Question #1 What systems has Basecamp used successfully to ensure employee accountability while maintaining equity and sustainability? Is it all about hiring, or are there systems you’ve put in place to ensure everyone is performing at their peak? DHH: Good question. I think it’s something a lot of…
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Andrew Keen Contributor Andrew Keen is the author of three books: Cult of the Amateur, Digital Vertigo and The Internet Is Not The Answer. He produces Futurecast, and is the host of Keen On. Few entre
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Francois Royer Mireault Jan 7, 2018 Wow. It’s weird. I came to AVC today hoping I’d read a post like this (sound advice on money management). Thanks Fred. JamesHRH Jan 7, 2018 Fred has great antennae.
Richard Feynman (1918-1988) was one of the great scientists and physicists of our time, truly one of the great minds of humanity. Below, we collect much of his wisdom in one place. [quote]“The first p
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Countless experts and pundits, including Chase CEO Jamie Dimon , have proclaimed that Bitcoin is in a massive bubble right now, and it certainly could be. Yet these “experts” fail to consider one poss
Mark Yusko , the billionaire investor and founder of Morgan Creek Capital, went on Bloomberg News to defend his prediction that Bitcoin will be worth $400,000 in the long term. Yusko’s now-famous pred
10 min read · Jun 2, 2017 -- It seems that everyday there is a new altcoin or a new blockchain capital market company. As the market is evolving at a rapid pace, I thought it could be useful to share
7 min read · Dec 21, 2017 -- This post reflects my personal views on the current crypto market. Since last spring, I have been following the growth of the crypto market. After sharing my thoughts on t
A series on privacy in cryptocurrencies and smart contracts Published in Keep Network · 4 min read · Sep 6, 2017 -- Photo by Sylwia Bartyzel . In this series, I’ll discuss the privacy trade-offs of pu
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THEY listen, they talk and very soon, according to some experts, they will be taking over our homes, our jobs and our lives. Thousands of us unwrapped voice-activated electronic devices on Christmas D
mikenolan99 Dec 31, 2017 Happy New Year friends! awaldstein Dec 31, 2017 I as well give Trump the credit for setting the ground for change in the cultural power shift of our society.It takes a true ab
awaldstein Jan 1, 2018 Personally the last one is the most important one.The rest we stumble forward as we always do. The last one, not so.Happy New Year! William Mougayar Jan 1, 2018 “The wise man do
Aug 28, 2023 CEO 360s I’ve written about this topic before . It is an important topic and I want to raise it again. Boards often discuss CEO performance without really knowing how things work inside t
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22 min read · Oct 12, 2017 -- In September 2017, I interviewed Keith Rabois for OFF RCRD . The interview was fantastic; the audio was not. Keith was nice enough to come back to the show for the episod
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