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Why Zero to One? 14 Jun 2013 | 06:50 am
Anyone familiar with this blog is familiar with my notes from Peter Thiel’s startup course at Stanford. With over 350,000 readers, more than a million page views, and coverage in the New York Times an...
Judicata raises $5.8 million led by Khosla Ventures — Guest post from Keith Rabois 28 May 2013 | 09:28 pm
Keith Rabois is a partner at Khosla Ventures and former executive at PayPal, LinkedIn, and Square. Follow him on twitter @rabois. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… I was an attorney. Indeed...
Leap forward 22 May 2013 | 12:15 am
In 1811, when Cornelius Vanderbilt was 17, he borrowed $100 from his mom to buy a small sailboat. He figured he could make some money by ferrying goods and people around New York Harbor. He was right....
You already know one side of the lottery ticket debate. Now, here’s the other side, brought... 7 May 2013 | 01:27 am
You already know one side of the lottery ticket debate. Now, here’s the other side, brought to you by the State of California:
Weapons of Mass Dilution 23 Apr 2013 | 10:52 am
Others have written—some quite critically—about the government’s decision to charge Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with “unlawfully using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction.” Colloquially, most peo...
I affirm. 21 Mar 2013 | 08:31 pm
Well, I am officially a lawyer! Yesterday the Judicata team went over to the James R. Browning Courthouse, where Alex Kozinski, the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, swor...
I am so lucky. with Catherine – View on Path. 14 Feb 2013 | 10:19 pm
I am so lucky. with Catherine – View on Path.
kbspvc: Last week, kbs+ Ventures launched “Creative... 6 Feb 2013 | 11:11 am
kbspvc: Last week, kbs+ Ventures launched “Creative Entrepreneurshp”, a curated informational and inspirational aid for entrepreneurs. The book brings together 25 contributors from the world of ventu...
Drop out or not is the wrong question 31 Jan 2013 | 09:43 am
I did a keynote interview last night at kbs+ ventures for their new book’s launch event. Since I talked a bit about CS183 and the Thiel Fellowship program, a few people came up to me afterwards and as...
The horrendous prose of Carmen Ortiz 18 Jan 2013 | 02:17 am
In most respects, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s statement about the Aaron Swartz prosecution is unremarkable. It’s more or less the standard fare that one expects from government officials who unexpect...
