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The tech sector might be evil
Or at least, your employer might be. Over the years we in the tech sector have gotten used to being well-regarded. After all, we make people’s lives better, on balance. That’s changing. At the moment it’s rumblings from thought leaders, not pervasive popular anger. The other thing that’s new is that they’re thought…
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Kids Pass Just Reminded Us How Hard Responsible Disclosure Is
Only a couple of months ago, I did a talk titled "The Responsibility of Disclosure: Playing Nice and Staying Out of Prison". The basic premise was to illustrate where folks finding security vulnerabilities often go wrong in their handling of the reporting, but I also wanted to show how organisations
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Alexa: Amazon's Operating System
Money is made at chokepoints, and the most valuable chokepoints are operating systems; Amazon is building exactly that with Alexa.
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What you should know as a founder of a software company
A guide to the complex world of modern software business
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Why Founders Fail To Market Their Products
Founders predictably underestimate the importance of hiring marketers. Here’s why many startups don’t get round to marketing their product…
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Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain
(Sequel here: Blockchain is not only crappy technology but a bad vision for the future.)
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Is StubHub's Website Deceiving Users?
OLXTOTO menyediakan akses login slot melalui link alternatif terbaru dengan informasi RTP live yang selalu diperbarui untuk memudahkan pengguna setiap hari.
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New Macbook Pro power efficiency and time remaining
A look at the impressive real-world power efficiency of Apple's newer MacBook Pro models and what it means for battery life.
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The life and death of a startup
At DjangoCon Europe 2017 , and again at DjangoCon US 2017 , I gave a talk entitled “Autopsy of a slow train wreck: The life and death of a Django startup”. After I gave those presentations, a number of people requested that I publish the content in blog form so they could share it with colleagues.
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Curl hearts Mozilla
Today Mozilla revealed the new logo and "refreshed identity". The new Mozilla logo uses the colon-slash-slash sequence already featured in curl's logo as I've discussed previously here from back before the final decision (or layout) was complete. The sentiment remains though. We don't feel that we can in any way claim…
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A startup founder and ex-Facebook engineer’s story of the BSD + Patents license
A startup founder and ex-Facebook engineer’s story of the BSD+Patents license. Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer, nor is this legal advice.
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The Decline of Investment in San Francisco Startups
Data analysis reveals 50% drop in San Francisco startup funding, with Series C & D rounds falling 66-75%. Key insights on shifting venture capital trends in 2016-17.
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Too many people are buying cars using financial products they do not understand
It was free!” announces Bob the Dinosaur, an adorable moron from the Dilbert cartoon. Bob is driving a bright red convertible. “They just make you sign papers!”, he elaborates. That cartoon is a qu…
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A Founder Salary Calculator
[July 21, 2023] There’s a newer version of this post , including an updated calculator . Founder salaries are not a topic I’ve had to spend ...
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The 1 Percent Rule: Why a Few People Get Most of the Rewards
You don't need to be twice as good to get twice the results. You just need to be slightly better. Learn how to use the powerful 1 Percent Rule to get ahead.
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Silicon Valley: A Reality Check
The nation has spoken: weird pointless $400 wi-fi enabled juicer company Juicero is the perfect symbol of Silicon Valley. So says the Washington Post: Juicero Shows What’s Wrong With Silicon …
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Climbing the wrong hill (2009)
programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups
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Asking the wrong questions
With fundamental technology change, we don't so much get our predictions wrong as make predictions about the wrong things.