Writing

These guys have been using Kickstarter, and a bunch of other online platforms, to support their live shows riffing on “campy B-movies.” I love the underground, indie creative community and these guys are a great example of that. I backed [...]  Read more

Earlier this week I purchased 1% of a collection of five 1985 Nike Air Jordan sneakers using our portfolio company Otis’ mobile app . I paid $330 for ten shares (out of a total of 1000 shares) implying a value [...]  Read more

Earlier this week I purchased 1% of a collection of five 1985 Nike Air Jordan sneakers using our portfolio company Otis’ mobile app . I paid $330 for ten shares (out of a total of 1000 shares) implying a value [...]  Read more

Our portfolio company Recount Media is doing some of the finest reporting on the presidential race right now. This 2 minute 16 second video goes back over Mike Bloomberg’s debate appearances in his time as NYC’s Mayor and shows how [...]  Read more

I have been investing in developer tools since the earliest days of my VC career. The first investment I led in the late 80s was a financing that provided the funds to acquire a programming editor called Brief . It [...]  Read more

Last week I wrote about the inherent tension between data portability and privacy , and suggested that one solution would be an exportable “privacy context” that could travel with ported data. Such an approach, however, would require a notion of [...]  Read more

The news this week that HQ Trivia has finally called it quits reminded me of this post I wrote back in 2012 about the difference in sustainability (and thus value) between entertainment and utility apps. What is interesting to me [...]  Read more

Earlier this week, I spoke at a Justice Department / Stanford conference about antitrust issues in the tech sector . Our panel included Patricia Nakache from Trinity Ventures, Ben Thompson from Stratechery and Mark Lemley from Stanford. If you are [...]  Read more

This Kickstarter project seeks funding to continue making a documentary about the NYC Subway Crisis. I rode the subway a lot this week and it is essential infrastructure for millions of people every day. Shining a bright light on its [...]  Read more