February 2012
10 posts
“For decades, futurists have dreamed of the “universal book”: a handheld reading...”
– Steven Johnson on the rise of the tablet (via cacioppo)
“The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.”
– William Gibson (via ninedaysoff)
January 2012
7 posts
“Every time you want to make any important decision, there are two possible...”
– Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled.
“Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the...”
– Wilfred Peterson (via: workisnotajob)
November 2011
7 posts
Gambling, Investing and Startups
marksbirch:
“It seemed crazy to me that you have to be an accredited investor to invest in a company,” says Case, “but you can go to Las Vegas and lose $10,000 at the table in an hour but you don’t have to be an accredited gambler to do that.”
Interview of Steve Case
What seems crazy to me is that an experienced executive and investor would make this statement. Has Steve Case never been...
“Who Are the Free Radicals? A Manifesto.We do work that is, first and foremost,...”
– uncensored rambles: The Free Radicals’ Manifesto (by Scott Belsky)
A speech by Frank Chimero.
This is beautiful.
precipice:
The Particle
This morning I crawled out of bed incredibly early. I guess I’m not used to the sun being this bright or I’m still on New York time. I lurched out of bed at 6:30am and started wandering through a bunch of dirt plots a few blocks from the hotel looking for some coffee. I walked into this tiny coffee shop that served crepes, the sort of place filled...
Why We Don't Yet Have A POTUS From DIY-U
In 1986 when those old enough to make a serious run for president today were in their late teens and early 20’s — the typical “college years” — there was no World Wide Web, no Wikipedia, no Skillshare, no Kindle, no Meetup, Eventbrite, or iPhone.
We didn’t know what we were missing with no MIT OpenCourseWare, no free Standford classes online, no Khan Academy...
October 2011
39 posts
Thinking About "The State of Venture Capital and...
re: http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2011/10/20/5259/
If I were an investor today (I’m not), I’d invest in internet television & high quality content in general. Entertainment is not going away.
Just the opposite: We’re in the early years of a golden age in content creation.
But, I would only put 10% of an investment portfolio in backing it (if I had one).
With the...
“Steve used to say to me — and he used to say this a lot — “Hey...”
– Jonathan Ive
“The social contract exists so that everyone doesn’t have to squat in the dust...”
– An unknown source on Facebook / (via: Instapundit)
““Lean Startup” junkies dogmatically recite things like “validate your idea with...”
– Alex Hillman, Dangerously Awesome
