Auto racing and start-ups aren’t that different, really
(Editor’s note: Will Herman is an entrepreneur who has founded or held senior roles at several tech companies. This column originally appeared on his blog.)
When beginners attend auto racing or high performance driving school, they learn that drivers tend to go where they’re looking – and where they look is usually only 10-15 feet in front of their vehicle.
I see this all the time as I’m riding my bike. While cycling on the right… Continue Reading
The Google Myth goes “pop”
[Editor's note: We asked Kevin Laws, a former blogger at VentureBlog, to comment on the Google-YouTube merger. Here are his thoughts. Keep in mind that his company, Vast, can be seen as a competitor to Google Base]
Google purchased YouTube for more than a billion dollars. That “pop” you hear is not the end of the Web 2.0 bubble, but the end of the Google Myth.
The Google Myth is simple: to produce good businesses, hire the… Continue Reading