A historical collection of our writing.
The GOP debate brought more talk of a “wet blanket of regulation” weighing on economic activity. Apparently even President Obama thinks that environmental regulation is at issue here and has sadly rolled back some clean air standards. That’s quite ironic at a time when the Chinese are tightening […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Yesterday, Yahoo fired CEO Carol Bartz. Whether or not you agree with that, one thing is clear: firing someone over the phone is wrong. Much as it may be difficult this is a message that should be delivered in person if at all possible (for a remote contractor might have to use Skype). Hearing that […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
When we first announced our investment in what was then called Tasty Labs we provided no indication as to what the team was building. That’s because they were just getting going on a problem that Joshua had been thinking about for quite some time – how to use the web to get help with a […] Read more
Blog post today is over at the USV blog where I talk about jig, the service launched by the TastyLabs team. It is a way of formalizing the #lazyweb and getting help from friends, followers and strangers. I have a couple of needs posted there, so if you have suggestions please post them there! […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
After an amazingly busy three weeks so far this August, I am thrilled to be going on a family vacation starting next week. Also am really looking forward to speaking at Turing Festival and Lean Startup Machine in Edinburgh (both on August 26th). Other than that I plan to mostly unplug, finish […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Last week I had the pleasure of teaching my first Skillshare class. The subject was “Bayesian Probability and a Theory of Life” and is one I am very passionate about. I hope that I was able to convey some of that passion but I can say for sure that I learned a lot: First, the […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
