april 29, 2014    ·    < 1 min read

Nicholas Carlson just published a fascinating in depth article about Larry Page. It covers his evolution over the … Læs videre “Larry Page’s story is fascinating”

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The Grand Budapest Hotel is fantastic!

april 20, 2014   ·  < 1 min read

It’s amazing how Wes Anderson can create a good story out of any material! The way he films … Læs videre “The Grand Budapest Hotel is fantastic!”

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Recommendations for Craigslist

april 15, 2014   ·  6 min read

As you can see from my article on The Evolution of Marketplaces, Craigslist is facing a great unbundling. … Læs videre “Recommendations for Craigslist”

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Fantastic article on how to build trust in modern marketplaces to achieve liquidity

april 9, 2014   ·  < 1 min read

Anand Iyer, the Chief Product Officer of Threadflip, just wrote a thoughtful blog post on how to build … Læs videre “Fantastic article on how to build trust in modern marketplaces to achieve liquidity”

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The Evolution of Marketplaces

april 8, 2014   ·  3 min read

In the early days of the web Craigslist’s horizontal listing based marketplace was all things to all people … Læs videre “The Evolution of Marketplaces”

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Great presentations on Bitcoin

februar 26, 2014   ·  < 1 min read

Bitcoin confuses people. They don’t grasp what it is and how it works. The two presentations below are … Læs videre “Great presentations on Bitcoin”

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There is something magical about skiing in powder!

februar 24, 2014   ·  < 1 min read

It’s hard to describe why, but somehow I find the sensation of gliding in untracked powder quasi-spiritual. For … Læs videre “There is something magical about skiing in powder!”

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The Martian is Robinson Crusoe on Mars

februar 23, 2014   ·  < 1 min read

Andy Weir’s book gripped me from the start. I typically don’t like books written in the first person, … Læs videre “The Martian is Robinson Crusoe on Mars”

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Command Authority is Tom Clancy’s best book in years

februar 22, 2014   ·  < 1 min read

It’s also the best book he co-wrote with Mark Greaney. I suppose the bar is not very high … Læs videre “Command Authority is Tom Clancy’s best book in years”

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50 reasons why this is the greatest time ever

februar 5, 2014   ·  < 1 min read

In The Case for Optimism I outlined both why we are better off than we have ever been … Læs videre “50 reasons why this is the greatest time ever”

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Fantastic presentation on customer acquisition

januar 7, 2014   ·  < 1 min read

My good friend Saar Gur who is a general partner at Charles River Ventures just posted a brilliant … Læs videre “Fantastic presentation on customer acquisition”

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2013: The Dawn of a New Beginning

januar 3, 2014   ·  4 min read

I spent most of 2013 living with the consequences of the life changing decisions I made in late … Læs videre “2013: The Dawn of a New Beginning”

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The Case for Optimism

december 18, 2013   ·  8 min read

We live in difficult times. Financial crisis, sovereign debt crisis, euro crisis, Syrian conflict, global warming. We are … Læs videre “The Case for Optimism”

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Video of my LeWeb Keynote: The Case for Optimism

december 16, 2013   ·  < 1 min read

Last year I finally resolved my internal cognitive dissonance between my profound optimism about humanity and my pessimism … Læs videre “Video of my LeWeb Keynote: The Case for Optimism”

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LeWeb 2013 Interview of Arnaud Montebourg

december 13, 2013   ·  2 min read

Loic Lemeur asked Jeff Clavier and me to react to Arnaud Montebourg’s presentation at LeWeb and ask him … Læs videre “LeWeb 2013 Interview of Arnaud Montebourg”

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Good karma

december 4, 2013   ·  < 1 min read

I found a wallet on the floor in the Promenade des Anglais this Sunday. I was thinking of … Læs videre “Good karma”

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