I propose the following hypothesis for discussion: young entrepreneurs should focus on building B2C companies since they lack the deep industry experience needed to build successful B2B companies. Allow me to explain my thinking.  Young people in their 20′s trying to start a business-to-business face an uphill battle for several reasons: 1)  Identifying Opportunities is [...]

“More expensive and less functional.” That was the recommendation I had for a friend’s startup. Why? The free version of the company’s product works too damn well. You’ve probably heard of Freemium. There’s also Previum and a dozen other variations I’m sure. The exact differences aren’t really worth getting into because at the core is this: Something’s gotta break. [...]

When a VC friend asked which young NYC startups I find exciting, I sent him a list of pre-funded companies that I’ve been watching. Afterwards I started writing them into a blog post. Well, I should have pressed publish sooner because as the post sat unfinished for the last week, several have since been funded! [...]

…or “Why You Need a Graphic Designer” The book’s title caught my eye instantly.  ”Visual Literacy”  Intriguing.  I took it home, and over the next few days, I learned just how blind I was to the art of visual communication. Completely illiterate. The book begins with exercises: “By using four black squares of the same [...]

One way to compare how different mobile platforms are doing is to look at the usage numbers from a popular app. Facebook reports their usage numbers alongside other apps (see here here here & here).  I went and graphed the usage figures a few weeks ago and present them below [no guarantee they're 100% up-to-date...in fact it looks like the Android and [...]