Lessons from the Rise and Fall of Digg
Many others are offering their critiques of Digg so I’ll refrain from anything serious in favor of being snarky. The #1 lesson we should all learn from Digg is that appearing in a dorky picture on the cover of BusinessWeek when you are still a young, private, and unprofitable company is pretty much asking to [...]
Silicon Valley’s Defining Characteristics
In the process of preparing for my speech for the inauguration of the Alexandrian Innovation Zone, I had to think about Silicon Valley, its history, its defining characteristics and which of these characteristics are “exportable.” Starting with a bit of history (you can find a lot more detailed historical accounting in Steve Blank’s blog), Silicon [...]
