Monthly Archives: April 2010

The Freeloader Web Economy

For too long now, Silicon Valley has been heavily focused on startups building abstract applications with no real business strategy. We might not be subject to another bubble, but the signs are definitely beginning to show, and a few people are waking up from a decade-long trance. My argument, however, is not overly critical of

A Superficial Boost For French Startups

Techcrunch Europe is reporting that a new fund for startups has just been launched, to the tune of €24m. This is good news for young entrepreneurs in France, but I question how much impact those startups can have on the world stage.

The Future Of The Dirt

About 3 years ago, you couldn’t move without someone telling you that “the semantic web is coming” and how everything was going to change. Web 2.0 is dead, people said. As it turns out, they were horribly wrong. Sure, the web has evolved and there are some exciting things happening, but it’s not gone the