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Markets and Philanthropy
Brad Burnham – Oct 22, 2007
It has been three weeks since we hosted a group of technologists and philanthropists to talk about the impact of technology on philanthropy. I have now had a chance to go back through the transcript and to reflect on some [...] Read more
Hacking Philanthropy – The Transcript
Brad Burnham – Oct 5, 2007
Here is the transcript for the Hacking Philanthropy Sessions event. It was a tough assignment for the transcriptionist. It was a large room where 40 high powered people were firing ideas back and forth without microphones. So despite a heroic [...] Read more
Union Square Sessions 3: Hacking Philanthropy
Andrew Parker – Sep 26, 2007
Every so often Union Square Ventures brings together a small group for a day-long conversation about the interplay between technology and society. We call these conversations Union Square Sessions. Yesterday, we hosted a conversation entitled "Hacking Philanthropy." Hacking is used [...] Read more
I Want a New Platform
Albert Wenger – Sep 19, 2007
One that won’t go away (under load), one that doesn’t keep me up all night (worrying about scaling), one that won’t make me sleep all day (when I should be adding features). If you have tried to build an Internet [...] Read more
There Are No Open Web Services
Brad Burnham – Sep 18, 2007
Let's start with a definition. A service is open when anyone can take anything (code, data, etc) from that service and do anything they want with it, without permission from anyone.You might argue that is an extreme definition. I'd agree. [...] Read more
What I want from Bug Labs
Brad Burnham – Sep 6, 2007
The wraps have started to come off of Bug Labs. Their site is now up and they have begun an active dialogue with enthusiasts that is shaping their design and their development priorities. We invested in Bug Labs because everything [...] Read more