Category Archives: data

The business of network effects

Posted on August 15, 2007 by

The Internet platform business has some unique challenges. It’s very tempting to adopt known models to make sense of it, like the PC business, for example, and think of the Internet platform like an operating system. The similarities are hard … Continue reading →

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How to fix building construction bureaucracy

Posted on May 31, 2007 by

Sometimes I forget to step outside of our little bubble here and see how people use or in fact don’t use the Internet. When I get that chance I often wonder if anything I’m doing in my career actually matters … Continue reading →

Posted in business, collaboration, community, construction, data, design, development, government, how to, ideas, innovation, manufacturing, peer production, san francisco | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Crime data stories

Posted on May 17, 2007 by

My Potrero Hill neighbors tell me that the sweet song of crackling firearms in the evening always begins again in May as the days get longer, hotter and schoolless. Recently, I witnessed a sample of the gun play happening in … Continue reading →

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