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Going Past Capital
Albert Wenger – May 26, 2015
Tonight I will be participating in a panel discussion about Universal Basic Income. One of the key arguments for UBI is that we need to decouple people’s ability to meet their basic needs from traditional work because of the rise [...] Read more
Why Are We Here?
Albert Wenger – May 18, 2015
We spend a lot of time in tech inventing and building new things. Some people are perfectly happy doing so without needing a deeper reason — some simply want success, others wealth, and many are excited about the potential to [...] Read more
No Stack Startups (the Technical Side)
Albert Wenger – May 12, 2015
This past Saturday was Video Hackday in New York City. It had been organized by the team at Ziggeo with the help from many others, including a great roster of sponsors. I enjoyed participating and wrote a little hack that [...] Read more
Coding is Driving the Car (and More)
Albert Wenger – May 6, 2015
A couple of days ago there was a much favorited and retweeted tweet by the often funny Startup L. Jackson Now I happen to think that this is wrong in an important way but right in another and it is [...] Read more
Empathy and Product Development
Albert Wenger – Apr 30, 2015
Technology companies have a tendency towards the quantitative. We like to measure things. And there is a lot that can be measured from page load times to net promoter scores. Even in board meetings the question “have we A/B tested [...] Read more
Clarifai
Albert Wenger – Apr 28, 2015
Over 30 years ago when I first started to program I was quickly fascinated by the potential for computers to become smart. I remember writing my own version of Eliza and buying the Winston's book on Artificial Intelligence. It seemed [...] Read more
Investing in Deep Learning: Clarifai
Albert Wenger – Apr 28, 2015
Today’s blog post is over at USV.com announcing our investment in Clarifai, a deep learning company based in New York City. I have written a fair bit about machine learning and artificial intelligence here on Continuations. We have made a [...] Read more
Some Impressions from Japan
Albert Wenger – Apr 27, 2015
We just got back yesterday from an amazing family trip to Japan. We spent 5 days in Tokyo, 1 day near Atami at an Onsen, 3 days in Kyoto, 1 day in Nara and 1 day Kamakura. Thanks to many [...] Read more
Etsy Goes Public
Albert Wenger – Apr 16, 2015
I just woke up in Tokyo where Susan and I are visiting with our children (both as a vacation and as part of home schooling the kids). In the meantime the day is ending in the US but I still [...] Read more