February 2012
28 posts
Felix: philk: “OK, the idea that kids these days... →
philk:
“OK, the idea that kids these days are “digital natives” is a nice, self-serving fairy tale. It makes tech-lovers feel good, because they feel like they are at the front of a curve. It makes educators feel good, because then they don’t have to teach a complicated and multi-level sets…
No Digital Natives afterall? What’s the world coming to?
“First, I think that the smaller we slice and dice populations the quicker the...”
– The Ad Contrarian: Targeting’s Diminishing Returns
“I think Facebook is colossally dull. I think it’s like everyone coming to live...”
– Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad, opining on the worth of certain technologies in Capital New York. (via tragos)
“Interesting blog post below. I talked to a big investor today with a big brand...”
– Alex Payne — On Business Madness
That really gets to the heart of a paradox at the core of VC investing. I don’t know what the solution is, but I’ve never seen that contradiction laid bare so succinctly before.
(via rickwebb)
“Sculley noted that while some of the leading technology companies, including...”
– CES 2012: Ex-Apple CEO Sculley Lauds Jobs; Calls for ‘Disruptive Technology’ to Marry Health Care with Computing - International Business Times
“Don’t for a second be lulled into the notion that you are picking employees....”
– Phil Sugar
A VC: The Management Team - Guest Post From Phil Sugar
(via fred-wilson)
January 2012
10 posts
“There was a study recently in which thirty of the largest companies in the...”
– Elizabeth Warren on the Daily Show tonight (via kateoplis)
“In today’s paradoxical world of maximizing shareholder value, which Jack...”
– Maximizing shareholder value is “the dumbest idea in the world”
“The paywall around The Times means fewer people are reading, discussing and...”
– Made by Many
“Is New Zealand empty yet? At the end of last year, the place was losing punters...”
– Australia Should Take Over New Zealand: John Birmingham
December 2011
13 posts
“Dealing with “corporate” Apple, however, has been a complete...”
– The Ad Contrarian: Comparing Apples and Amazons
“Just how Neanderthal are you? Customers of the genetics testing service...”
– Nature News Blog: The age of Neanderthal personal genomics begins
“Recently, the composer Michael Giacchino shared his creative process with our...”
– Innovation’s No-Duh, No-Joke Secret Sauce: Friendship | Co.Design
The Healthcare timebomb
The average Californian family of 4 costs $18,000 per year for health insurance. This cost is increasing 9 percent per year. By 2020, it will be $40,000 per year! Who will be able to afford this? Not Californian companies and certainly not individuals.
Why is it so expensive? Because everyone in the health system is not just making a healthy profit, they are making a killing.
What’s...
The Ad Contrarian: The Gold Medal In Jargonomics →
Congratulations to Sprint’s CMO for winning The Ad Contrarian first Gold Medal in Jargonomics. He managed to cram a remarkable stinking, reeking heap of CMO double-talk into one sentence yesterday as he announced he had fired Goodby.
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive...”
– Howard Thurman, an influential American author, philosopher, theologian, educator and civil rights leader (1899-1981)