Jun 29, 2012
This is a classic brain teaser I learned in middle school (or “junior high school” where I grew up). Let’s prove that: Here’s the proof: Let’s start by establishing some variables: Okay, so if that’s true, then we know: In...
May 29, 2012
“Have you read the latest Neal Stephenson book? It’s called Reamde,” a friend recently asked. “I bought the book, but hate traveling with a thick book, so I bought a second copy on iBooks and read it on the plane.” A throwback like me, I...
May 14, 2012
I’ve had the good fortune to spend a lot of time around many different types of companies, in a bunch of different industries. And I’ve learned something about corporate values. Some companies like to make money by creating products and services that...
Nov 3, 2011
Whenever I start a new business, one of the first things I need to do is get a corporate logo; most people don’t think a business is real until it has a logo. It’s a pain in the neck, and pretty expensive–both in time and money. First, I have to find...
Jul 12, 2011
Silicon Valley is obsessed with business models. It’s one of the first questions we ask about any new venture: “What’s the business model?” When I was teaching Entrepreneurship in High Technology at Stanford in the early 1990s, and later...