A Sensible Approach To Net Neutrality by the FCC
Today, FCC Chairman Wheeler announced a sensible approach to ensuring that the internet will remain an open platform. Many folks in the traditional telecom and cable industries have described the use...
View ArticleBrian Williams and Abundance vs. Scarcity in Media
The physical world’s native economic basis is scarcity. Value is determined by demand for each item produced. If I make only five gold Ferraris and thousands of people are just dying to have one, the...
View ArticleA Few Lessons I’ve Learned
A young entrepreneur asked me a great question the other day, “What are some things you learned later in your career that you wish you knew earlier in your career?” I didn’t have a great answer at the...
View ArticleThe Inevitable Evolution of Online Sharing — Live Video Conversations
It’s been an incredibly exciting few weeks as the world comes to hear more about the latest category of social sharing — live mobile video. (Disclosure: we have been bullish on this space since our...
View ArticleHere is what Jay-Z should have launched with Tidal
“The transition from CDs to digital hasn’t worked well for the music industry. Sales are down and too many people listen to music without paying for it. We think that is because digital music is too...
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?
The currency of the media business is attention. So where are we spending it? (This post originally appeared on Medium.) The currency of the media business is attention. Those who have it have been...
View ArticleAmino: Communities For The Mobile-Only Generation
In the 1980s, those of us with personal computers used our Hayes Smartmodems to connect to bulletin board systems (BBS). These were electronic message boards that allowed people to chat asynchronously...
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The Auto Industry Won’t Create The Future
In the collision between consumer technology, cloud computing and cars, the legacy auto companies are lacking key ingredients for the future of the automobile. Here are the vectors for auto disruption....
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Should You Have To Buy A New Car to Get New Features?
Introducing our investment in Pearl, the first direct-to-consumer products company bringing safety, convenience, and eventually, autonomous driving features to your existing car. With more than 1.2...
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DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB: HOW MICHAEL DUBIN CREATED A MASSIVELY SUCCESSFUL COMPANY...
Success has many fathers, but in this case, there is only one. Slide 3 of Dollar Shave Club’s Series A Pitch Deck When I first met Michael in June of 2012, I had already seen the DSC launch video...
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