Google and the Life Cycle of Ideas

Highlights of Google VP Marissa Mayer on the Charlie Rose Show (VIDEO). Complete interview with transcript is on TechCrunch. (Q: Would you rather I post the full thing here? Leave a comment.)  To me, the amazing thing about this interview is how much...

John Stewart Slams CNBC (VIDEO)

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Reid Hoffman = (Passion*Vision) + Brains

Reid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIn, on the Charlie Rose Show (VIDEO); courtesy of TechCrunch. I dunno how, but some day I’m gonna meet this guy and bring him on board as an investor. Homeboy’s got a magic combo: vision and passion. He reminds me...

Stimulus for Startups

Today, Reid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIn, offered a creative, entrepreneurially -focused stimulus plan for the US economy, via TechCrunch:1) Ramp up small business lending, presumably via govt subsidies.2) Abolish the limit on H-1B worker visas and...

The Banking Bailout, Explained

NPR's This American Life came out with the latest installment of their absolutely excellent series about the ongoing US and global financial crisis. Listen and enjoy this latest episode, entitled "Bad Bank."Listen to NPR's "Bad...

The Math Equation that Destroyed the World

Last week, Wired came out with "Recipe for Disaster: The Formula That Killed Wall Street." The cover story, by Felix Salmon, does a killer job of explaining why so many banks made so many screwy decisions. For five years, David X. Li's formula,...