It’s been a fantastic three years, but today is my last day at Ridge Ventures. Although I’ll no longer be an investor on the investment…
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I’ve made the much-fabled transition from founder to venture capitalist – I’m excited to have joined the team at Ridge Ventures. Over a year ago…
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19 CommentsI study and write a lot about disruption caused directly or indirectly by the Internet. It’s actually the key tenant that matured my wonder and…
3 CommentsSo-called “acq-hires” (when a company will buy a startup solely/mostly for the talent rather than the product itself) recently came up in a discussion amongst…
3 CommentsHacker News has been buzzing with the story of Canadian citizen Zak Homuth, who was refused entry earlier in the week by US Customs and…
3 CommentsI was sad to discover that photos belonging to both Violet and I are being reproduced without our permission at ‘photo encyclopedia’ Fotopedia. I’m a…
One CommentBitCoin I’ve spent the last few months researching BitCoin, which for those who don’t know is a p2p currency system that is (sort of) de-centralized…
2 CommentsMaggie Brown asks in the Guardian today ‘whether the BBC has become too affraid to take risks?‘. Her piece focuses around the dreaded “BBC Editorial…
One CommentGenetic testing startup 23andMe is running a ‘1-day sale’ that removes their normal up-front testing fee of $199. The catch- you have to agree to…
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