We just launched a new PrefPass product that I’m pretty excited about. You can think of it as a universal login widget. It’s some code that you paste onto your registration and login pages, letting users join your app without having to choose a password. Instead, they can use any of a growing list of [...]
I noticed that I keep having the same conversation with people on fundraising. Understanding how ownership changes when a company raises money by issuing stock really is simple and straightforward. I think I’ve pinned down at least one issue that might make this stuff seem more complicated than it is. The issue is that entrepreneurs [...]
Fred Wilson says that the definition of “Web 2.0″ has become so hyped up that it’s borderline worthless as a term, but that he likes the early definition “the web as a platform.” I don’t disagree with this as a technical description of why the web is such a powerful enabler; but the thing is, [...]
I’ve been trying to wrap a clear definition around an interesting theme that seems to be emerging in the world of software and the Internet: that “stuff” is increasingly less central to economic activity than “stuff about stuff.” For example: advertising is more economically central than the content that it supports; in the open source [...]