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SimScale
Albert Wenger – Dec 2, 2015
We are excited to announce our investment in Munich-based SimScale. SimScale makes complex engineering simulations, such as mechanical stress and fluid flows, available to anyone in the world with a web browser. These kinds of simulations were pioneered in the [...] Read more
SimScale
Albert Wenger – Dec 2, 2015
One of the amazing things that’s happening in the world is that technologies that once were expensive and available only to large companies can now be used by individuals. For instance, we all carry supercomputers in our pockets in the [...] Read more
Ask Me Anything: Questions 1 & 2
Albert Wenger – Nov 29, 2015
I recently started a new feature where you can ask me anything by recording a video. Turns out that I got two closely related questions about education and skills for a future in which machines can do more and more. [...] Read more
Thanksgiving: Entrepreneurs
Albert Wenger – Nov 26, 2015
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday: time with family and food is great as is having a reminder to be thankful. Today I want to say how thankful I am for entrepreneurs. For the people who are crazy enough to believe [...] Read more
Experiment On Continuations: Video Ask Me Anything
Albert Wenger – Nov 24, 2015
I love answering questions. On long car rides nothing makes me happier than when our kids ask me something difficult to explain. Makes the drive go by much more quickly. I blame this habit on my Dad who used to [...] Read more
A Bulge, Not a Bubble
Albert Wenger – Nov 23, 2015
Even as recently as Web Summit at the beginning of November I was asked about a Bubble as part of a panel. It has since occurred to me that the problem with using that word to denote possibly overextended valuations [...] Read more
After Paris: Doubling Down on Democracy
Albert Wenger – Nov 15, 2015
The terror attacks in Paris, just like other terror attacks before them including 9/11, are a challenge to core democratic values of tolerance and freedom of speech. Turning against Muslims or against refugees is a terrible response as it only [...] Read more
Berlin Conversation
Albert Wenger – Nov 12, 2015
Next Tuesday (November 17th), my partners Brad and John and I will be in Berlin for an evening event to talk about entrepreneurship, the Internet, and whatever else is of interest to the audience. Somewhat to our surprise the event [...] Read more
Transparency and Intermediary Liability: Regulating Networks
Albert Wenger – Nov 10, 2015
Recently I did an opening interview for the On Demand Conference here in New York. As part of the conversation we discussed intermediary liability for platforms and I suggested that complete transparency was a good trade for intermediary liability. Someone [...] Read more