The post that TechCrunch's Michael Arrignton wrote about Jason Calacanis's threat to sue them for launching a new competitor for TechCrunch50 startup competition, really called my attention. It was extremely personal (this type of things…
Why Silicon Valley is the best place to…
I have spent two months in Silicon Valley trying to understand what goes on in this place and why so many Internet startups are born here. I have talked to many people, I have tried…
Stanford is the center of Silicon Valley
Stanford is the real center of Silicon Valley. This university has so much to do with most things that have happened here! Companies like Cisco, Google, HP, Netscape or SUN would not exist if it…
Great networkers in Silicon Valley
Some of the best people I have met in Silicon Valley are all great networkers who organize meetups. Curiously, most of them were women and none were programmers but loved being surrounded by engineers. Why…
Why there will never be an Obama in…
One of the most interesting lessons we had in the Social Media and Politics class at Stanford was related to the Obama campaign. And the conclusion is clear: his case can not be copied in…
Mobile Monday Silicon Valley and the (difficult) future…
"SMS are going to disappear in 5 years". This is the most interesting quote I got from Mobile Monday Silicon Valley, a monthly event which gets around 300 people together in San Francisco or Palo…
There is a lot of bullshit in Silicon…
The Silicon Valley's ecosystem is great at saying how good you are. It's like a bunch of consultants just telling you what you want to hear (without the nice wording from consultants). Luckily, when you…
The Silicon Valley’s elite is a very closed…
I went last Friday to the Techcrunch summer party in Menlo Park, sponsored by August Capital and many other companies. This is a very different event, compared to all the meetups I have been to.…
Good karma can get you a job
Seen on today's The Epoch Times print newspaper: "World's greatest job. Wholesale distribution company seeking ebay power sellers to sale wholesale products. Must be registered with ebay for at least 2 years and must have…