January 2013
Some thoughts on the future of search (beyond...
Me: “just think of what Siri will be like when you are grown up!”
Ellie (age 11): “it should be pretty cool. you will like it if you are still alive”
Every Friday morning I take the kids to breakfast before school. With my travel schedule it’s a nice way to bring the week to an end.
The above was a memorable line from todays chat.
I’ve been...
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fred-wilson:
Age of Consent (New Order) by...
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“One thing I like about film is that is has life, even without doing anything to...”
– Film vs. Digital — 120studio.com
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Dropla — Youth Lagoon
One of my favorites from...
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This Sporting Life — The Decemberists
shared from...
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“It’s called stealing or piracy, as if sharing a wealth of knowledge were the...”
– Aaron Swartz, a Data Crusader and Now, a Cause
Song For Zula — Phosphorescent
what a beautiful...
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Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) — Icicle...
Why don't Microsoft alumni use their own products?
Last year, I wrote about the contrast I noticed in hiring practices in startups vs larger organizations. Specifically, some of the best startups in our portfolio hire straight out of their community and user base. Twitter, Tumblr, Stack Exchange and others do this often. (In the early days it was basically the unwritten rule at Tumblr).
And yet, I noticed at the time of my post that pretty much...
lecollecteur:
The Replacements - Can’t Hardly...
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Borrowed Tune — Neil Young
shared from exfm
“It turns out Facebook’s doing just fine with the kids these days — in fact,...”
– Garry Tan, cofounder of Posterous, did a survey on Tenth Grade Tech Trends (via evan)
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A day in NYC
It was one of those wonderful mild winter days in New York City today.
I’m really loving our NYC office. We opened it up last summer and it’s so great having our own place here.
In between some interesting meetings, I was able to walk around and take a few photographs in the hood.
David and I made it up to the roof of our building.
After dinner I went over to Dumbo...
