Gavin Andresen, a friend and former business partner, is the public face of BitCoin, an open source digital cash alternative. The open source project community, like most, is dominated by geeks (I say that with love ). As such, they have often struggled to communicate what they do. But recently several great explanations / interviews [...]
Wikis traditionally reward contributors with prestige, or often just warmth and fuzz (as it is hard to see WHO is the main contributor and thus gain prestige). The BitCoin (open source digital cash alternative) Wiki has created a reward system. Short version: they’ve created a “game” whereby you earn points by your contributions to the wiki. Periodically [...]
The NY Times recently shared this warm review of the second installment in the delightful video series meant to teach economics principles – but to have you laughing the whole time . Excerpt… Keynes vs. Hayek: A Rap Battle Renewed By PATRICIA COHEN Round 2 of the great economics smackdown is now available on video. In the impressively [...]
Most of us assume that success in early stage investing is based largely on the skill of the investor(s) in conducting due diligence, coaching their companies, building dealflow, etc. However, the best research to date shows that we have no strong evidence of a causal link. My personal guess is that skill does play a role, but that we all [...]
I LOVE rich graphical displays of data, especially when they relate to my business… The flood of venture capital from 2005 through 2007 slowed considerably, but after a slow 2009, the money and venture investors seem to be back in funding action. For the full year, 2,792 companies raised a total of $23.7 billion, but while the [...]
Shopping (especially for many women) is already a “game” that is fun in and of itself. This company has added some simple game mechanics the experience new – and I think compelling. Of course, I am a BIT out of their target market… How It Works | ToVieFor.
The objective of the org behind the last blog post I linked to is the quite exciting… To create a generic model for a self-organizing, self-managing, auto-stabilizing business that maximizes positive evolution by changing from the bottom up, and minimizes organizational costs. Reinventing Business: Objective.
This blog post rapidly draws some interesting comparisons between the near immortality of cities and the ephemeral nature of individual corporations. This looks like it could be a heck of an apples to oranges comparison, but maybe not! Either way, thought provoking Reinventing Business: Guinea Pigs, Elephants, Cities and Corporations.
This is a directory of videos from GapMinder, the org started by data visionary Dr. Hans Rosling. They make data dance and tell a story so powerfully. Videos – Gapminder.org.
I almost always enjoy a Taleb’s interview, and this one is no different. He tends to bring a very different perspective that forces one to think differently. For instance, when asked to look 25 years into the future, he claims it is easier than looking 2 years forward. Why? Among other reasons: that which is [...]
