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AAPL and MSFT and GOOG
Albert Wenger – May 26, 2010
I saw on Twitter this morning that Apple has passed Microsoft in market cap. This is a momentous occasion and a testament to the extraordinary talent and vision of Steve Jobs. But the real challenge starts now for both companies. [...] Read more
Misattribution of Motive Can Kill (Business) Relationships
Albert Wenger – May 25, 2010
A decade ago I was in the heat of a deal negotiation with a large company when they suddenly went silent for a week. I was furious. I thought they were trying to string us (startup) along to see if [...] Read more
You say you want a rEVOlution (by HTC)
Albert Wenger – May 24, 2010
So thanks to Google, since Thursday I have been playing around with an HTC EVO on the Sprint network. I have come away impressed and it has nothing to do with the EVO theoretically supporting 4G. I have mostly had [...] Read more
Artificial Life, Oil Spills and Transparency
Albert Wenger – May 21, 2010
Yesterday, a major barrier was crossed with the creation of the first artificial lifeform. Craig Venter and his team created a cell from scratch. Well not exactly from scratch: they created the DNA and inserted into an emptied cell. This [...] Read more
Google I/O and Open vs Closed
Albert Wenger – May 20, 2010
Probably the most interesting exchange on yesterday’s VC Panel at Google I/O was around how investors think about open versus closed systems. Dave McClure got the most memorable line of the day with “Open is for losers." Dave was obviously [...] Read more
First NYC Digital Learning Meetup
Albert Wenger – May 18, 2010
Tonight I am giving a talk at the First NYC Digital Learning Meetup. The event is organized by the folks from Startl, which aims to support and accelerate the development of companies that apply technology to enable learner-centered education. I [...] Read more
Privacy and the Internet
Albert Wenger – May 17, 2010
I woke up this morning thinking that I should write a post on privacy, having read Fred’s post and danah boyd’s two posts over the weekend and Charlie’s post this morning. Then I realized, I should probably check what I [...] Read more
Business Plan Competitions
Albert Wenger – May 11, 2010
It is very rare that I find myself disagreeing with Chris Dixon, but the other day Chris tweeted I will be heading up to Boston tomorrow to judge MIT’s 100K competition and have a pretty different take on it. The [...] Read more
Appreciating Mastery
Albert Wenger – May 10, 2010
I love learning new things and have written about learning on this blog several times before. But I am also a fan of observing mastery. I seem to remember reading in Gladwell’s Outliers, that mastery requires at least 10,000 hours [...] Read more