November 2009
8 posts
“The truest mark of being born with great qualities is to be born without envy.”
– François de La Rochefoucauld
Understanding the Unit Economics that drive "Rent...
I am a huge fan of metrics driven businesses. Part of it has to do with my love for numbers. It’s the idea of coming up with conclusions driven by data that is satisfying.
Rental businesses are all the rage these days. High concept pitches of wanting to be “the Netflix of _(insert consumer good here)_” are popular. These business are highly metrical and data driven. (Ex:...
Joining the Product Marketing team at AdMob
After a great year and four months at Hercules, I’m excited to say that I am joining the Product Marketing team at AdMob. At AdMob, I’ll focus on the development of the AdMob Metrics Report. The Metrics Report is a monthly look inside the traffic flowing through AdMob’s network. The Report has become a big piece of AdMob’s brand and is used widely across the internet as a barometer to measure...
The XX - Basic Space (The...
Did Texas execute an innocent man?
This is my favorite article of 2009 (thus far) from the New Yorker.
If you believe that capital punishment is an effective form of disciplinary action, I implore you to reconsider. The risk of executing an innocent person is just too high. More importantly, it’s not humane.
Infuriating Typography Geeks
There’s a lovely article in the NYT about mistakes in typography disturbing typography purists. Details are important to someone. Even the smallest details. Someone is out there watching and judging.
I am very excited about the launch of Typekit. I haven’t seen much innovation around typography and Typekit’s model is particularly interesting. If Typekit can monetize...
