New England Trade Associations and our Student Community Readers of my blog know that I’ve been pushing for the entrepreneurial community here in Boston to be more inclusive of our student population.  In that spirit, Scott Kirsner has a nice […]

Another gem from NPR “Monday’s massive stock sell-off meant declining numbers for every company on the Dow Jones industrial average and all but one on the S&P 500. So what was the lone brand name where investors sought refuge? Campbell’s […]

Excellent primer on the current financial crisis This is an excellent summary of how the current credit meltdown unfolded.  It’s not high-brow economics, but clear and easy to understand.  I’d recommend it for anyone who is trying to get their […]

Nice selection of simple readings to make sense of the economy

Currently Reading: Predictably Irrational Had a long long flight to visit my parents last week, so was able to get pretty far into a new book.  Great read… I’m a sucker for armchair economics books like Freakonomics.

Nice post by Fred Wilson on Venture Fund Economics fred-wilson: When I write about venture fund returns, there are always comments and questions that lead me to believe that the economics of a venture fund are not well understood. And […]

Great article by Tim Keller (via rmyung)

Please convince me to get an iphone! I really want to get an Iphone.  Serious.  It’s cool, sleek, provides the web at my fingertips, and is the ultimate all-in-one device. I’ve been reading all these articles recently praising the new […]

Laugh For Relief – Fundraiser Tonight for the Earthquake in China This is short notice, but my friend Trent Yang is helping to put together a fundraiser to support the relief effort in China.  Details below.  Should be a good […]

Fidelity makes bid for online-auction glory – The Boston Globe Nice article about some of Fidelity Ventures’ recent deals.  Congrats to my brother-in-law Larry Cheng who led a number of these marketplace investments.