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The Right Tool for the Job
Albert Wenger – Apr 28, 2010
Anyone who does mechanical work appreciates the impact the right tool can have on a job. For instance, the other day I needed to open up a cover that was held down by six screws. I first tried a screw [...] Read more
USV Hiring Update #3
Albert Wenger – Apr 27, 2010
This week my blogging is likely to be lighter than usual and my email responses slower than usual. The reason is that we have move to the phone screen stage of finding candidates for the two positions at USV. If [...] Read more
Hiring Update #3
Albert Wenger – Apr 26, 2010
This is a two-part update: first some notes on process and then some additional info on applicants. We managed to complete a first pass of all 616 applications (359 for Analyst and 257 for General Manager). As a next step [...] Read more
Fighting for Openness (Hint: It’s not FB or even AAPL)
Albert Wenger – Apr 23, 2010
I have spent most of this morning reading reactions and thoughts about Facebook’s “Open Graph” via Techmeme, Tumblr, Twitter and comments to my post and Fred’s post. All of it has me convinced that the power of the web will [...] Read more
Facebook and the Net
Albert Wenger – Apr 22, 2010
Hats off to Mark Zuckerberg and the entire team at Facebook. They are managing that most impressive feat of innovating at scale. They are also incredibly ambitious in what they want to accomplish. The goal seems nothing short of one [...] Read more
The Real Trouble with Financial Engineering: Incentives
Albert Wenger – Apr 21, 2010
A good friend of mine was one of the early practitioners in Europe of complex financial engineering for large corporate clients. I vividly remember a conversation with him on a vacation some 20 years ago, when he told me about [...] Read more
Awed By The Potential of Google Books
Albert Wenger – Apr 19, 2010
So I know that there are lots of problems with the Google book settlement. But yesterday I got to experience the power of digitized books firsthand and it was awesome to behold. My son had to do a project for [...] Read more
Hiring Update
Albert Wenger – Apr 16, 2010
Since we posted about hiring on Monday, we have received well over 400 applications. Based on a first pass we are completely blown away by the diversity and level of talent! Unfortunately, we don't stand a chance of giving these [...] Read more
iPad and Kindle in Harmony
Albert Wenger – Apr 15, 2010
I have both a Kindle and an iPad and don’t see the latter replacing the former. They solve different problems for me, at least so far. I use the iPad primarily for browsing the web. Around the house (eg breakfast [...] Read more