A historical collection of our writing.
In my draft book World After Capital, I write about how digital technology has given us the possibility to leave the Industrial Age behind and enter the Knowledge Age. In an early chapter on Optimism, I argue against economic, historical and technological determinism. These are all theories in […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
At USV we’ve had a Google Tango for over a year. When people describe applications for ARKit, say for instance dropping IKEA furniture objects into your home, it seems a lot like what Wayfair has already done with Google Tango. Tango is a bit different from a technical standpoint, in that there are […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Last week in Uncertainty Wednesday, I introduced functions of random variables as the third level in measuring uncertainty. Today I will introduce a beautiful result known as Jensen’s inequality. Let me start by stating the inequality: f[EV(X)] ≤ EV[f(X)] where f is a convex function In words, if […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
“People are often asking me what’s going to happen next in science that’s important, and of course, the whole point is that if it’s important, it’s something we didn’t expect. All the really important things come as a big surprise.” – Freeman Dyson Uncertainty about the world, desire to control our […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI saw this Elon Musk tweet yesterday: The reality is great highs, terrible lows and unrelenting stress. Don’t think people want to hear about the last two. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2017 What he describes in that tweet is the life of an entrepreneur. And also, to some extent, the life of a […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
In my draft book “World After Capital” I have a section on the need for increased “Informational Freedom.” There I write: As well as: Virtual Private Networks (or VPNs) are a way for citizens to circumvent these artificial restrictions imposed by governments and by ISPs. That’s why it is dismaying […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
