The only college major that matters
If you want to work in venture capital focusing on internet/software companies, or start one of those companies, or work…
Non-linearity of technology adoption
When I was in business school I remember a class where a partner from a big consulting firm was talking…
Social Media Expert Panel Discussion (Video)
Posting today a video of a Social Media Panel I took part in not too long ago in Manhattan (Sponsored…
Why Does “The Gut” Get All the Glory?
Despite the logic of using data to complement or drive decision making, the business and mainstream press glorify intuition and…
The Ethics of Blogging
A few people have commented that the events I advertise here tend to be expensive–or, worse, require a lot of…
TechCrunch Trends launches, uses R
Dan Levine, Research Analyst at TechCrunch, has just launched TechCrunch Trends. The idea is to provide analysis of the CrunchBase…
Total Immersion
We’ve all heard the old adage that to learn a language you have to completely immerse yourself; the same is…
Top 10 Cloud Computing Vendors
I came across an interesting article discussing and analysing cloud computing vendors. I was interested to see that the top…
Metrics and Numbers You Should Know if You Want to Measure Social Media ROI
In a previous post I talked the importance of understanding that ROI is not only about a financial return but…
Who Wants Yesterday’s Papers?
Times are hard, especially for the traditional media. In Europe and the United States, numerous printed publications are running deficits…