was made by several of the panelists is that a big advantage over on-premise software is that you are always on the latest [...] Read more