I am a big fan of thrillers and loved The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. Dan … Continuar leyendo «Inferno is a good summer read»

As you might have noticed from previous posts, I love skiing. As I am living in Cabarete these … Continuar leyendo «The skiing beach bum in me is intrigued :)»

As you can probably imagine given my recent blog post, Thoughts on building successful vertical marketplaces, marketplaces have … Continuar leyendo «Bill Gurley’s thoughts on marketplaces are a must read!»

I have been wondering of late if my rational heuristic driven approach to business selection is making me … Continuar leyendo «Am I ambitious enough?»

Dominic Barton, the managing director of McKinsey, recently gave an insightful speech at Stanford Business School. I encourage … Continuar leyendo «Great speech on the five trends reshaping the global economy»

Check out this interesting Harvard Business Review article: http://blogs.hbr.org/bregman/2013/05/the-unexpected-antidote-to-pro.html

Bill Gurley is a partner at Benchmark and an investor and on the board of Uber, OpenTable and … Continuar leyendo «Great article on optimal take rates in Internet businesses»

I have always been partial to third party action adventure games like Drake Unchartered and the latest Tomb … Continuar leyendo «The latest Tomb Raider is fantastic!»

Paul Miller, a technology writer for The Verge, decided to spend 365 days offline. No email, Google, Facebook, … Continuar leyendo «Don’t blame the Internet for your failings!»

I just finished reading through all of them and found them very insightful. Some sections are useful to … Continuar leyendo «The class notes from Peter Thiel’s Stanford class are a must read for all entrepreneurs»

I just came across his engrossing story in a recent copy of Wired. In many ways entrepreneurs, myself … Continuar leyendo «The John McAfee story is fascinating!»

No not the kind you are thinking about. I am talking about the much more expensive and dangerous … Continuar leyendo «I have a confession to make: I am addicted to white powder!»

As you know, I love operating and investing in marketplaces. It’s been interesting over the years to observe … Continuar leyendo «Thoughts on building successful vertical marketplaces»

What is surprising about this business to me is how high the take rate is. Most marketplace business … Continuar leyendo «Could it be that stock photography is the best business ever?»

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