A historical collection of our writing.
This week is Book Expo America which is the biggest book trade show in the US. That’s a great moment for reflecting on how the book is being transformed in the age of the Internet. Mary Meeker in her slide deck chose to symbolize what she called the “re-imagining” of the book with a Kindle. […] Read more
The filing of the Groupon S1 has resulted in a lot of discussion about Groupon’s business model. Most of the comments were negative, going as far as calling Groupon a “Ponzi Scheme,” although there were a few defenders, such as Steve Cheney.I was particularly intrigued by a thorough analysis by […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
“The fitness function of a venture capitalist — meaning the metrics of performance, the report card — is pretty pure. You show up with money, and one way or another more money has to come back than goes in.” Bing GordonOftentimes it’s best to reduce things to the base elements, in order to really […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
Like many others, I find myself fascinated by bitcoin. Not only is it a wonderful example of the real world catching up with science fiction, but it also shows off the incredible power of the Internet to disrupt existing institutions (there are already some lobbying efforts to have it banned).As I […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
I have argued in the past that we need an Internet Bill of Rights. If anyone doubted that, then they should look at what has been happening at and around the eG8 summit. There have been many great tweets from people there and around the world. The two that summarize the situation best for me […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
I have written previously that given the huge scale of the Internet, services that might historically have been considered a feature can now be companies. There is a critical success factor though to achieving Internet scale that I think is being widely ignored: intentionally keeping a service […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
