article thumbnail

Accelerating Technology Change and Continuous Learning

Feld Thoughts

Every time you build your application, you are likely to have some new bugs or incompatibilities related to a change in the language or the libraries (especially open source libraries). From 1981, when the IBM PC was introduced, until about 2005, one could expect a personal computer system to have a lifespan of 3-5 years.

article thumbnail

Transcript of The Key to Success? Taking Care of Your Community

Duct Tape Marketing

Of course, as an open source project when you start mixing all these elements together from different sources, you have possible compatibility issues, you have security issues, you’ve got ease of use, who can you trust, who do you go for support, all that kind of stuff. Check it out at ducttapemarketingconsultant.com.

article thumbnail

The Future of Transportation

Feld Thoughts

Between 1991 and 2005, the capacity that could be bought with $100 went up by a factor of 11. The following year, twenty-two of twenty-three entrants in the 2005 Challenge surpassed the 7.3 I’m not sure where that rule comes from, but by that measure, we should see the first self driving cars on sale in 2017.