The cloud wars of 2016

Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and everybody else

How to handle your Bitcoin investments in 2017

Goodbye, VMware. And thanks.

It’s January 2016, and I’ve just left my job at VMware. This post is NOT about VMware, or specific employees, teams or products. It could be my last day at any #big #tech #corporation and the post would essentially be the same.

“F*ck you” vs. “Thank you”

Constructive vs. Destructive

The “Paradox” of Strategy computer games in 2016 and beyond

Y-Combinator and Alphabet Inc.

New models for the company of the 21st Century

Summary: large companies often get displaced by new entrants, failing to innovate and/or adapt to new technologies. Y-Combinator can be seen as a new type of company, where innovation is brought in as an…

Donald Trump has won

Yes, a provocative title. Why not? I’ve learned from the Master.

I almost died a year ago

I was driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco. We were just past Santa Barbara, nearby Los Olivos. My wife Lisa was in the passenger seat. Jackie, our neighbor’s dog — a small Boston terrier — was on her lap.
We were chatting about something. It was a normal day, January 18th, 2016.

Before you start learning something new, read this

How many times, in your life, you think about your skills and abilities and assert: “It’s time I learn something new!”, and of course your pick is based on a specific need you might have at that moment.