January 2012
5 posts
I've written for The Kernel on why we should teach... →
The Kernel has just published a column piece by yours truly taking a look at the state of computer science education in the UK and making a case that we should be teaching all our kids to code. This is an issue I’m very passionate about, please do check it out and share your thoughts.
“This deception happens nearly every day and is especially rampant in Silicon...”
– Rocky Agrwal has a great post on VentureBeat calling out Larry Page’s sloppy use of statistics this week while commenting on the growth and engagement of Google+ users. A whole bunch of overzealous bloggers and news sources fell into the trap, misinterpreted his comments and reported Google+...
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“If you are really interested in the challenge of making a big, inefficient...”
– If you think you want to start up, please don’t - Sneakerhead VC
He’s right. Startups are hard. If you take the plunge, you better know it’s the deep end - and you can’t see the pool edge.
If there’s doubt, there’s no doubt. But if you decide you’re...
I'll be contributing to The Kernel
I’ll be contributing monthly posts to newly launched online magazine The Kernel, generally with a tech slant, providing insights, opinion and reporting from a technical entrepreneur’s perspective.
My first post was published during the pre-launch beta last month - Nailing That Elusive Technical Co-founder. Feedback and suggestions welcome..
The Kernel welcomes its latest...
Selective Tweets: 3 years, zero marketing and...
After 3 years, nearly 1 million registered users and zero marketing, I’ve just released the code that powers Selective Tweets as an open-source project - you can check it out on GitHub (it’s PHP). I hope this will release a new swathe of value to interested developers and the app’s future. Is Selective Tweets most popular Facebook app ever to be open sourced? If anyone knows of other examples...