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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

Both Sides of the Table

The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. This is important because the customers they serve (the red line) demand a product that meets their complex requirements.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

Both Sides of the Table

The creative process - Whenever I need to do any task that requires insight I have to be able to visualize – to literally SEE the decision framework. Where do the new entrants like YouTube, Pandora, iTunes, Huffington Post, Boxee, Netflix, Demand Media and other disruptive offerings fit into that equation and how is it changing?

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

My goal is to lay out a basic framework for anybody unsure whom to listen to as a way of helping you think about a way to orient your own views. Distribution of media is tightly controlled by YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and a handful of others. Our social graphs are locked in Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat.

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