Capitalism is demonized due to its misperceived role in creating wealth inequality. In truth, it is the violation of private property rights under monetary socialism—the redistributive power printing of money wielded by central banks—that widens the gap between rich and poor.

Still think "store of value" is not "using" #Bitcoin? Look at Strategy: they're using #BTC as a reserve asset, not to pay for coffee. Every CFO will be studying what they did in 24 months. Every business school will be studying this in 5 years. Make savings popular again

A reverse process often occurs over time as future designers & developers discard said invisible decisions as they "start fresh".

The stories that I have to share out of today ... wow. You can't script life!

POTUS apparently called out Stormpulse, Opower, iTriage as companies built on open gov data in his remarks on new exec order. Many more.

One of the best heuristics I found when deciding to invest/pass on a startup is whether I would seriously consider joining it, if asked.

The #startup CEO's primary responsibility is selling- Татьяна Рожко bit.ly/NoqhFY #sales cc Osborne

I’m starting the new year with a meditative yoga session.

someone just sent me a note about something I posted on a forum 1500 days ago.

Game idea: airplane boarding simulator. Teach computer science and fix boarding.

Congrats to my friend and mentor Bob Metcalfe, the well-deserved AustinChamber Volunteer of the Year! Austin is better because he’s here.

I don’t think Austin can really compete with Silicon Valley… but I think that maybe Texas can. Bob Metcalfe

The Self-Taught Developer Path medium.com/@ryansworks/th…

some good points made on market cycles. know where in cycle and tailor fundraising, M&A strategies accordingly. x.com/frescocap/stat…

The best Founders and CEOs refuse to accept the false dichotomy of growth vs. profitability.

good trade for many "homeowners" w significant home equity right now: take some profits via home equity loan and buy gold (real, not GLD).

"The challenge is not creating more data scientists...it's creating software that doesn't require data scientists to use it." - Dave Copps

The design pattern of man+machine FTW cuts both ways. Machines augment humans, humans augment machines #NextEconomy x.com/johndchisholm/…

When people drive to the gym, they park as close to the door as they can.