Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

A Closed Apple Platform is Inevitable But Temporary

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

A big thanks to Chris Dixon for writing "Should Apple be more open?" I was going to write basically the same thing but he saved me the trouble. If you don't understand what he's writing, read The Innovator's Solution. The short answer is that see how the ...

Joining Jason’s Jihad – Why Startups Shouldn’t Have To Pay To Pitch Angel Investors

Friday, October 9th, 2009

This is a repost from Jason Calacanis' mailing list.  While this kind of confrontation is certainly not my style, I strongly agree with the principle.  I'm glad there are people out there like Jason that don't care how dirty their hands get.  Whatever you think of Jason, he is a ...

Freemium Isn’t A Business Model, It’s A Marketing And Trust Strategy

Friday, October 17th, 2008

I've chimed in once or twice on the free vs. paid debate, and I'm firmly in the camp that you should charge customers money.  You get money, they show some commitment, the expectation that comes with their money means you have an incentive to produce higher quality, and it gives ...

Chrome, the Google Docs-mobile

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

A few weeks ago, Google Chrome was released with much fanfare, press, celebration, comic books, and praise (with the usual skepticism and contrarian views thrown in for good measure).  People wondered if Google was getting into a browser war, an OS war, a land war in Asia, whatever.  I kept ...