A historical collection of our writing.
Last Tech Tuesday I wrote that the companies which do well on hiring engineers are the ones that “prioritize both hiring *and* having a great work environment.” The post went on to talk about some of the best practices in hiring. Today’s follow-up is about creating a great work environment for […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Today Dwolla announced a new financing led by A16Z with Scott Weiss joining the board. The funding will go towards establishing a new office in San Francisco, an expanded presence in New York and much needed additions to the team in Des Moines starting with a lot of engineering hires. I am of […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Right now, there are thousands of scientists whose research is being held up because they lack access to the experimental expertise needed to test a hypothesis or verify a result. But while we have seen how online marketplaces can dramatically expand and create new businesses in many other diverse […] Read more
Fred WilsonCase studies are true stories that teach lessons. And one of the great lessons I got in my career was care of a lawyer named Morty. This is a reblog of a post I wrote in Feb 2007. I thought about it last week in an email discussion with a friend. And so I decided […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Well, I guess that it’s typical To cling to memories you’ll never get back again And to sort through old photographs of a summer long ago – Conor Oberst Back around 1991 or so, me, my brother, and a few friends had an idea for a television show. We were the children of MTV, its […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
When it comes to files we are beginning to take synchronization as a given. You work on a file at work and through the magic of Dropbox or similar services the copy of that file on your personal laptop winds up reflecting the changes. Increasingly we are expecting the same for applications. For […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
