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New York Magazine published a piece providing some insight into the marketing – one might even say “gastro-econo-engineering” – that goes into well-planned restaurant menus today. The information is pulled from the book Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It) by author William Poundstone.
The terminology Poundstone uses seems roughly [...]

This post isn’t about the democritization of programming bugs in software. That’s already easy to do. Let me know you how quickly I can bring down my own Wordpress installation with just a couple pecks on the delete key in my config file… <eerrr.>
No, this is about the BUG do-it-yourself gadget from BUG Labs.
From their [...]

This post has been long in the making, but it is finally here. 
It all started when I decided to apply for the position of Founder’s Associate at Twitter. Rather than a standard cover letter, I submitted a strategic analysis outlining Twitter’s current competitive state and its options to win the microblogging battle and larger social [...]

The automobile industry has continuously improved sound suppression in its vehicles to the point where engineers now build mechanisms into cars that purposefully introduce engine noise into the cabin, returning some of the driver’s aural feedback that had been insulated away.
But this post isn’t about that kind of automobile noise. This is about the noise [...]

It’s an oft-stated reality that confluence of low cost, simplicity, and speed in developing web applications has made it easier than ever for a new competitor to launch on to the scene and grab an opportunity or fill an emerging niche.
The relatively low risks to launching a new Internet business, compared to physical ventures with [...]