The wisdom of the crowds has peaked. Web 3.0 is taking what we've built in Web 2.0 - the wisdom of the crowds - and putting an editorial layer on it of truly talented, compensated people to make the product more trusted and refined.
The blogosphere is real, and it can be really harsh on fakes... so, if you're a phoney, you're going to get your bell rung.
I've gotten more press than any entrepreneur could dream of - certainly more than I deserve - and I've never had a public relations firm working for me.
Imagine being 30 years old, thinking you were a media titan, and now you are labeled a 'scam artist.'
After Sept. 11, New York wasn't the same, and that's part of the reason why I left.
Instant access to anything is the future. So if you need a tutor or a baby sitter or a massage or any service, it's going to be instantly available, 24 hours a day, through your phone, with one click.
The web and physical world is plagued with abundance - people need help sorting through all the good and bad stuff out there. The tyranny of choice is causing major psychic pain and frustration for people.
YouTube has made a lot of changes to support time on site - a statistic they care about. But subscriber support is lacking.
I syndicate my Twitter activity to Facebook, but I get very little traffic from it.
Supporting American technology companies is one of the most patriotic things you can do - the technology industry is the reason our country has such a high-standard of living and why we can afford to spread the democracy virus around the globe.
TechCrunch is the publication of record, but they're so bad and uninformed. It's insult after insult. When I play poker with other VC's, we all laugh at TechCrunch.
I think you need to have a very strong angel community that is committed to mentoring up-and-coming entrepreneurs.
I only take causes or write about things that I am passionate about, and I do it with a certain flair and a sort of wink and a nod.
