As a tech aficionado, its clear that I’m a fan of Moore’s Law (the observation that technology seems to double in capacity every 2-3 years). But, as my friend Elizabeth pointed out, Crayola’s Law (as coined by economics blog Marginal Revolutions) is far more visually awesome: (Image taken from Marginal Revolution, original source Weather Unsealed)
I’ve mentioned Moore’s Law in passing a few times before. While many in the technology industry see the concept only on its most direct level – that of semiconductor scaling (the ability of the semiconductor industry, so far, to double transistor density every two or so years) – I believe this fails to capture its [...]
While Moore’s Law may make it harder to be a tech company, it’s steady march makes it great to be an energy-conscious consumer, as one of its effects is to drive down power consumption in generation after generation of product. Take the example of smartphones like Apple’s iPhone or Motorola’s new Droid: Moore’s Law has [...]
This post is almost a week overdue thanks to a hectic work week. In any event, I spent last Monday and Tuesday immersed in the high performance chip world at the 2009 HotChips conference. Now, full disclosure: I am not electrical engineer, nor was I even formally trained in computer science. At best, I can [...]
Working on tech strategy for 18 months ingrains a thing or two in your head about strategy for tech companies, so I thought I’d lay out, in one blog post (which may itself turn into a series) the major lessons I’ve learned about how strategy in the technology sector works. To understand that, it’s important [...]