A historical collection of our writing.
A decade ago I was in the heat of a deal negotiation with a large company when they suddenly went silent for a week. I was furious. I thought they were trying to string us (startup) along to see if we might back off from some of our deal terms as the deal dragged on. […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
So thanks to Google, since Thursday I have been playing around with an HTC EVO on the Sprint network. I have come away impressed and it has nothing to do with the EVO theoretically supporting 4G. I have mostly had 4G turned off – apparently it is a huge battery hog and the few times […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Yesterday, a major barrier was crossed with the creation of the first artificial lifeform. Craig Venter and his team created a cell from scratch. Well not exactly from scratch: they created the DNA and inserted into an emptied cell. This is very similar to programming a computer – the hardware is […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Probably the most interesting exchange on yesterday’s VC Panel at Google I/O was around how investors think about open versus closed systems. Dave McClure got the most memorable line of the day with “Open is for losers.” Dave was obviously being provocative on purpose. My own thinking here was […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Tonight I am giving a talk at the First NYC Digital Learning Meetup. The event is organized by the folks from Startl, which aims to support and accelerate the development of companies that apply technology to enable learner-centered education. I am very much looking forward to speaking, as “Hacking […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
I woke up this morning thinking that I should write a post on privacy, having read Fred’s post and danah boyd’s two posts over the weekend and Charlie’s post this morning. Then I realized, I should probably check what I have written about privacy here before, since it seems to be a recurring topic. […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
