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The Industrial System: Not the End of History
Albert Wenger – Apr 3, 2014
Francis Fukuyama’s book “The End of History and the Last Man” identifies liberal democracy in combination with capitalism as the winning way to organize society. Fukuyama wrote in 1992 at a time when the data seemed to support that conclusion. [...] Read more
Kenya: Impressions (Cont’d)
Albert Wenger – Apr 1, 2014
Since our trip to Africa was a family vacation and I really didn’t want business to intrude I wound up not spending time with startups in Nairobi. But I did talk to a lot of people we encountered about their [...] Read more
Kenya: Impressions
Albert Wenger – Mar 31, 2014
We just got back from nearly three weeks in Africa spent mostly in Kenya and a bit in Tanzania. I have tons of great photos of animals and nature which I may eventually post elsewhere but for Continuations I figured [...] Read more
Ego
Andy Weissman – Mar 28, 2014
Ain't lost yet, so I gotta be a winner - Paul Westerberg A number of years ago we were fundraising for betaworks. I can't remember if this was the first or second financing, 2007 or 2008, but we'd been out [...] Read more
The Bubble Question
Fred Wilson – Mar 13, 2014
Everywhere I go, everywhere I speak, I get asked this question. Are we in a bubble? I've been getting asked that question for at least four years now. It's hard to sustain a bubble for four years. But we are [...] Read more
Tech Tuesday: Taking a Break
Albert Wenger – Mar 11, 2014
With last week’s P=NP? Tech Tuesday will take an indefinite break. First, we are heading to Africa for the rest of March (longest vacation in 20+ years). Second, when we come back I will be using Continuations to significantly elaborate [...] Read more
Decentralizing Identity
Albert Wenger – Mar 10, 2014
If you ask someone who they are on the Internet, they will likely give you an email address or point to their profile on Twitter, Facebook, Google, or LinkedIn. Some people might instead reference a profile on a more industry [...] Read more
We Live in the Cyberpunk Future: More to Come
Albert Wenger – Mar 7, 2014
I still remember how much I loved reading cyberpunk. During yesterday’s Satoshi story development I was struck by how much of the future envisioned in these stories has become a reality. Having a mysterious creator of a system of global [...] Read more
Linking Charges Against Barrett Brown Dropped
Albert Wenger – Mar 6, 2014
Brief post today with an update on an important case that I wrote about last year: the federal prosecution of Barrett Brown. As I wrote back then, linking is the essential building block of the web. Criminally prosecuting someone for [...] Read more