Search and the social graph
Google has created a multi-billion-dollar economy based on keywords. We use keywords…
The importance of institutional redundancy
Every system built by a single institution has points of failure that…
Information security – are we experiencing a Pax Romana?
My last startup was an information security company — SiteAdvisor — that…
Embrace the medium
An obvious but surprisingly under-practiced design principle is to “embrace the medium.”…
What carries you up will also bring you down
In Rules of Thumb, Alan Weber quotes legendary venture capitalist John Doerr discussing…
Understanding your market
Some startups become huge sensations without requiring any active marketing – YouTube,…
Ask people questions
Andy Weissman’s blog has the tagline “Maximizing the serendipity around you.” It’s…