February 2012
2 posts
Investing in Private (the real reason why... →
My latest thoughts, piecing together Andreesen Horowitz’s recent fundraising, the growth of the private markets, and Facebook.
“Something’s happening on the court, but a good portion of the crowd is...”
– Person of Interest, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin - Grantland
Talking about what happened after the dunk.
January 2012
36 posts
“Ultimately, though, there will probably be a clear second-screen winner around...”
– The Super Bowl Goes Second-Screen | Digiday
“But it’s not just about free. It’s more than that. Soon, it’s going to be GREAT...”
– Making a Million Bucks vs. Reaching a Million People
“In the near future a large percentage of online impressions and IPs will become...”
– Segmenting Location-Aware, Advertising Opportunity With PlaceIQ CEO McCall
“We keep hearing “digital music needs to get to scale quickly for the music...”
– How About This Instead of SOPA? My Proposal for Legislation to Proactively Combat Piracy While Encouraging an Open and Innovative Internet at FISTFULAYEN
“When it comes to shaping the future of the Net, fights about privacy are at...”
– Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: Piracy and privacy
How to Be a Great Mentor (And Mentee) →
My post on The Next Web today.
How will crowdfunding impact the venture capital... →
Long form thoughts on how crowdfunding (if approved) could impact the venture capital industry.
“The problem for the content industry is they just don’t know how to mobilize...”
– Support for Internet Bill Wanes as Protests Spread - NYTimes.com
If the content industry knew how to make and deliver content in the ways that made sense for today’s culture, technology and values, then mobilizing people wouldn’t be an issue, and they wouldn’t need legislation...
“If that was the only harm in this legislation, we might write it off as another...”
– Why We’ve Censored Wired.com | Threat Level | Wired.com
TMK's The Fridge: E-commerce is obviously a... →
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“The usage of “intent” is a powerful conceptual idea, and while it still appears...”
– Why digital intent matters, by Taylor Davidson
“Building a product is hard. Building the machine that builds the product is...”
– Five Entrepreneurial Lessons from 2011 | Michael Karnjanaprakorn
“A lot of ups and downs,” Tebow said of his second NFL season....”
– Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots - Recap - January 14, 2012 - ESPN
The man has perspective, that’s for sure.
“One of the most exciting and disruptive things going on right now in digital...”
– Direct Dialing Intent, by Jonathan Mendez of Yieldbot.
Note: kbs+ Ventures is an investor in Yieldbot.
the new feature puts foursquare more squarely in... →
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the new feature puts foursquare more squarely in competition with business recommendation sites and travel guides like yelp, zagat and frommer’s.
“local recommendation sites have a one-size-fits-all approach,” mr. crowley said. “everyone is seeing recommendation through the same lens. this way, we’re leveraging data from everyone’s check-ins to tell you what’s interesting.”
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“We should be taking advantages of the intricacies of the devices and building...”
– The Connected14 Strategy | Darren Herman
“My wish for 2012 (more likely for 2013 though….) - Someone will start to figure...”
– Tristan, My Favorite Companies to Watch in 2012
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It’s not Life’s responsibility to make our lives...
It’s not Life’s responsibility to make our lives great. That’s up to us.
Life’s a party, New Orleans, LA, Oct 2011
It’s not Life’s responsibility to make our lives great, happy, meaningful, fulfilling, enjoyable, adventurous. That’s our responsibility, and it comes from every choice we make and and every action we take responsibility for.
Life isn’t against us or for us, it’s there for us to...
“You always see who looked at what. This one queer action—showing who is paying...”
– The Social Network that Stole Christmas (via brianoberkirch)
I’ve played with Path a bit the last couple days, and that’s the most intriguing social aspect of the service. Path is interesting not because it limits one’s friends (limiting filters and inputs can be a personal choice...
December 2011
69 posts
Reflecting →
Taking a hard look into the mirror … eh, ornament.
Reflecting, NY, NY, Dec 2011
I don’t need a camera, and I know everyone is buzzing about the Sony NEX-7 right now, but if I was to…
“Donovan McNabb sitting on his couch is a better quarterback than Christian...”
– The Fabulous and the Flops of NFL Week 15 - The Triangle Blog
“The College District website is being upgraded to not only act as a hub for all...”
– College Football’s Biggest Entrepreneur - Forbes
The Theory of the Nine Rakes →
How a joke from the Simpsons tells a story about the power of commitment.
Back in October I learned about the Theory of the Nine Rakes from Eric Marcoullier (@bpm140) atTribeCon.
The origin dates back to a memorable Simpsons episode from October 1993, from a sequence where Slideshow Bob steps on the teeth of nine rakes in a row, causing the handles to swing up and hit him in the face nine times,...
“The most important Clipper before Paul’s arrival (and maybe even after)...”
– An NBA strategy session on how Chris Paul will impact the Los Angeles Clippers - Grantland
Carrying on from the quote, ever wonder on what % of Blake Griffin’s pick and rolls did he slip ball screens, or how how Chauncey Billups ranked as a player when coming off screens on the left side?
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“Groupon is the acme or nadir of this phenomenon,” Gibney emphasized, bringing up...”
– Want A Piece Of Founders Fund’s Latest $625M Fund? Start By Trying To Change The World | TechCrunch
“An old essay in the always entertaining Brain, Child magazine proposed a future...”
– When Writer-Mothers Cross the Line (via pegobry)