Sometimes you just bet on people. I mostly invest in consumer facing startups, especially marketplaces. However, in July … Leggi tutto “Yahoo to acquire Brightroll for $640 million in cash!”

Always look at correlations in a critical light! US spending on science, space, and technology correlates with Suicides … Leggi tutto “Correlation is not causation!”

Techcrunch recently covered the venture investments of various investors in the fashion space. It’s funny that it’s basically … Leggi tutto “Not a bad list to be part of :)”

I absolutely LOVED this book. Randall Munroe’s scientifically accurate answers to ludicrous questions are absurdly funny, well written … Leggi tutto “What if is an absolute must read!”

Quando le persone vendono con successo la propria azienda, in genere acquistano degli oggetti.  Invece ho rinunciato alla … Leggi tutto “Aggiornamento sul grande declassamento”

by Guimar Vaca Sittic Building marketplaces is really hard. The hardest nut to crack is building liquidity: having … Leggi tutto “Infrastructure for Marketplaces: The Shovels and Picks of the End-to-End Marketplace Gold Rush!”

As an entrepreneur and investor, I am fortunate enough to collaborate with startups on a regular basis, learning … Leggi tutto “One Step Closer To Streamlining the Car Buying and Selling Process”

Già da piccola sapevo di volere un cane, preferibilmente un Labrador. Ricordo di aver implorato i miei genitori … Leggi tutto “Addio Harvard!”

Freakonomics and Superfreaknomics – the bestselling books of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner are no longer news to … Leggi tutto “Think Like a Freak”

The used car industry is massive. There are 40 million used cars sold per year in the US … Leggi tutto “The used car buying and selling process is broken and we are going to fix it!”

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Emprendedor Universal … in Spanish! They asked me to relate … Leggi tutto “My first interview in Spanish!”

For the past year I have been the proud owner of a HTC One. As the new generation … Leggi tutto “Why I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 instead of a HTC One M8”

Nicholas Carlson just published a fascinating in depth article about Larry Page. It covers his evolution over the … Leggi tutto “Larry Page’s story is fascinating”

It’s amazing how Wes Anderson can create a good story out of any material! The way he films … Leggi tutto “The Grand Budapest Hotel is fantastic!”

As you can see from my article on The Evolution of Marketplaces, Craigslist is facing a great unbundling. … Leggi tutto “Recommendations for Craigslist”