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Virtual Reality: A New Creative Medium Where the Default State Is Belief

The holy grail of virtual reality, the one that’s always been out…

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The Thin Edge of the Wedge for Virtual Reality

Pius Uzamere argues that virtual reality will succeed first in business applications instead of…

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What Is Coinbase?

One of the interesting things about Bitcoin is the contrast between how…

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The Computing Deployment Phase

Technological revolutions happen in two main phases: the installation phase and the…

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Some Problems Are So Hard They Need to Be Solved Piece by Piece

Andrew Parker had a great post a few years ago where he…

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The Economic Logic Behind Tech and Talent Acquisitions

There’s been a lot of speculation lately about why big companies spend…

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Why the Integrated Approach to Mobile Devices is Winning

Until last week’s announcement of the new Surface tablet, Microsoft had taken…

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The Experience Economy

Before World War 2, the middle-class in the developed world struggled to…

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More or Less? Monetization Based on Facebook’s Business Model

Startups usually succeed because of a single major product or business innovation.…

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Is it a tech bubble?

Every week a “we are in a tech bubble” article seems to…

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