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Small Pieces, Khan, Quizlet
Andy Weissman – Nov 19, 2013
One way to build something big is to build something big. Like a pyramid. Or a multifaceted bank. Or a university. Another way is to build something that is architected to be full of small pieces, small things, small units. Khan Academy is one [...] Read more
Liberate, Animate, Cooperate, Instigate
Andy Weissman – Nov 7, 2013
A few months ago I watched on video a talk by Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University (where I went), called "Beyond the University." In this talk Michael lays out a framework justification for why a broad based liberal education [...] Read more
Community Surprises
Andy Weissman – Oct 25, 2013
There are many examples of online communities, as well as many examples of ways to engage, promote and respect those communities. At USV we think about this a fair amount. But sometimes online communities can surprise you in unexpected ways. [...] Read more
Inspiration, move me brightly
Andy Weissman – Oct 21, 2013
"But no matter, the road is life" - Jack Kerouac Everyone is, rightly, talking about the wonderful and heartfelt and authentic essay by Macklemore about the incredible year they have had. It's that good, it should be read. It is [...] Read more
Context > Content
Andy Weissman – Oct 14, 2013
"The context in which makes possible an underlying sense of the way it all fits together despite our collective tendency not to conceive of it as such" - The Books, "Smells Like Content" I was with a friend the other [...] Read more
Splice
Andy Weissman – Oct 9, 2013
It feels like it is fairly well understood that the Internet enables unprecedented sharing of information, ideas and content. At USV we have participated in a bunch of services that make it easier to share - such as Twitter, Behance, [...] Read more
Andre Agassi, Do What You Love, Bob Dylan
Andy Weissman – Sep 30, 2013
If dreams came true, oh wouldn't that be nice - Bruce Springsteen A Google search for "do what you love" returns about 3 million results. Steve Jobs is often quoted in support of this obvious proposition of how we all [...] Read more
Training Wheels
Andy Weissman – Sep 20, 2013
With every mistake we must surely be learning I was having breakfast this morning with a new friend who happened to come of Internet age when I did with a similar set of experiences (he was one of the first [...] Read more
Sharing
Andy Weissman – Sep 12, 2013
This is for me the essence of true romance Sharing the things we know and love with those of my kind Libations, sensations That stagger the mind -Steely Dan We are in the middle of the sharing age - Internet [...] Read more