As a nerd and a VC, I’m very partial towards “enabling technologies” – the underlying technology that makes stuff tick. That’s one reason I’m so interested in semiconductors: much of the technology we see today has its origins in something that a chip or semiconductor product enabled. But, despite the key role they (and other [...]
A few weeks back, I wrote a quick overview of Clayton Christensen’s explanation for how new technologies/products can “disrupt” existing products and technologies. In a nutshell, Christensen explains that new “disruptive innovations” succeed not because they win in a head-to-head comparison with existing products (i.e. laptops versus desktops), but because they have three things: Good [...]
Over on Bench Press, my buddy Anthony pointed out one great aspect of Qualcomm’s legendary engineer culture – apparently they have a great tradition of making April Fool’s videos. This year’s will warm the hearts of anyone who’s done biological/life sciences-oriented research: I particularly like the last guy who lays on the cutting edge [...]