Michael Broukhim

Feb 14

eBay vs Amazon: decentralized vs centralized e-commerce - Chris Dixon -

smart, accurate

Envisioning a Post-Campus America - The Atlantic -

thoughtful piece… h/t @treyko

Feb 13

“If he were named Fred Smith and played for Sacramento, Linsanity (or, I guess, “Smithsanity”) would still be the league’s hottest story right now. Players don’t come out of nowhere and dominate NBA games like this. Lin was cut twice before the season and, as our Marc Stein reported, days away from being waived a third time. A week ago he had 114 points in his NBA career; in five games since he’s racked up 134. He scored more points in his first four starts than any other player since the ABA-NBA merger.” — Why didn’t we all see this coming? - ESPN

Feb 07

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Jan 30

“Victor Fung, the chairman of Li & Fung, one of Hong Kong’s oldest textile manufacturers, remarked to me last year that for many years his company operated on the rule: “You sourced in Asia, and you sold in America and Europe.” Now, said Fung, the rule is: “ ‘Source everywhere, manufacture everywhere, sell everywhere.’ The whole notion of an ‘export’ is really disappearing.” — Made in the World - NYTimes.com

Jan 28

“These Valley types think this whole process could be automated and they don’t have to pay 7 percent to these flashy, French-cufflink-wearing Wall Street types” —

Eric Jackson via In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees

Don’t give them any ideas…

Jan 25

Apple vs. Oil in Corporate Profits. Unbelievable.
(h/t MG Siegler)

Apple vs. Oil in Corporate Profits. Unbelievable.

(h/t MG Siegler)

Jan 24

Udacity and the future of online universities

Jan 22

“We shouldn’t be criticized for using Chinese workers,” a current Apple executive said. “The U.S. has stopped producing people with the skills we need.” — Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class - NYTimes.com

Jan 21

“For Hollywood to be killed, the Internet needs to focus on a metric other than eyeballs. It’s not about mass, it’s about good. That’s absolutely anti-YouTube and anti-Farmville and any other content which we expect to be rapid, mass and disposable. Disposable content isn’t bad, it’s just not everything. And as long as that’s all that the Valley is putting out, we won’t kill Hollywood.” — Killing Hollywood Will Require Learning Hollywood’s Game | PandoDaily