Chris Dixon thinks Steven Johnson’s How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World really gets “the process of innovation right.” (Chris Dixon)
Quote of the Day
"The most successful apps are successful because they’re doing something you couldn’t do on the web..."
(Sam Shank)
Venture capital
- This may be the best performing venture capital fund in history. (fortune.com)
- Should you take that meeting with corp dev? (paulgraham.com)
- It's not cool when a VC rip offs an entrepreneur's business plan. (avc.com)
- The Apple ($AAPL) Watch is going to a launch another wave of app makers. (wsj.com)
- Startups are now focusing on the microbiome in search of disease cures. (fastcompany.com)
- Venture capital has discovered the sports industry. (sportsbusinessdaily.com)
- Silicon Valley is finally making headway in the education market. (nytimes.com)
- Economists are playing a big role in shaping startups. (economist.com)