Posted in India, Sports, tagged ESPN Wright Thompson, Franklin Foer, How Cricket Explains India, How Soccer Explains the World, Why you should care about cricket by Wright Thompson, Wright Thompson on April 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
In 2004, Franklin Foer penned a book titled How Soccer Explains the World, An Unlikely Theory of Globalization. When I earlier wrote about my favorite books of the past decade, it earned honorable mention in the globalization category, so certainly a work I hold with high regard.
Foer spent six months traveling to the world’s soccer capitals trying to assess if the growing internationalization of the game could help explain the rapid globalization of the world’s economy and lifestyle. (more…)
Posted in Internet, Silicon Valley, Startups, tagged Google losing employees, Jack Gill, Silicon Valley Career Path, Zynga Groupon Twitter unprecedented growth on April 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Recently, Silicon Valley has been a buzz about Google losing key employees to Twitter, Zynga, and Facebook and the massive retention bonuses that Google has given to keep key executives. Now, in the Valley, employee turnover every few years is commonplace so I wonder, is this type of turnover any different than the typical Silicon Valley career path? I believe it is and to understand why, let’s first consider a blue print High-Tech career path. (more…)
Posted in Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, tagged 2000 Dot.com Days, Color $41 Million Funding, Dot Coom Boom and Bust, Intel Online Services on April 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion around whether a new “bubble” has hit Silicon Valley and the Internet world. Facebook, Zynga, Groupon, Twitter, and Linkedin all have substantial multiple billion dollar valuations which is often cited as evidence of this bubble. The recent $41 million funding round for social based startup Color before the launch of their product has generated even more debate about this bubble. Google’s Eric Schmidt, noted entrepreneur Steve Blank, and the New York Times all have recently commented with views supporting the concept of this bubble. (more…)
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