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Tech Tuesday: Retaining Engineers
Albert Wenger – Apr 30, 2013
Last Tech Tuesday I wrote that the companies which do well on hiring engineers are the ones that “prioritize both hiring *and* having a great work environment.” The post went on to talk about some of the best practices in [...] Read more
Dwolla Gets a Check (To Do Away with Checks)
Albert Wenger – Apr 30, 2013
Today Dwolla announced a new financing led by A16Z with Scott Weiss joining the board. The funding will go towards establishing a new office in San Francisco, an expanded presence in New York and much needed additions to the team [...] Read more
Because It’s Standard
Fred Wilson – Apr 29, 2013
Case studies are true stories that teach lessons. And one of the great lessons I got in my career was care of a lawyer named Morty. This is a reblog of a post I wrote in Feb 2007. I thought [...] Read more
Synchronization As A Service
Albert Wenger – Apr 29, 2013
When it comes to files we are beginning to take synchronization as a given. You work on a file at work and through the magic of Dropbox or similar services the copy of that file on your personal laptop winds [...] Read more
Memories
Andy Weissman – Apr 29, 2013
Well, I guess that it's typical To cling to memories you'll never get back again And to sort through old photographs of a summer long ago - Conor Oberst Back around 1991 or so, me, my brother, and a few [...] Read more
Your Product Is All There Is
Albert Wenger – Apr 26, 2013
I love meeting with entrepreneurs because most of them are full of optimism and often driven by a big vision. It is then easy to get into a conversation about that vision and how awesome it will be. But therein [...] Read more
Return and Ridicule
Fred Wilson – Apr 25, 2013
I am going down to Princeton today to talk to Ed Zschau's class on entrepreneurship today. Ed asked me what I wanted to talk about. I told him "return and ridicule". I have found that return and ridicule are highly [...] Read more
Movie Mini Reviews: Oblivion and Robot & Frank
Albert Wenger – Apr 25, 2013
I love science fiction movies and recently saw two that couldn’t be more different. Here are two mini reviews: Oblivion: Oblivion was an enjoyable ride while it lasted but didn’t really stay with me. The production values are off the [...] Read more
Benefit Corporation: Facilitating a New Market
Albert Wenger – Apr 24, 2013
As longtime readers of Continuations know, I have been a strong proponent of the Benefit Corporation. I am therefore thrilled that Delaware, which is the home to almost all venture backed corporations, has introduced Benefit Corporation legislation. This will allow [...] Read more