The Apple vs. Google mapping controversy has been clearly defined, but a cartography expert weighs in with an in-depth analysis.  The problem?  Partly that Google had a 400-year head start. Interestingly, when it comes to maps, these two companies and growing rivals seemed…

As the new year slipped into memory, two transactions may provide the footnote on the hyped expectations that accompanied the last decade.  First is Friendster.  The pioneer social networking company and Facebook’s predecessor, Friendster had lost virtually all of its US market share…

SOPA – federal legislation that would either protect or constrain content on the internet, depending on your corner – was recently killed thanks in no small part to the entrepreneurial online community.  But the best post we saw on the issue talked less about legislation and more about business models…

In 2006, after a sudden shift in the outcomes of a promising drug, Pfizer’s market cap plummeted by $21 billion in a week.  Stories like this are common in the pharmaceutical industry, only this one was different…

F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote “there are no second acts in American lives.”  But there might also be no second acts for second lives. Most of us are taught not to dwell on failure…

That Twitter is an impressive distribution network for breaking news is increasingly a given; however its sheer ubiquity for the immediacy of big events is now also leading to some intriguing analyses about the patterns and speed…

While the impact of the 2008 financial crises on Wall Street has been both well documented and seemingly short-lived, there was considerable collateral damage.  A recent article in The Economist suggests that law firms also suffered…

Although an unabashed, unapologetic believer in the inherent virtues of both capitalism and entrepreneurial culture to drive economic growth and raise overall living standards,…

A recent piece in the McKinsey Quarterly makes a simple, if maternal, point: technology results in information overload and attention fragmentation, and the more responsibility one has

Research from the Kaufman Foundation looks for the areas of innovation across the US while publishing abroad New Economy Index. From the 2010 edition come a number of detailed statistics…

One of the most fascinating and dynamic sectors is pure information. Technological advances now enable immense databases, which in turn provide new insights on both simple and complex correlations, and the ability to spot (or debunk) trends…

The cleantech industry has been considered both highly promising for investors and a hopeful area of growth to counter the economic contraction of other industries.  But one of the peculiarities of cleantech is the intersection between federal dollars…

The phenomenon of the iPhone can’t be disputed, with about 9 million sold and growing, with a reach and influence that has made Apple the most valuable technology company in the world.  The primary driver is the “i” not…

Management consulting firm McKinsey conducted a study to find the most innovative regions (and nations) across the globe.  They helpfully present their findings with an interactive version (which, like true consultants…

A fundamental change for many early-stage companies is their increased capital efficiency: it simply takes less money (and time) to bring a product to market, and even to start to achieve scale.  An article in the New York Times highlights this trend…

Venture professionals have no life? Well, witness the always engaging Jeff Bussgang admit that he is just now starting to watch the television drama Mad Men, which is entering its fourth season.  However, Jeff uses the occasion to reflect…

A fascinating Wired magazine article about craigslist.  Everyone one knows craigslist – it is the lead suspect in the death of the newspaper industry, has more job postings that Monster, CareerBuilder and HotJobs combined, and gets more online traffic than…