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Software Patents Need To Go
Albert Wenger – Jan 12, 2010
My partner Brad put up a great post on the USV blog yesterday, arguing for an independent invention defense against software patents. A while back, I had proposed an alternative, a change in how litigation works. In that post, I [...] Read more
Fighting Over The Digital Pie
Albert Wenger – Jan 11, 2010
The demand for books, music, news, TV, phone calls is constrained by the time that people have. In a mature market (e.g., the US) that time is growing at best at the rate of population growth (low single digits), but [...] Read more
Promoting Scratch! (Imagine-Program-Share)
Albert Wenger – Jan 8, 2010
I am going to my kids’ school this morning to meet with the head of the computer lab, the principal and the district’s main computer person to talk about Scratch (that is assuming it stops snowing!). The school is beginning [...] Read more
Slates – My Personal Requirements
Albert Wenger – Jan 7, 2010
Even if Apple were to announce something entirely different on Jan 27 (just love the idea of the biggest headfake yet) it is clear that 2010 will be the year of slates, with Ballmer showing off HP’s upcoming Windows 7-based [...] Read more
Next Decade for NYC Tech Startups
Albert Wenger – Jan 6, 2010
Tonight I will be on Brian Lehrer’s TV show, together with Chris Dixon and Henry Blodget, to talk about what’s in store for NYC tech startups over the next decade. At least that is the putative topic, although I would [...] Read more
Avatar – Crossing the Uncanny Valley
Albert Wenger – Jan 5, 2010
UPDATE: As the comment by vruz correctly points out, I am wrong in my use of the term uncanny valley, exactly because the creatures depicted in Avatar are not human. Still believe that we are seeing the beginning of something [...] Read more
Tenacity Versus Failing Early (and Often)
Albert Wenger – Dec 16, 2009
Fred wrote about tenacity this morning prompted by a post from Mark Suster about tenacity being a key trait for an entrepreneur. As per usual there is a long comment thread on Fred’s post and also quite a few comments [...] Read more
Getting a Second Opinion
Albert Wenger – Dec 15, 2009
Yesterday I went to get a second opinion on my ongoing dental pains. I went to a specialist in the matter (implants), presented the history and asked for his opinion and advice. The whole process was incredibly useful. First, it [...] Read more
Startups and Your Health
Albert Wenger – Dec 14, 2009
I am going through an annoying dental crisis following an implant that has somehow developed an infection. Having worked at or with startups all my life I have on several occasions pushed forward even at times when it was detrimental [...] Read more