January 2011
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AppStore: Another game-changer
I remember the good old days — heading to the computer store, buying software on cassette (I turned 44 yesterday, so I’m not that old). I still recall waiting in line for Atari cartridges. Later, the no-name computer store was replaced by Egghead, 3.5” floppies, and eventually GameStop and CDs. I remember Tower Records and gradually building my CD collection, disk by disk (I...
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"Game dynamics" = the new black
I recall a 1995 conversation with Mike Moritz from Sequoia, a VC on the verge of fame, and a board member of my first startup regarding his recent investment in a new company called “Yahoo.” In passing, I asked Mike about the company’s revenue model, and, when he answered, remember saying something like… “Advertising? Are you kidding me?”
That was then, this...