Bryan is an entrepreneur in San Francisco. He founded Bleacher Report, and currently advises several startups. Previously, he was a failed investment banker. You can follow him on Twitter.
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Stop bitching about Millennials
Everyone is allowed to have pet peeves, and here is one of mine: When people talk about generations. There is nothing more annoying and dilettantish than when a faux-intellectual tries to explain the mindset or behaviors of a particular generation. “The thing about Millennials is…” That kind of stupid crap. Recently, I was treated to a horrific article located here in which... -
Dave McClure, Risk Taker
Disclosure #1 — I am an LP in 500 Startups. Disclosure #2 — If I were a wealthier man, I would put more money into 500 Startups. The world gives us very few risk takers. But it does give us a lot of people who think that they are risk takers. For every entrepreneur… there are nine people who show... -
Do software engineers earn more than MBAs?
Last week, PayScale.com earned significant press attention for its list of the College ROI Rankings — an effort to figure out which schools provide the most lifetime earning potential. The top five are all, not surprisingly, very tech heavy: Harvey Mudd College CalTech NYU-Poly MIT SUNY – Maritime College And, if you look further down the list, you find... -
Humility, Pt. 2
I am not a humble person by nature. If you have read more than four of my articles, then you know that I have strong opinions and strong ideas. But part of being an entrepreneur is knowing when to be humble. And if you are a second-time entrepreneur, even one who had a great deal of success the first time... -
Online video is a pain in the ass
Now that my new content website is well underway, I’ve had a number of ‘coffee conversations’ with investors and advisors. While discussing the site with them, I get a lot of questions about our strategy and how we will differentiate ourselves from the pack. But no question rears its head more so than this one: “What’s your video strategy?” My answer... -
Raising money for the sake of raising money
What is a startup CEO’s primary job? It’s to keep the company financed. Usually that means raising money, and a great CEO will be able to effectively manage his company’s capitalization. But that doesn’t mean that some CEOs don’t get carried away. Some CEOs in Silicon Valley get completely carried away, and they raise money because… well, that’s a good question.... -
The separation of “church and state” in publishing
For a long time — I don’t know how long, but it certainly predates my brief existence on this planet — the publishing world has talked about “church vs. state.” The concept is simple. Advertisers want to inject themselves into a publication, and journalists want to keep their writing pure. So, if you are going to advertise in the New... -
I speak fluent Nerd. I speak fluent Hipster. I speak fluent D-Bag.
I speak fluent Nerd. Sure, I don’t write code, but I do create my own SQL queries, because no man tells me how to query. And when work is done, nobody can out-geek me. I’m a Level 99 nerd where it counts. Yes, I have played Magic the Gathering for more than twenty years. I have my favorite MTG guilds,... -
Great, now engineers think that they are economists too
Several months ago, one of my company’s engineers told me about Bitcoin. It wasn’t the first time that I had heard about the concept, but it was the first time that somebody I knew actually bought some. Did I say some? What I meant to say is that he bought a crapload of Bitcoins. They were worth about $9 each when he acquired them,... -
Do men read?
What! How dare I ask such a question? You are a man, perhaps, and you like to read — why, you have visited six different websites today alone. PandoDaily is just one of many fine periodicals that round out your day. Right? But I’m still going to ask the question, and I am also going to broaden it into an action-oriented...
