tech, startups, internet
Tesla Model 3 review.
What The Drive’s Alex Roy calls “The First Serious Review”. Overall he likes it, though he finds one big flaw. | learn more
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tech, startups, internet
Designing against misinformation.
Jeff Smith, the Facebook product designer who works on the news feed, offers an inside look into their process for addressing fake news. He discusses what they’ve learned so far and where the product is heading in the near future. | learn […]
tech, startups, internet
The Allbirds story.
This shoe brand has come out of nowhere to take the tech world by storm. I own a pair and love them. This interesting article in Forbes discusses the leap of faith the founders took to build the business. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
First Round state of startups 2017.
“Every year, we survey as many venture-backed startup founders as possible to figure out what it’s like to run a technology company right now. This year, we got more responses than ever before — 869 — giving us an even […]
tech, startups, internet
Why Amazon has no profits (and why it works).
This article by Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz is a few years old, but I found myself re-reading it recently. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Inside Israel’s secret startup machine.
“The Israel Defense Forces’ clandestine Unit 8200 isn’t just the mythical cybersecurity and spy squad. It’s probably the best school for entrepreneurship in the world, spawning hundreds of game-changing tech startups. Here’s a definitive look inside.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Thinking about the $150MM Rise of the Rest fund.
Steve Case (AOL founder and investor) announced a new fund investing in places that aren’t Silicon Valley. VC firm M25’s Victor Gutwein analyzes the pros and cons of this fund. | learn more
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The original long tail theory isn’t looking good.
VC Willy Braun uses two data sets to make the case that the long tail theory (e-commerce will fatten and stretch the tail because of endless aisles) hasn’t played out as expected. Instead, we’re seeing an even stronger emphasis on […]
tech, startups, internet
The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this holiday season.
Until very recently, anything voice-enabled tended to suck. When I first plugged in my Echo earlier this year, it sucked a lot less. I realized this is the start of a shift in how we interact with our homes and […]
tech, startups, internet
Inside the world of venture lending.
This Bloomberg article sheds light on the world of venture lending (as pioneered by Silicon Valley Bank) via Hercules Capital. “Hercules focuses on technology, life sciences, and sustainable and renewable tech. It’s invested in 390 companies since Henriquez started it […]