I've read and written about it many times but I think there is one thing which is never loudly spoken about when comparing the EU to Silicon Valley (or the US in general). personally believe that one of the major drawbacks to venture capital in Europe is chronic under-financing and people skirt around this issue. What does this all boil down to? MORE >>

Only several years ago, many startups and small businesses could not effectively compete against larger and better financed competitors. Today, inexpensive and free small business marketing tools , outstanding small business programs from Google, and crowdsourcing have made it possible for startups and small businesses to level the playing field. MORE >>

Given all the coverage of iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile apps lately, I’m surprised I’ve seen relatively little discussion of the new privacy issues some apps present — particularly when they leverage phone resources such as the microphone. MORE >>

I spent two weeks of December in Chile as a guest of Professor Cristóbal García, Director of  EmprendeUC at the Catholic University of Chile , which just signed up a 3-year collaboration partnership with  Stanford’s Technology Ventures Program. Creating the Next Silicon Valley – The Chilean Experiment. This isn’t some small-time effort. etc.). MORE >>

When people ask me what the city and state government can do to help the technology driven startup community in NYC, I tell them two things. First, there is not one tech ecosystem. There is the software, internet, digital media sector which is thriving and on a tremendous growth spurt. would focus on two areas; talent and bandwidth. It is critical. MORE >>