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Public cloud providers’ end game shouldn’t surprise anyone
In the beginning, public cloud was the only choice. If you had an existing environment on-premise, colocated or with another web hosting…
Read MoreOne big way that book publishing startups can succeed now
It’s been more than seven years since the introduction of the first Kindle. Ebooks market share seems to be stabilizing at around one…
Read MoreWhy 2015 is the year of encryption
During a visit to Silicon Valley earlier this month, President Obama described himself as “a strong believer in strong encryption.” Some have…
Read MoreCloud hosting services and the future of lock-in
For a software product, identifying a product–market fit, getting to market, and then scaling to meet business demands needs to happen instantaneously.…
Read MoreThree tips for young startup founders from a guy who’s been there
A lot of startup founders today are launching companies fresh out of college (if not earlier). That’s what I did a little…
Read MoreWhy your things need the cloud
Every few years there is a new “next big thing” in the fast-changing computing industry. Sometimes these “next big things” have proven to…
Read MoreWas 2014 the end of enterprise computing?
It’s been just over a year since I left Netflix and joined Battery Ventures. So it seemed appropriate (if a couple of weeks…
Read MoreMy experience driving the new Audi 4G LTE connected car
For six weeks, I’ve been driving the first 4G LTE car model to hit the U.S. market — the 2015 Audi A3,…
Read More3D printing: Who’s investing now and what’s coming next
Printing has come a long way since Gutenberg and the first printing press in 1439. The printing industry has evolved from the golden…
Read MoreHow I audited my daily media habits and improved the way I read
Creating web content is incredibly easy — but filtering content is really hard. In late 2014, I realized I was reading too…
Read MoreSorry, Box, but free is not a business model
Free is not a sustainable business model. Everyone knows this, especially those who lived through the dot-com bubble 15 years ago. Everyone,…
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