Startup Sales Compensation: When Commissions No Longer Make Sense
Struggling with your startup sales compensation plan? I read a very interesting NY Times article today: For Some, Paying Sales Commissions No Longer Makes Sense This is a great read
Innovation: The Wealthfront Employee Equity Plan
If you don’t read fred-wilson‘s AVC blog regularly, you should. I try to read it every day — it’s well written, easily digestible, and there is always something interesting I
This Awesome Ad, Set to the Beastie Boys, Is How to Get Girls to Become Engineers
This Awesome Ad, Set to the Beastie Boys, Is How to Get Girls to Become Engineers This is a stupendously awesome commercial from a toy company called GoldieBlox, which has
Here’s a thought: The meatball as an API
Here’s a thought: The meatball as an API Every company should think of their own brand as a product that can be integrated within another brand. When one moves beyond
THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL: 2013 [SLIDE DECK]
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How Biz Stone’s Biggest Mistake Spawned Twitter | TechCrunch
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If You Are What You Say You Are….
“If you are what you say you are, a superstar Then have no fear, the crowd is here And the lights are on and they want a show” Today I
The API-economy is coming and fast
The API-economy is coming and fast In today’s world, having a strong API strategy isn’t just good software practice; it’s a powerful business practice. Stay tuned for more on this
Data is the Pollution Problem of the Information Age
Data is the pollution problem of the information age. All computer processes produce it. It stays around. How we deal with it—how we reuse and recycle it, who has access
Nickle & Diming on It’s Way Out?
Those other companies sit around trying to figure out what customer charges they can get away with,” he said. “We sit around and say, ‘What can we get away with
