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I'll be impressed when it works for Asian languages. Even if it just pronounces the characters.
Commented Dec 18, 2010 on This ain't Technology... it's MAGIC. (Word Lens by QuestVisual) at Master of 500 Hats
This ain't Technology... it's MAGIC. (Word Lens by QuestVisual)
words cannot express: wow.
c'mon Dave, u think we is idjuts? You and Mike are *colluding* on this whole story just to get pageviews! You must be peppering your new fund's IRR via ad$sen$e ! (knee slap)
Commented Sep 22, 2010 on Fire in The Valley, Fire in My Belly... and Yes, Mike, I Have Stopped Beating My Wife. at Master of 500 Hats
Fire in The Valley, Fire in My Belly... and Yes, Mike, I Have Stopped Beating My Wife.
So i've been debating whether to write this post all day. Unfortunately i probably have more balls than sense, but it drives me fucking insane to see some bullshit superangel conspiracy theory get whipped into a frenzy by people who weren't there, have no idea what the hell was discussed, and a...
"more angel investors will try to be value add."
I think they will make an effort to *sound* value-add. But as they get stretched thinner by having to do ever more deals, and become less differentiated per your predictions, this will be harder for them to actually deliver. Much like it often has been w/ VC's who initially sounded like they could offer a lot, but a few years in the entrep wonders how they were much different than a bank.
Commented Aug 25, 2010 on Thoughts After Y Combinator Demo Day at Adam Smith's Blog
Thoughts After Y Combinator Demo Day
There's lots of motion in the ocean in the early stage investing world. TechCrunch has a write-up on the companies that presented at Y Combinator's demo day yesterday. I had several of my own thoughts. Quality The average company quality is up. A much greater fraction of these companies...
I wonder what you might think of The Singularity.
Commented Aug 16, 2010 on Longevity Design - 25 Steps To An Extended Youth at Seasonal Paradise
Longevity Design - 25 Steps To An Extended Youth
If you want to live to 95 and still be as spritely as Jack Lalanne, here's what you need to do, per the book The Longevity Prescription. 1. Eat minimal saturated fats. Eat 2-4 servings of fruit and 3-5 veggies, and unprocessed grains, beans or other fiber-rich foods daily. 2. Exercise 5x a we...
OMG-- slide 25 !!#$%
Commented May 4, 2010 on From Zero to a Million Users - Dropbox and Xobni lessons learned at Adam Smith's Blog
From Zero to a Million Users - Dropbox and Xobni lessons learned
I just finished a talk at Web 2.0 Expo titled From Zero to a Million Users with Drew Houston, the founder of Dropbox. It's about what we wish we had known years ago when it comes to growing your user base from 1 to 1M users. We had a lot of fun with it. The slides are below! From Zero to a ...
very useful and cool. would love to hear the narrated soundtrack too, if there ever is one. This is too action-packed to be a silent movie!
Commented May 4, 2010 on From Zero to a Million Users - Dropbox and Xobni lessons learned at Adam Smith's Blog
From Zero to a Million Users - Dropbox and Xobni lessons learned
I just finished a talk at Web 2.0 Expo titled From Zero to a Million Users with Drew Houston, the founder of Dropbox. It's about what we wish we had known years ago when it comes to growing your user base from 1 to 1M users. We had a lot of fun with it. The slides are below! From Zero to a ...
Call me nuts, but the lighting makes it look like Mark is wearing a yamaka. I'm pleased to see you decided on a Jewish wedding :)
Commented Oct 26, 2009 on Old Town Prague : New Town Wedding at Seasonal Paradise
Old Town Prague : New Town Wedding
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