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Google Glasses

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This is a concept video Project Glasses that's basically special glasses with integrated an integrated computer. I'm very curious to see what the actual product will look and feel like.  It's interesting to think about how much more available technology has become in...

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No More Moore

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I recently read an interesting blog post about how social media is about social science and technology. It got me thinking about the general evolution of technology. In particular, I thought about the evolution of computing power vs. design. If you're reading this, you...

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Self-Taught Programmers vs CS-Educated Programmers

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Lately I've been thinking a lot about self-taught programmers vs those formally educated thanks to this question on Quora that I found through Hacker News.  I've worked with and for many programmers throughout the years, both self-taught and formally-educated. I've had...

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Work for Great Managers if you want to get Gilt-ed

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Before I begin, a few points: This is a story about the importance of great managers. This is also a story about the long arc of entrepreneurship. This is for everyone but would like to speak specifically to new college grads. Feast: Ferrari I graduated from...

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Ten Entrepreneurship Rules for Building Massive Companies (by Reid Hoffman)

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http://greylockvc.com/2011/03/22/ten-entrepreneurship-rules-for-building-massive-companies/ I like the last rule the best: Rule #10: Rules of entrepreneurship are guidelines, not laws of nature. Do not pay too much attention to rules set by other people. Entrepreneurs...

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What makes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial?

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An interesting paper around how entrepreneurs think. Expected gain vs. Affordable Loss This is a common theme I've seen with respect to the difference between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs. From the paper: While causal reasoning focuses on expected return...

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Driving Sustainable Growth at Normal vs Network Effect Startups

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Great presentation by Sean Ellis (Startup Marketing).What's particularly useful is looking at the path from product/market fit to scale  (or the other way around) depending on the type of startup you're building. I like his concept of Minimum Viable Critical Mass...

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The Architecture of Participation

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via Bryce.vc: One of the key lessons of the Web 2.0 era is this: Users add value. But only a small percentage of users will go to the trouble of adding value to your application via explicit means. Therefore, Web 2.0 companies set inclusive defaults for aggregating...

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Entrepreneur, hacker, and avid Cal football fan.

Product guy with a passion for consumer web and social products.

Hacker with a penchant for clean code.

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