July 2012
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Cybersecurity Act of 2012
As many have reported, the US Senate plans to vote on their version of a cybersecurity bill this coming week. The bill, which represents the Senate’s response to the House’s CISPA, aims to address cybersecurity reform. As written, the CSA would set up an optional program where businesses deemed critical to the national infrastructure (such as power grids) would be asked to meet...
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Internet R&B
Last night, I witnessed Frank Ocean perform at a sold out show at Terminal 5 in NYC. I really enjoyed it and so did the young crowd of 3,000+. Playing through most of his two recent projects, channelORANGE and nostalgia/ULTRA, the crowd kept cheering all night, stopping only long enough to sing along to nearly every one of Ocean’s songs.
A few months ago, I went to a much smaller...
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“A general law of least effort applies to cognitive as well as physical exertion....”
– Daniel Kahneman on “The Law of Least Effort” in Thinking, Fast and Slow
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“The rise of the online-only brand marks a new generation of e-commerce. For...”
– Death to Retail: The Rise of the Online-Only Brand - The Next Web
I’m a big fan of this movement. Warby Parker & Nasty Gal are two of my favorite companies right now.
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“and so here I am: still standing in the arena, in hand-to-hand combat with...”
– Dave McClure, “late bloomer, not a loser. (I hope)”
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Songza & Passive Music Listening
I’ve been using Songza recently, and I wanted to write down a few thoughts about the company and the music application space, in general.
First, I believe that 80% of music application listening is passive, and 20% is active. Passive music listening refers to the times in which you are listening to music while working out, doing homework, driving your car, or even walking down the street....
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The Declaration of Internet Freedom →
We believe that a free and open Internet can bring about a better world. To keep the Internet free and open, we call on communities, industries and countries to recognize these principles. We believe that they will help to bring about more creativity, more innovation and more open societies.
I support this.
For a bit of background, the Verge has a great writeup.
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"Electronic music is the new Hip-Hop"
On Wednesday, I hosted an event with the Music Startup Meetup at USV. I’ve been a co-organizer of this meetup for the past year with Frank Denbow. The goal is to provide support for entrepreneurs building innovative companies in the music space.
This week, Larry Mills, the VP of Strategic Marketing at Sony/ATV publishing was our guest speaker. His talk discussed the current way of things...
