Uber’s disastrous failure in Japan was not caused by local competition, but by a uniquely American strategy that simply could not work in Japan. You see, Uber represents a new kind of startup. The very thing that makes them so successful in America dooms them to failure in Japan.
We're excited to announce the formation of a new grassroots network, the Electronic Frontier Alliance. Bringing together community and campus organizations across the U.S., the Alliance will serve as an increasingly vital hub for activism and organizing addressing a spectrum of civil liberties and...
This past week has not been the first outbreak of independent developer angst over the app store, but it feels like it has been one of the more intense. The pump was primed by the news that Kim Kar…
Serverless, Inc. has brought Serverless Framework V.1 out of beta and also closed a seed round from Trinity Ventures.
On March 14, 2016 it has been 10 years since the launch of Amazon S3, the first AWS service. Here are some lessons learned in those 10 years
Publishing misleading performance benchmarks is a classic old guard marketing tactic. It’s not surprising to see old guard companies (like Oracle) doing this, but we were kind of surprised to see Google take this approach, too. So, when Google presented their BigQuery vs. Amazon Redshift benchmark results at a private…
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I’m delighted to finally be investing in Asana, which I’ve wanted to do for a long time. One of the things I’ve learned about companies is that 1) clear tasks and goals, 2) clearly communicated,...
Elm is not just technically great, it also allows building business around it
Introduction Earlier this week, Amazon SNS released worldwide SMS delivery and made it available in six AWS Regions. Worldwide SMS delivery means that you can now send SMS text messages directly to mobile phone numbers in more than 200 countries. Along with this expansion, SNS also enabled default “opt-in” of…
A successful test for Appointment Reminder, and how you can get started testing more.
Andy Grove passed away the same day that Apple announced the iPhone SE. One of Grove’s best decisions reminds me of this launch.
Hot on the heels of my [CES Report](http://ideas.4brad.com/ces-2016-robocar-news) is the release of the latest article from Chris Urmson on [The View from the Front Seat of the Google Car](https://medium.com/@chris_urmson/the-view-from-the-front-seat-of-the-google-self-driving-car-chapter-4-d707b9e925d3#.6okyykxyq)…
National inventory continues to decline by 3.2%, clamping down on March home sales. Read on for more housing market news.
The startup world is an interesting place. As cities around the US work to establish their own Silicon XYZ, the variables required to build…
How changing a button increased a site's annual revenues by $300 million.
May 2019 UPDATE - The no-cost developer subscription now includes RHEL 8.
All I did was put together a trivial web app to scratch my own itch, and it keeps scratching it, while I drink my free beer.
Online payment processing for internet businesses. Stripe is a suite of payment APIs that powers commerce for businesses of all sizes.
One sign that technology markets often exhibit at the tail end of a cycle is a fast diversification of the types of startups getting funded. For example, following the core internet boom of the late 90s (Google, Yahoo!, eBay, PayPal), in early 2000 and 2001 there was a sudden diversification and investment into P2P…
Justin Kan is going to be the new spokesman for YC and handle the PR requests we get. You should probably follow him on Snapchat (username: justinkan).On a more serious note, I’m always impressed with how well-spoken Justin is, and how well he is able to connect with both reporters and founders.
“Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist...
UPDATES Following some feedback I am going to rename my usage of “Time-Bomb” due to potential negative connotation on the words. I am going to call it “Eventually Open”. Also a …
Win $25K or more for your Telegram bot – @durov is giving away 1 million dollars to devs in 2016.
