We live in an age when success of innovation is mixed with unprecedented failures. On one hand we’re reinventing the web, fighting for a greener future and building genomix. On the other there are housing bubbles, credit crises and war.The...
Topics: alexiskold, patent law, software patents

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Often people start a company without any clear idea of what a company is. Entrepreneurs closet themselves in the garage and start writing code.While the modern tech world could not exist without obsession, artistic inspiration and crazy engineers,...
Topics: alexiskold, startups

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I’m a big fan of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. The genius of Murakami is in his discipline, focus and determination. I see him as a virtual Zen master - an embodiment of wisdom, passion, skills and exceptional will. The elements of his work and..
Topics: alexiskold, books, murakami, startups

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Much has been written lately about the rise of the API. Offering a programming interface to an online service is now standard practice amongst this generation of web companies. Through APIs, we get to enjoy a range of innovative Twitter clients, wide...
Topics: alexiskold, api, monetization

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The future of software developmentis about good craftsmen. With infrastructure like Amazon Web Services and an abundance of basic libraries, it no longer takes a village to build a good piece of software. These days, a couple of engineers can deliver...
Topics: alexiskold

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