Thoughts After Hearing Tim O’Reilly at the Harvard Club Dinner

This week, I heard Tim O'Reilly speak at the annual dinner for the Harvard Club of Silicon Valley (who's new president, my friend Doug Park, is planning a bunch of new programs that have finally gotten me to join, after 15 years back in the Bay Area).The theme...

10 Things to Consider on Virtual Goods and Virtual Economies

After the GSB event on virtual goods and virtual currencies,I took some time to think about what my takeaways were.  By writing them down, I seem to absorb them better, and be better able to apply those ideas going forward.  I hope you find them helpful...

Exploring the New Frontier–Virtual Worlds and Beyond

This morning, I moderated a conversation with Cary Rosenzweig, CEO of virtual world leader, IMVU, for the Stanford GSB alumni association. The event was literally standing room only, full of people pushing the envelope on the new frontier of virtual worlds, goods and...

Breakfast Conversation on Virtual Worlds and Currencies

On January 12, at 7:30 at Dinah's in Palo Alto, I will be moderating a conversation with Cary Rosenzweig, CEO of IMVU, and an extremely engaging speaker. It is the first of a series of Strategy Breakfasts to be sponsored by the Stanford Graduate School of...