The 12 Biggest Missed Opportunities In Tech + Future US Failures
Gizmodo posted a slideshow of the 12 biggest missed opportunities in tech. Basically these were the companies that could have dominated, and for a variety of reasons, let it all slip away: AOL,...
View ArticleWeekly Reads: Catching Up
Things got busy and I fell behind on my Google Reader articles. Some of the better reads of the past two weeks: PE/VC/Tech How I Became A 19-Year-Old Associate VC – TechCrunch How Much Would The...
View ArticleMedian Family Net Worth Lower Today Than In 1989
According to an article written by Felix Salmon (who pulls data from Peter Coy) the Median Family Net Worth has fallen since 2007 and is actually lower than it was in 1989. Clearly the financial crisis...
View ArticleWine Investing: The Bubble Just Blew Up
I don’t have much to say, as I didn’t realize that the size of wine as an asset class was this large. However, I do find it incredibly interesting that this, like art, has been driven by the Chinese....
View ArticleThe Fastest Growing Piracy Segment Is Live TV. Why It’s Good.
A study done by Google has shown that live TV is the fastest growing piracy segment. Although I have used these services many times before I got a Slingbox, I find it pretty incredible that it is the...
View ArticleVisualizing Public Vs. Private Education
While I attended both public and private universities and largely believe an equal level of education can be attained at either, I do think there are noticeable differences at each. In general I think...
View ArticleWeekly Reads # 8
ST/IB/HF/ER Firm That Brought You Holo-Tupac Dies Less Than A Year After IPOing, Taking Millions In Taxpayer Subsidies With It – ZeroHedge Not surprised a company that was a total fad and rushed an...
View ArticleNotes On 3D Printing
I’ve been thinking about 3D printing a lot recently and have a few comments on the sector as a whole. I’m sure I’ll revisit this again at some point, but here are the first things that come to my mind...
View ArticleMonetizing BitTorrent
An Australian newspaper has started to go to the popular P2P protocol BitTorrent to curate content for their publication. Australia’s Fairfax Media uses BitTorrent to understand what is being...
View ArticleTwo Letter Worlds Newsletter
Two Letter Worlds has launched a Newsletter curating content about Technology, Startups, Venture Capital, and the industries they affect. I’d appreciate it you clicked here to subscribe, and continued...
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