4 ways to compete in Amazon’s shadow

“If it has a UPC code, Amazon will beat you.”  Thanks to a bigger inventory, low prices, convenient return policy, trusty user reviews, and services like Amazon Prime, Amazon is the world’s largest retailer and doesn’t seem to be moving from that position any time soon. But even in the shadow of Amazon, there are several […]

I will blog more and you should do so, too!

Call it the Fred Wilson school of thought but hanging at the Union Square Ventures offices in the past month has really convinced me that I should blog more. And I have already started to do so in the past weeks (here, here, or here). Why? It is a great way of connecting with your […]

Why New York will challenge the Valley for Consumer Internet supremacy

I am spending the month of May working with Albert Wenger out of the Union Square Ventures offices and had the chance to dive deep into the New York Consumer Internet scene in the past few weeks. What I am seeing leads me to believe that this city is developing into a serious challenger of […]