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I'm not sure about your last point. It seems there are some extremely important implications from the determination that "black swan" events are often of incalculable risk. I alrea…

Really fascinating and insightful essay by Taleb that he wrote about two months ago about the crisis: http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/taleb08/taleb08_index.html Definitely check it…

Really helpful, thank you. I am in a similar situation and have felt pretty uncomfortable assigning different weights to each of the founders, but I can relate to your situation wh…

Follow up on the new design with a bunch of pics: http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/pepsi_re...

Very interesting and helpful. Thanks.

Horizontal drop down for primary navigation elements seems most intuitive to users in my experience. I think the most important thing is to keep common elements together and enduri…

This may open up some interesting opportunities for app developers.

Distinguishing between concept and execution failures would be a huge start, actually. Don't you think that makes a big difference in your final evaluation of the company - particu…

I agree completely - the concept is powerful. If the task before you is large enough, at some point you let go of self doubt and perfectionism and start generating content. I reall…

The failure of startup companies is real news, but I wish there were more focus on the reasons behind the failure. Most coverage I read comes across as mockery, as to suggest that …

iStrategy Labs in Partnership with the District of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer are offering $20,000 in prize money for Apps that use the District of Columbia'…

Yeah, very good point about transparency. I remember reading some entrepreneur's story who stressed fostering this kind of environment. It is a somewhat different but related point…

Why are they mutually exclusive? Seems like they each work best when supported by everything else. The defining characteristic of 2008 is not twitter, as it was blogging in 2004, b…

Amazing how the slightest tweak in design, specifically in logo design, can affect brand value in such a monumental way. I like the new logo, but the old one seems too iconic and c…

Very interesting and thorough article. I think these questions are particularly interesting to consider from the perspective of a startup. While smaller startups may not face these…

There probably is a better solution - likely one involving some minimal human moderation paired with machine flagging, but the technical challenges don't make obscenity filters a b…

How much flexibility do funders have to renegotiate terms on the fly? In general, I think we should remember that startups should be as interested in the profitability of VC funds …

How universal do you find these salaries are? I imagine they would vary a great deal by the size of the startup. Is that the case or not?