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The TechCrunch 40 over 40. I was slack jawed. Sitting across the table from a very successful thirty-something founder I was listening to him lament the hiring of a fifty+ year old CEO for one of his companies. There is … Continue reading →

Taxes are for old businesses. That seems to be the sentiment coming from the oft-offended Silicon Valley sycophants. I’m not talking about the measured approach of Mayor Ed Lee and Ron Conway who are doing what every major city in … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in TechCrunch. Imagine how differently Carrier IQ’s fortunes would be if instead of engaging lawyers and flaks to address alleged privacy breaches they engaged the actual discoverer of those breaches, security researcher Trevor Eckhart. For those of … Continue reading →

If you are in startup land and watching TechCrunch’s very public hiccup/blow-up, behold a feast of lessons for startups. If you haven’t yet experienced first-hand the arc of a startup enjoy it here. A passionate founder hammers away at a … Continue reading →

<This post first appeared in TechCrunch.> Those reveling in the thumb-in-the-eye the DOJ gave to AT&T over the T-Mobile merger should pause a moment to consider the politics of spectrum allocation in the US. Anyone who has an iPhone on … Continue reading →

<This post first appeared in Techcrunch.> Every five or so years for the past two decades the introduction of an Internet connection to a new device type has created a boom in disruptive businesses. Most of these booms—computers, followed by … Continue reading →

As we prepare for AdWeek next week, I’m looking forward to long conversations about the future of mobile marketing and advertising. (Be sure to catch the Mobile Ad Summit on Tuesday where you’ll hear a lot on the subject: http://www.mobileadsummit.com/mas_agenda.html … Continue reading →

Great app advertising panel today at App Nation, San Francisco with myself, David Beauparlant representing the buy side from Microsoft, Orr Orenstein representing the sell side from Photobucket, and Mike Becker the head of the MMA representing the broader industry. … Continue reading →

Had a great discussion today on Mobile fragmentation at Digiday Mobile with Gannon Hall, COO, Kyte, Christine Cook, SVP, Digital Advertising Sales, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Dave Gwozdz, CEO, Mojiva, Alexandre Mars, Head of Mobile for Publicis Groupe and Tom … Continue reading →

When I grew up watching “M.A.S.H.” there were three ways for brand advertisers to reach audiences with compelling commercials: ABC, CBS, and NBC. Today there are myriad channels for delivering commercials that I don’t have to enumerate for fear of … Continue reading →