A historical collection of our writing.
We have long believed that the Internet is about giving “power to the people.” One way in which the Internet does that is by letting people show what they have created to the world. People do that in all sorts of ways, for instance by posting on blogs and Youtube. This is a bit like […] Read more
Etsy announced yesterday that the company has become a Certified B Corporation. In doing so Etsy joins a growing group of now over 500 companies that includes Patagonia and Seventh Generation. We are excited about this as it fits well with our beliefs about the changing role of businesses. Etsy is […] Read more
And so, the ol’ cassettes have no value to me anymore. Do I toss ’em and let them become more landfill? That’s seems kind of wasteful and un-green. Try to find a home for them with someone who still collects and plays cassettes? I don’t want to box ’em up and send them somewhere; too […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
Today’s blog post is over at the USV blog on Etsy becoming a certified B Corp. It all started with this. Congrats to Chad and the team at Etsy on taking transparency and responsibility to the community and making it not just a commitment but also something that is measured. […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Yesterday, I tweeted that with the following picture and got quite a few replies and retweets. Some people saw it as a sign of a potential new bubble (or even the imminent collapse of the same) while others said they were happy users of the service. Those different reactions reflect the importance […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
During the last Tech Tuesday we talked about the syntax of programming languages as part of the cycle on programming. That’s a term you will hear frequently in no small part because when you get it wrong the computer will complain about it with a “syntax error.” Today’s topic is much more elusive […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
