Every Business Is A Data Business.
Hello friend: I am here to give you a wakeup call. You know that business you have been spending precious time and effort building for 5, 10, 20, 30,
Innovation: Netflix Disrupting Hollywood
There have only been a half-dozen shows, and yet to read the press and hear the comments, you would think Netflix had found the cure for cancer. For years I
Bringing Innovation Back to FinTech in 2014
The following are my responses to a Q&A piece put together by Max Bowie, editor of Inside Market Data regarding innovation in the market data space. It originally appeared as
Can’t Do Cultures: The Problem with Innovation in Big Companies
Great post today by Ben Horowitz about the problems with innovation in big companies and the differences between a “Can Do” and a “Can’t Do” culture. One of the
Why Simplicity Is So Complex
Why Simplicity Is So Complex The key to solving complex problems may be to simplify as much as possible and approach them with a beginner’s mind. This is so spot
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
