6 posts and columns on Master of 500 Hats

BoomTown as Web CEO: A Titanically Bad Idea

in News on February 14, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

Here’s an interview I did with Master of 500 Hats blogger Dave McClure last week, which I am sure to regret at some point. Mostly because of this odd illustration he also did (that I secretly like way too much). In it, he asks me what I would do with various big Internet companies if [...]

Love–and Being a CEO–Means Always Having to Say You're Sorry

in News on December 5, 2007 at 4:54 pm PT

So, Mark Zuckerberg apologized. Yes, he took too long to do it. Yes, he was dumb to release a product, Beacon, without thinking through the potential privacy implications. Yes, it was a big black eye for the Facebook founder. But good for him. While some are arguing that no one but the press and privacy [...]