Continuations

Blogged about “The Business of Code, The Code of Business” yesterday on the Google Code blog. “The Business of Code” part talks about how the economics of being an independent software company are being transformed by the web and by cloud computing, potentially limiting the number of opportunities available. “The Code of Business” part addresses how the structure of industries and corporations is being transformed, which provided a countervailing force that is likely to create some very excit...

Today at noon I am giving a talk to the Japan Business Network in New York – an informal get together organized by my brother-in-law, Charles Danziger. The topic is the fundamental transformation of industries that the Internet will bring about. I am planning to use the following outline. Some background on Union Square Ventures - about $300 million under management across two funds - invest exclusively in the Internet - based in New York but national mandate (and some international investmen...

I am very excited to be preparing for a talk at the Turing Festival in Edinburgh (last week of August). The subject, not surprisingly, will be “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - how the Internet will transform business, government and society." I love that Vint Cerf used "You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” as his 5 word acceptance speech for the Webby Awards. To me it perfectly captures where we are with the Internet today and could be the unofficial motto for Union Square Ventures. Part of what I am doi...