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Behance

We have long believed that the Internet is about giving "power to the people." One way in which the Internet does that is by letting people show what they have created to the world. People do that in all sorts [...]  Read more

B Corporation

Etsy announced yesterday that the company has become a Certified B Corporation. In doing so Etsy joins a growing group of now over 500 companies that includes Patagonia and Seventh Generation. We are excited about this as it fits well [...]  Read more

The Twitter “Patent Hack”

Yesterday Twitter announced that they plan to amend the assignments agreements that they sign with their employees. They call this proposed amendment the Innovator's Patent Agreement. I've been aware of this effort inside of Twitter for a while and I [...]  Read more

Funding Circle

The shift from hierarchical models of resource allocation to more efficient marketplaces is occurring not only in handmade goods or creative projects, but in the provision of financial services as well. New digitally-native financial services that use technology in ways [...]  Read more

The Freedom to Innovate

Last night, I had the honor of speaking at the Center For Democracy and Technology's 2012 Annual Dinner. Here is what I shared with the audience:I started working in technology 30 years ago and for most of that time thought [...]  Read more