steve jurvetson

Computers, to my untrained mind, are things to be programmed to achieve useful tasks, such as attempting to run Microsoft software or challenging Russian grandmasters in chess. I have never fully understood the science behind computer science, even after inflicting several classes on the subject upon myself as an undergraduate. Most of what I learned there was that a kilobyte is really 1024 bytes, not 1000 bytes; computers can't count beyond the number one; and that programming C++ is hard.  

Innovation is critical to economic growth and progress, and yet it seems so random. But if we step back, a pattern emerges. The pace of innovation is accelerating and is exogenous to the economy.  

Securities laws - When friends or family want to invest in your start-up, do you need to comply with sercurities laws? Scott Edward Walker, founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, looks at what steps you need to take to protect yourself and your wannabe investors. Snatching victory from adversity – Sometimes, bad news can actually turn out to be the best thing you can hear.  

Photo Synthesis is a rotating showcase of the best science photography on the web. Ted Kinsman is a scientific photographer that specializes in creating images for books, magazines, and television. His particular areas of interest are in x-ray radiography, high-speed photography, Scanning electron microscopy, and time-lapse cinematography.  

This is the fifth in a series of profiles that look at how the tech industry is working with the federal government. "We joke about the Internet routing around bad government," venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson said when I asked him about launching and running companies that have to make nice with Uncle Sam. Jurvetson, a managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson , made his first big venture capital score by putting money into Hotmail. He also invested in Skype.

We joke about the Internet routing around bad government   -Steve Jurvetson

 

Photo Synthesis is a rotating showcase of the best science photography on the web. Ted Kinsman is a scientific photographer that specializes in creating images for books, magazines, and television. His particular areas of interest are in x-ray radiography, high-speed photography, Scanning electron microscopy, and time-lapse cinematography.  

Photo Synthesis is a rotating showcase of the best science photography on the web. Ted Kinsman is a scientific photographer that specializes in creating images for books, magazines, and television. His particular areas of interest are in x-ray radiography, high-speed photography, Scanning electron microscopy, and time-lapse cinematography.  

If you love to surf the web, you'll probably like YourVersion.com. A Silicon Valley startup, YourVersion collects and keeps your favorite search terms, and updates them for you on the go, so you can stay current with your interests. A thoughtful site, with founders who understand how some startups rise, and others fall. They know about the fall, because they've been there.

Just the idea that your first company bombed, and you get back on that horse, is a huge sign for a VC.   -Cassie Phillipps

 

Photo Synthesis is a rotating showcase of the best science photography on the web. Ted Kinsman is a scientific photographer that specializes in creating images for books, magazines, and television. His particular areas of interest are in x-ray radiography, high-speed photography, Scanning electron microscopy, and time-lapse cinematography.  

He covers quite a few topics and has a very active mind. People that can do that are somewhat rare and I think fun--it makes the talk worth watching. Most readers of BlindReason know I love genetics/biology (I posted by own partial genome on here) but his excitement about the topic is to a level of being contagious.