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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For $99.99 per year you get the access to the full Office suite including Outlook, Publisher and Access. … Continue reading “Office 365 Home Premium is the way to go if you are in the market for Microsoft Office”

It’s that time of the year again, so I am sharing my recommendations for all gadget lovers of … Continue reading “2013 Holiday Gadget Gift Guide”

I was an AT&T Wireless customers for years. They had worse reception in New York than Verizon but … Continue reading “If you travel internationally switch to T-Mobile”

I have had the privilege to see Henry do his “Mary Meeker” impersonation as he effectively flies through … Continue reading “Henry Blodget’s Slides on the Future of Digital: 2013 are a must read”

By Otilia Aionesei Humans tend to be very optimistic about their individual lives – for instance we buy … Continue reading “Notes on the future of humanity based on Matt Ridley’s book The Rational Optimist”

I was reading The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande which shows the efficacy of checklists in complex situations. … Continue reading “Why we play Moneyball rather than Powerball”

As a species and as individuals we are often shockingly arrogant. We believe, or want to believe, that … Continue reading “The cure for hubris”

As I have repeatedly observed both as an entrepreneur and angel investor if you believe in something strongly … Continue reading “Delusional optimism can go a long way!”