February 2012
9 posts
“People don’t just connect; they compete to connect. We compete against one...”
– David Brooks, The Social Animal
Warren Buffett: Why stocks beat gold and bonds -... →
Whether the currency a century from now is based on gold, seashells, shark teeth, or a piece of paper (as today), people will be willing to exchange a couple of minutes of their daily labor for a Coca-Cola or some See’s peanut brittle. In the future the U.S. population will move more goods, consume more food, and require more living space than it does now. People will forever exchange what...
January 2012
23 posts
WatchStart at 2:30
“With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation...”
– http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive/document/draft-i-have-dream-0#
The Content Problem
If studios knew in advance that they could produce good films consistently, they would be more willing to change the distribution model. I think this is the underlying problem that, if solved, would create the most value. This, in part, is why I’m excited about the potential of viral platforms like Buzzfeed to help content producers figure it out in advance.
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“Job creation and destruction are both relentless. The small difference between...”
– http://on.wsj.com/wMvt0M
Will Robert Kyncl and YouTube Revolutionize... →
Early in 2011, Kyncl began meeting content creators in a variety of media—film, TV, music, print—whiteboarding the future of television, and inviting them to participate in it by creating new YouTube channels. He offered several million dollars in funding, in the form of advances against future ad revenues, to be used as development money. Once the advances are earned back, YouTube will share ad...
December 2011
6 posts
Eric Wiesen's Ideas: What Obligation (if any) Is... →
wiesen:
The recent acquisition of Gowalla by Facebook is just the latest incidence of the potential tension between investors and founders when a company is acquired primarily for the team rather than for the technology, product or business that they’ve built. People around the web will take the…
“Social networks have reached critical mass. Inexpensive tools for creating and...”
– http://www.rre.com/blog/37-the-age-of-the-meme
November 2011
17 posts
Up & Right: Raise Cache and the New New York →
tomloverro:
I was at the “Raise Cache” fashion show to benefit HackNY last night at the armory on Lexington. A few things occurred to me:
This event could not have happened or even been contemplated five years ago in NYC
The crowd was almost exclusively 21-35 year olds
There were very few if any…
Who’s the Decider? - NYTimes.com →
Yes, it’s true that in the hyperconnected world, in the age of Facebook and Twitter, the people are more empowered and a lot more innovation and ideas will come from the bottom up, not just the top down. That’s a good thing — in theory. But at the end of the day — whether you are a president, senator, mayor or on the steering committee of your local Occupy Wall Street — someone needs to meld those...
