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Mycroft: Open Consumer Voice Platform
Albert Wenger – Jan 26, 2018
Late in 2016 I wrote a blog post titled “Voice Platforms: Open Alternative is an Opportunity.” At the time I learned about a project called Mycroft. This project has just launched its second version, the Mark II, on Kickstarter. If [...] Read more
Board Feedback
Fred Wilson – Jan 25, 2018
Something I am a huge fan of is Board Feedback. I’ve written about this a lot here at AVC and I am writing about it again today. Because it is important and not done regularly in my experience. A founder/CEO [...] Read more
Explainability
Fred Wilson – Jan 24, 2018
Last week I started getting lots of stories about Kendrick Lamar and SZA in my Google Now news feed on my phone. I thought to myself "why all of sudden does Google think I'm interested in Kendrick Lamar and SZA?" [...] Read more
Explainability
Fred Wilson – Jan 24, 2018
Last week I started getting lots of stories about Kendrick Lamar and SZA in my Google Now news feed on my phone. I thought to myself “why all of sudden does Google think I’m interested in Kendrick Lamar and SZA?” [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: Sample Variance (Cont’d)
Albert Wenger – Jan 24, 2018
Last Uncertainty Wednesday, I used meteorite impact data to make the point that sample variance may be much smaller than actual variance. Following the post, I was asked a great question on Twitter: “Is there such thing as estimation error [...] Read more
DuckDuckGo Moves Beyond Search
Fred Wilson – Jan 23, 2018
Our portfolio company DuckDuckGo which offers a search engine that doesn't store your search history or track you announced some new offerings this week. Here's a quote from the announcement: Over the years, DuckDuckGo has offered millions of people a [...] Read more
DuckDuckGo Moves Beyond Search
Fred Wilson – Jan 23, 2018
Our portfolio company DuckDuckGo which offers a search engine that doesn’t store your search history or track you announced some new offerings this week. Read more
ADP Acquires WorkMarket
Fred Wilson – Jan 22, 2018
ADP announced this morning that they have acquired our portfolio company WorkMarket . Read more
The Importance of Sleep
Albert Wenger – Jan 22, 2018
It appears that some people genetically need only 4 hours of sleep per night. Well, I am not one of them. I also don’t seem to be needing less sleep as I am getting older. Instead, I have come to [...] Read more