Jira is a fantastic technical project management tool

March 27, 2008    ·    < 1 min read

Nine months ago we moved all of OLX to Jira (http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/). We are extremely satisfied with the product. … Continue reading “Jira is a fantastic technical project management tool”

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The bright future of online advertising

March 26, 2008    ·  2 minutes

Despite my previous post on the gloomy outlook for startups for the next 12 months, I am more … Continue reading “The bright future of online advertising”

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Why the startup market is like the real estate market

March 25, 2008    ·  2 minutes

Homeowners hate to sell their houses for less than they paid for them. When prices fall, instead of … Continue reading “Why the startup market is like the real estate market”

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Cityvox, my learnings as an angel investor and the power of grit and tenacity

March 7, 2008    ·  4 minutes

In a prior post – Sometimes it pays to be lucky – I was expressing my gratitude when … Continue reading “Cityvox, my learnings as an angel investor and the power of grit and tenacity”

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Great articles by fake Steve Jobs on Facebook and Google

March 7, 2008    ·  < 1 minute

Funny and insightful! Sandberg leaves for Facebook. Let’s all recite Eric Schmidt’s Serenity Prayer Eric Schmidt’s Serenity Prayer

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Free Sex :)

February 21, 2008    ·  < 1 minute

With the growth of online advertising, many businesses are evolving from paid business models to free ad supported … Continue reading “Free Sex :)”

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The power of great people (why “good enough” won’t cut it)

February 5, 2008    ·  < 1 minute

While on the topic of hiring, my friend Auren just wrote a great article as to why great … Continue reading “The power of great people (why “good enough” won’t cut it)”

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The art of hiring

February 4, 2008    ·  2 minutes

A lot has been written about the science of hiring: finding candidates through referrals, having multiple interviewers, getting … Continue reading “The art of hiring”

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Google’s Loss is Murdoch’s Gain

February 3, 2008    ·  < 1 minute

A few months ago I described the “Grinda Hypothesis” where I posited that social networks would be hard … Continue reading “Google’s Loss is Murdoch’s Gain”

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My take on the Microsoft – Yahoo deal

February 1, 2008    ·  < 1 minute

I would very much like the deal to go through and actually succeed! For the sake of innovation, … Continue reading “My take on the Microsoft – Yahoo deal”

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Outsourcing Development

January 24, 2008    ·  2 minutes

A few of you have asked me whether they should outsource their development with questions usually covering code … Continue reading “Outsourcing Development”

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Advertising on Facebook and MySpace: the “Grinda Hypothesis”

November 15, 2007    ·  < 1 minute

In a recent post, Facebook: the next Google?, I expressed skepticism on the value of Facebook given the … Continue reading “Advertising on Facebook and MySpace: the “Grinda Hypothesis””

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Facebook: the next Google?

October 26, 2007    ·  4 minutes

I was in San Francisco for CTIA this week and took advantage of the opportunity to catch up … Continue reading “Facebook: the next Google?”

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Internet: we are still at the beginning!

October 9, 2007    ·  < 1 minute

Many people worry that they missed the opportunity to participate in the Internet revolution. I have often heard … Continue reading “Internet: we are still at the beginning!”

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Google is now worth over $190 billion!

October 9, 2007    ·  < 1 minute

Google is officially more valuable than FedEx, McDonalds, Coke, Intel, IBM, and Wal-Mart, among others…

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Zero to $1 billion

September 25, 2007    ·  < 1 minute

Most business books cover what it takes for large businesses to get even larger. Very few have covered … Continue reading “Zero to $1 billion”

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