September 2011
1 post
“I’m not a big believer in ideas,” says Panagiotis Ipeirotis, a professor at the...”
– The Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerbergs of Tomorrow — New York Magazine
August 2011
2 posts
“In a world in which Apple is the most valuable corporation, and companies like...”
– Adventures in Capitalism: The Lesson of Dropbox: Usage = Value
“The kind of naming policy that Facebook and Google Plus have is actually a...”
– Why Facebook and Google’s Concept of ‘Real Names’ Is Revolutionary - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic
July 2011
2 posts
Apple Now Has More Cash Than the U.S. Government -... →
“Cashmere hoodies are all the rage on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, Calif., home...”
– The Perk Bubble Is Growing as Tech Booms Again - WSJ.com
June 2011
1 post
“As many of the Hacker News commenters pointed out, the line between what should...”
– ‘Reminder: Call Dad’ Is Another Notch In Google’s Belt Of Social Fail
May 2011
2 posts
“Collaboration is the elixir of the status-quo crowd.”
– The Failure of American Schools - Magazine - The Atlantic
“[People] who lose the guarantee of privacy also eventually lose the capacity for...”
– Zachary Stockill: The Want for Privacy: Facebook’s Assault on Friendship
April 2011
2 posts
“Android, as well as Chrome and Chrome OS for that matter, are not “products” in...”
– The Freight Train That Is Android « abovethecrowd.com
March 2011
9 posts
“One might think that constant exposure to new information at least makes us more...”
– https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Recovering_from_information_overload_2735
“A small system that falls down under load is a huge success”
– http://www.google.com/gwt/x?source=reader&u=http%3A%2F%2Fslacy.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F03%2Fwhat-larry-page-really-needs-to-do-to-return-google-to-its-startup-roots%2F
“Rule #5: Maintain flexible persistence.
Very often entrepreneurs are given...”
– Ten Entrepreneurship Rules for Building Massive Companies « Greylock VC
“We live by the myth that the best way to get more work done is to work longer...”
– SXSW 2011: The internet is over | Technology | The Guardian
“Like it or not, one of the reasons that people appreciate the Web is their...”
– peHUB » Disqus to Facebook: “We Aren’t Shaking In Our Boots”
“Now imagine that instead of buying the Apple PowerBook in 1997, you decided to...”
– If You Bought Apple Stock Instead of Products - NYTimes.com
“There is a very pervasive product-centric thinking,” he said. “There needs to be...”
– What Is Twitter’s Problem? No, It’s Not the Product: Tech News and Analysis «
“This “invisible algorithmic editing of the web,” as Pariser describes it, “moves...”
– Is the Personalization of the Web Making Us Dumber?
“in America the worst effects of the property crisis are probably over. The banks...”
– A special report on property: Between a rock and a living space | The Economist
February 2011
7 posts
“More than 80 percent of the televisions, computer products and cell phones that...”
– EcoATM Kiosks Turn Old Cell Phones and iPods Into Cash - Nicholas Jackson - Technology - The Atlantic
The Technium: Free Kindle This November →
“A recent study by Deloitte of 2,000 American consumers ages 14 to 75 found that...”
– TV Industry Taps Twitter and Facebook for Viewers - NYTimes.com
“Some of the really savvy new media efforts like Flipboard are exciting, but...”
– Why I don’t care very much about tablets anymore
“Most companies put an implicit value on size for the sake of size, and doing any...”
– Inside the DNA of the Facebook Mafia
“When companies start to flail they nearly always do a couple of things. First,...”
– Search Still Sucks
“Rovio certainly doesn’t lack ambition. At a conference in Munich last...”
– How To Build A #1 iPhone App Game
January 2011
6 posts
“Even if you don’t mind having all of your accounts linked to Facebook, having...”
– eHow goes Facebook exclusive for logins and profiles, and here’s why it’s bad
“Facebook’s platform focus in 2010 was about improving user experience, Taylor...”
– Facebook Sets Mobile Sights on HTML5 | Liz Gannes | NetworkEffect | AllThingsD
“In 2010, Goldman’s 35,700 employees took home an average of $430,700.”
– Rational Irrationality: Goldman Vs. Apple: Who Generates the Highest Economic Return? : The New Yorker
“Last night, we heard from two industry sources close to top Facebook execs that...”
– $50 Billion? Hah! Insiders Say Facebook’s Goal Is To Be The First TRILLION Dollar Company
“Yet social media is itself as temporary as any social gathering, nightclub or...”
– Facebook hype will fade - CNN.com
December 2010
10 posts
“People who haven’t managed engineers don’t understand that,” McKinnon says....”
– The “War” For Top Talent In Silicon Valley - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ
“When everyone has easy access to their favorite diversions and every diversion...”
– Wake Up, Geek Culture. Time to Die | Magazine
“For us twitter is a great way to keep our finger on the pulse, we very quickly...”
– Peter Vesterbacka, Maker of Angry Birds Talks about the Birds, Apple, Android, Nokia, and Palm/HP | Mobile and Social Media
“Another mind boggling statistic about Angry Birds, and you should sit down for...”
– Peter Vesterbacka, Maker of Angry Birds Talks about the Birds, Apple, Android, Nokia, and Palm/HP | Mobile and Social Media
“Part of what made the Gmail project so fun was that we had a lot of independence...”
– Paul Buchheit: Four reasons Google is still Awesome
Facebook Ramps Up Big E-Commerce Drive -... →
“Apart from a journalist sitting in the corner, no one in the room looked over...”
– Mark Zuckerberg - Person of the Year 2010 - TIME
“We imagined ourselves as a venture-capital-backed start-up in Silicon Valley...”
– The Atlantic Turns a Profit, With an Eye on the Web - NYTimes.com
A VC: Step Function Growth →
November 2010
4 posts
“Some of the web’s “most successful inhabitants”, such as...”
– Tim Berners-Lee: Facebook could fragment web | Technology | guardian.co.uk
“Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you...”
– via: We Are The Digital Kids
quote: Chuck Close
Online Privacy Is Poised for Regulatory Showdown -... →
“Rovner, who at one point cheekily identified himself as the “12th largest MSO,”...”
– Digital Home: Boxee’s Ronen: People Don’t Want To ‘Surf’ Their TVs | paidContent
October 2010
3 posts
“I don’t know what the hell is going on. Neither do you, and neither does any one...”
– Frank Chimero
cdixon.org – chris dixon's blog / You need to use... →
“What makes Steve’s methodology different from everyone else’s is that he always...”
– John Sculley On Steve Jobs, The Full Interview Transcript | Cult of Mac
August 2010
6 posts
“Past studies have showed various types of berries may possess cancer-fighting...”
– Scope - medical blog - Stanford University School of Medicine