There Are 2 Ways To Make Large Datasets Useful…
I’ve spent the majority of my career building technologies that try to…
Facebook’s Response to Yahoo’s Patent Lawsuit
Like many in tech, I believe all software patents should be abolished.…
The Problem with Investing Based on Pattern Recognition
A famous story in artificial intelligence is how the US military developed algorithms…
“It is the human friction that makes the sparks”
From Jonah Lehrer, Brainstorming Doesn’t Really Work (via Stowe Boyd): Building 20 and brainstorming came…
Platform distribution risks
When your product extends a platform’s functionality, one of the main risks…
Maximizing Capacity Utilization as a Startup Premise
In stark contrast to other major airlines, Southwest has been profitable for 40…
Technology and Job Creation
In response to my recent post “Making industries ‘garage ready’ for startups,"…
Why Is Enterprise Tech So Far Behind Consumer Tech? Because It Can Be.
Brian Manning put it nicely in a comment to my post yesterday about…
IT: Do You Want to Sell Sugar Water or Do You Want to Change the World?
“Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your…
Inferring Intent on Mobile Devices
Schmidt recently said that while the Google Instant predictive search technology helps shave…