New York is amazing this way: you can really find amazing things! A friend of mine was looking … Continue reading “My table tennis coach is going to the Olympics!”

I had the pleasure of attending Renaissance Week-End (www.renaissanceweekend.org) over President’s Day Week-End. Renaissance Week-End is a gathering … Continue reading “Renaissance Week-End is phenomenal!”

I just came across a great article in the New York Times. A few decades ago, economics mattered … Continue reading “Making economics relevant again”

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

I am an economist by formation and at heart if not by trade and I am appalled by … Continue reading “Policy recommendation for the candidates”

Paul Graham wrote these two interesting articles on the topic: How to Fund a Startup The Equity Equation

Many of you have written asking how you should value your startup during the fund raising process. There … Continue reading “Startup Valuations”

The phenomenal video “Here comes another bubble” by the Richter Scales (see: http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=274) inspired this great video on … Continue reading “Wall Street Meltdown”

Somehow all my Princeton friends started taking personality tests a week ago to see if they had changed … Continue reading “Fun with personality types”

The road to hell is paved with good intentions! In public policy above all else, I have often … Continue reading “The power of unintended consequences”

The mother of an OLX employee called 911 in Argentina to report a robbery in progress across her … Continue reading “Be grateful you live in the US!”

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)”

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

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”

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”