### May 18, 2015

We spend a lot of time in tech inventing and building new things. Some people are perfectly happy doing so without needing a deeper reason — some simply want success, others wealth, and many are excited about the potential to [Read more](https://continuations.com/post/119284324710/why-are-we-here)

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[Albert Wenger](/content/people/albert-wenger/index.html)

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### May 12, 2015

This past Saturday was Video Hackday in New York City. It had been organized by the team at Ziggeo with the help from many others, including a great roster of sponsors. I enjoyed participating and wrote a little hack that [Read more](https://continuations.com/post/118782846100/no-stack-startups-the-technical-side)

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[Albert Wenger](/content/people/albert-wenger/index.html)

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### May 6, 2015

A couple of days ago there was a much favorited and retweeted tweet by the often funny Startup L. Jackson. Now I happen to think that this is wrong in an important way but right in another and it is [Read more](https://continuations.com/post/118281032020/coding-is-driving-the-car-and-more)

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[Albert Wenger](/content/people/albert-wenger/index.html)

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### Apr 30, 2015

Technology companies have a tendency towards the quantitative. We like to measure things. And there is a lot that can be measured from page load times to net promoter scores. Even in board meetings the question “have we A/B tested [Read more](https://continuations.com/post/117776370220/empathy-and-product-development)

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[Albert Wenger](/content/people/albert-wenger/index.html)

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### Apr 28, 2015

Over 30 years ago when I first started to program I was quickly fascinated by the potential for computers to become smart. I remember writing my own version of Eliza and buying Winston's book on Artificial Intelligence. It seemed [Read more](/content/writing/2015/04/clarifai/index.html)

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[Albert Wenger](/content/people/albert-wenger/index.html)

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### Apr 28, 2015

Today’s blog post is over at USV.com announcing our investment in Clarifai, a deep learning company based in New York City. I have written a fair bit about machine learning and artificial intelligence here on Continuations. We have made a [Read more](https://continuations.com/post/117611164140/investing-in-deep-learning-clarifai)

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[Albert Wenger](/content/people/albert-wenger/index.html)

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### Apr 27, 2015

We just got back yesterday from an amazing family trip to Japan. We spent 5 days in Tokyo, 1 day near Atami at an Onsen, 3 days in Kyoto, 1 day in Nara and 1 day Kamakura. Thanks to many [Read more](https://continuations.com/post/117569050205/some-impressions-from-japan)

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[Albert Wenger](/content/people/albert-wenger/index.html)

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### Apr 16, 2015

I just woke up in Tokyo where Susan and I are visiting with our children (both as a vacation and as part of home schooling the kids). In the meantime the day is ending in the US but I still [Read more](https://continuations.com/post/116589514330/etsy-goes-public)

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[Albert Wenger](/content/people/albert-wenger/index.html)

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### Apr 9, 2015

I wrote a post not that long ago about how take rate (or rake) is one vector for disrupting incumbent marketplaces. Recently I have seen a number of startups that have taken this to its logical extreme: charge nothing at [Read more](https://continuations.com/post/115967621975/the-0-take-rate-marketplace-valuation-conundrum)